An Australian with Irish heritage, I've called London home since 2007, but my passion for sneakers stretches back to the 80s - the prime of NBA basketball. Growing up watching and playing basketball, 80s and 90s NBA is a big part of my life, with Larry Johnson’s Cons Aero Jets from 1993 being my all-time grail.
โ
My work can be seen on the BBC, The Sole Supplier, Offspring, Sneakerjagers, The Urban Syndicate, Sneaker History, and the YouTube channel ‘Nacho Average Finds’. I’m also a proud alumnus of the Fashion Institute of NYC, with a Certificate in Sneaker Essentials.
If I'm not reading and writing about sneakers, I'm teaching my kids how to clean theirs.
Air Jordan 5 “Black Metallic Reimagined”
โ
In 2025, a major drop coming from Jordan Brand is the Air Jordan 5 “Black Metallic Reimagined”. The Tinker Hatfield designed Jordan will release in an OG 1990 colourway of Black/White-Metallic Silver-Fire Red, and comes with an icy midsole, a lace lock and, drawing inspiration from World War II fighter planes, an aggressive shark-tooth pattern across the midsole. It will of course come with the huge 3M tongue and the inimitable clear netting on the side panels.
โ
Yet to see exactly what “Reimagined” will mean this time around… hopefully just back to the OG shape… and then I’ll be first in line.
ProZECH
A fellow “old-head” and footwear nut – ProZECH keeps us entertained online with his Kicks Khronicles Podcast. As a presenter for Crep Collection Club, Kicks n Coffees and Sneak Spply, he’s never short of snackable content to fill our feeds.
He speaks from the heart, always takes a positive outlook, and has a passion for sneaker history that’s matched by few others in the game. If you haven’t given his pod a listen yet, he now wields a back catalogue of over 100 episodes. Get listening.
