I am a sneakerhead episode 151 - @Kevinmaecky
My name is Kevin Maeckelbergh, I am 33 years old and live in a small town nearby Bruges in Belgium together with my girlfriend. I work in a company where they build trains and I have to do the quality check. Besides collecting sneakers, I love to play tennis and doing some graphic design. Recently I also started to customize sneakers.
I was always a big fan of sneakers, but my “addiction" started 5 years ago I think when a colleague and good friend of mine started collecting. I get to know about the whole scene and was amazed about it! The first pair I bought was the Air Max 1 BHM from 2012, followed by the AM1 Green Skullpack. I’ve already had some pairs before these, but nothing special..
As you can read before, it is clear that the Nike Air Max 1 is my favorite silhouette. I think it was meant to be that I collect these because 1987 is not only the year Tinker Hatfield designed these but also the year I was born. And I just like the concept with the bubble to see what is inside the shoe.
The top 3 sneakers that I own right now are:
1) AM1 Elephant ’07 (Still the GOAT for me!)
2) AM1 Wings & Waffles ‘04 (So clean, rare and a great story behind it)
3) AM1 Patriot ’03 (Great shape, materials and CW… And I love the American flag)
What do you plan on buying next?
First on my list to buy next now is the Air Max 1 SNKRS Day Brown and always looking around for my number 1 grail the Air Max 1 Powerwall BRS, but not for those crazy prices…
What are your expectations of the sneaker industry for the remainder of 2020?
I am waiting like a little child for the retro release of the Powerwall pack with the Lemonade, Pink, and the new Green one. And let’s pray Nike has some more surprises for us left this year!
If you could change one thing in the sneaker community, what would it be and why?
Same as every real sneaker collector I guess… Stop the bots and the whole resell system so that every sneaker enthusiast can get that new pair for retail. Nowadays it is almost impossible to get that new pair on release day.
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