Owner of streetwear shop Union LA, Chris Gibbs, once put laces on a Birkenstock and Virgil Abloh helped him put them on the map. From those “Air Orthos” to his Union x Jordan 2 collaboration, Chris Gibbs breaks down his journey with Union, ranks his top five favorite sneakers of all time, and talks about the state of streetwear and sneaker culture.
00:00 Intro
00:33 Sneaker Journey
05:03 Top 5 Sneakers
09:38 Union Collabs
12:51 The State of Streetwear and Sneaker Culture
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I am also a size 11. *wink
Amazing video
Look at how nicely the Union AJ1 ages, the leather patina looks great with the oxidized midsole. Definitely adds character to a vintage look.
Can someone I.d. Those pants?
Union is the shiznit!!! This man the 🐐
Wow this was a history lesson.
Enjoyed This!
He is my mentor now
Good interview, but those aren’t the Boston Birkenstock’s. They are the London
I’ve been trying to find these cargos I’ve looked everywhere!!!! Someone help !!!😩
Once he said he had all those size 11 on ice I was heated😂
he looks like amp fanum
Wow luar biasa bagus
mind blown lol
how does he feel about how he runs his business, especially his website
Send my shoes
Anyone know where I can get those cargos Gibbs is wearing?
What the shoe??
What are those shoes his wearing in the video?? It looks conffy
the static noise is soooo annoying and unnecessary
To bad he don’t care for kids. Always gotta release dope shoes on week days 😒
what shoes he is wearing ?
anybody ! thanks!
Great vid, wish I was able to cop any of Union’s collabs these past years but here’s to the next release 🙏🏽
People don’t understand that just x years ago none of these brands got to design a Jordan ever. Occasional DB and that was it. No frag, Union, supreme, Travis Scot etc.
Never knew bout this guy, I like him, His a nerd just like us