sneaker history
A Look Back: A Breakdown of the Best Running Sneakers From Fall ’97
Drew Hammell takes a look at the best running shoes from Eastbay’s 1997 fall catalog.
A Look Back: Fall Sports ’99
Drew Hammell of @nikestories takes a look back at Eastbay’s fall sports catalog from 1999.
A Look Back: Nike Sneakers At The 2000 Summer Games
Drew Hammell takes a look back at some of the best Nike sneakers from the 2000 summer games.
A Look Back: June 1996
Drew Hammell takes a look back at Nike running, training, hiking, tennis, and basketball shoes from the summer of 1996.
A Look Back: The Air Jordan XI Low
Drew Hammell takes a look back at the original retro release of the Air Jordan XI Low in classic Eastbay catalogs.
A Look Back: The Story Behind Andre Agassi’s Iconic ‘A’ Logo
Drew Hammell interviews former Nike designer Tom Andrich about the creation of the iconic Andre Agassi logo.
A Look Back: 10 Nike Air Max Running Shoes You Probably Forgot About
Drew Hammell looks back at underrated Nike Air Max running shoes from the 90s and 2000s.
A Look Back: The Creation of Nike Dri-F.I.T.
Drew Hammell takes a look back at Nike Dri-F.I.T. apparel technology in classic Eastbay catalogs.
A Look Back: A Brief History of Zoom Air
Drew Hammell takes us back in time to see how Zoom Air has evolved over the years.
A Look Back: Holiday 2000
Take a look back with Drew Hammell of Nike Stories to Holiday in the year 2000. Relieve some of the classic silos that made the 2000s such an important decade in sneaker history.
A Look Back: the Evolution of the Air Max 90
Drew Hammell looks back at some of the colorways and model variations that helped make the Nike Air Max 90 the cult classic that it is today.
A Look Back: Q&A with ESPN’s Nick DePaula
Take a look back with Drew Hammell of Nike Stories as he chats with Nick DePaula about their shared sneaker passion and reminisces over old Eastbay catalogs.
Test Your Sneaker Knowledge
The ultimate (not really) quiz to test your knowledge of sneaker history and culture.
A Look Back: Back to school in the late ‘90s
Take a look back with Drew Hammell of Nike Stories and check out some of the freshest back to school kicks of the ’90s.
A Look Back: The Hottest Jordan Summer Releases
Take a look back with Drew Hammell from Nike Stories to view old Eastbay catalog pages showing some of the hottest Jordan summer releases from 1997-2003.
A Look Back: Q&A With Legendary Nike Sneaker Designer Peter Fogg
Drew Hammel of Nike Stories interviewed Peter Fogg, a previous Nike sneaker designer, to get the inside scoop on his favorite designs and the story behind the Terra Sertig.
A Look Back: The Hottest Summer Kicks of 2001
Summer is the best time of the year, and back in 2001 Nike was turning out some of the hottest sneakers.
A Look Back: Nike Air Zoom GP
Head back to the ’90s to revisit Gary Payton’s signature shoe the Nike Air Zoom GP.
Sneaker Showdown
Some of the top basketball shoes from the ’90s go head to head in a single elimination tournament.
A Look Back – ’90s NBA All-Stars
With All-Star weekend upon us take a look back at some of the All-Stars from the ’90s and the kicks they were sporting back in the day.
A Look Back: All Conditions Gear
Drew Hammell of Nike Stories talks to former designer Michael Hernandez about his role in Nike’s innovative ‘90s outdoors collection.
A Look Back: Holiday 1998
Whip up some nostalgia by taking a look back at the Eastbay holiday catalogs from 1998 where you can see what top brands like Nike and Jordan were offering back in the day.
A Look Back: Nike Shox BB4
With the announcement that Vince Carter will wear the classic Nike Shox BB4 this season, we’re taking a look back at the original release with Drew Hammell of Nike Stories.
A Look Back: Nike OTS College Basketball
Drew Hammell of Nike Stories talks classic college basketball uniforms with former Nike exec and basketball product graphic designer Ken Black.
A Look Back: The Air Max 95 and Air Max Plus
Take a look back at Eastbay’s colorways of the Air Max Plus and Air Max 95 with Drew Hammell of Nike Stories.
A Look Back: Back to School in the ’90s
Take a look back at the hottest shoes from Eastbay’s back to school catalogs from the ’90s with Drew Hammell of @NikeStories.
A Look Back: July 1999
Take A Look Back to the July 1999 Eastbay catalog with @Nikestories and check out the history of multiple legendary Nike sneakers.
A Look Back: June 2003
Take a look back at Sneaker History from 15 years ago with the hottest Nike and Jordan shoes from the Eastbay June 2003 catalog.
A Look Back: The Air Jordan XI “Playoffs”
The Air Jordan XI ‘Playoffs’ is widely known as one of the greatest sneakers of all time. Drew Hammell takes a look back at the legendary shoe through the years.
A Look Back: Eastbay Baseball April 1998
Here’s a look back at three Nike athletes featured in the April 1998 Eastbay catalog, and the footwear those stars were wearing.
A Look Back: Nike Air Max Running in 1998
There have been plenty of legendary Nike Air Max shoes through the years — take a look back with Drew Hammell of @NikeStories.
A Look Back: The Air Jordan 3 ‘Black Cement’
The latest retro of the Air Jordan 3 ‘Black Cement’ finally arrives on Saturday, February 17. Take a look back with sneaker historian Drew Hammell at the iconic shoe through the years.
A Look Back: Jordan Brand January ’98
Sneaker historian Drew Hammell takes a look back at the classic January 1998 Eastbay catalog to learn about Jordan Brand 20 years ago.
Q&A: Talking Shoes With The Man Behind @NikeStories
There’s nothing quite like a good throwback sneaker. Ask Drew Hammell, the man behind the popular @NikeStories IG account, and he’ll say the same thing.