Northampton Trainer Collection

The Trainer Collection is run by Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, home of the world's largest collection of shoes and shoe related items, and supported by the Heritage Lottery's Collecting Cultures Fund.
Having noticed that the Museum was missing an impressive sneaker collection, these guys have sinced got Lottery funding to create a Trainer Collection which is to showcase pieces ranging from golden oldies to sneaker must haves, exclusive styles to the everyman shoe.

Check out their facebook page here.

Having been asked to help with the collection and some of the up and coming events, i headed up to Northampton two friday's ago to have a look at the collection so far, see what styles that are missing, etc etc and sneaker snap!!!

The collection wasn't as big as i'd hoped BUT, most of the 1980's sneakers that had been achived were on loan, as well as the fact that these guys have got like another year to collect all the desired trainers.

So as a sneak preview of what's to come, here's just a few pics from the trip.

For more information click here,email: kech_kicks@hotmail.com or jhickin@northampton.gov.uk and WATCH THIS SPACE!

Many thanks Josie, hope barce was great :-)

Shoe's, Shoe's, Shoe's:


Boots from the film 'Kinky Boots':
Small Shoes:


Look at the small orphapedic shoes....(feel free to laugh! as fuckeries as it is...we did too)


The Vault:



Older version of the text used on Nike Trainers
LA Gear Western All Hi's. If these go missing Jose.......lol
Made in 1945!! Army Taylors before the Chuck: a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5m3cSrmHA4WXGDtSywud4M3h9O6rPm02MK6-KXYwHxyAH39dlmhLjBjB8z2Lm4JV4c8zxDUZYEtxH1Mm3I4OQlUBOZUH_Dc1sYCguEqDgrj80LQbHhD49DcZgJqSXa01jYSe_AZAcAXX/s1600-h/SDC12044.JPG">


Musuem Machinery:




The Office:


Sneakers :-)
Created in 1960, these Peter Moxoby for Randy trainers were one of the first customized trainers available, and in limited availablitlty too!:






Puma jeans:
adidas Jeans:




I took loads of pics, with a hell of alot of kicks that i haven't put up, but i'll get round to it soon guys, hopefuly after another visit into the vaults!!

For more information on this project, to submit any suggestions of must have styles, and to get involved;
click here
email: kech_kicks@hotmail.com or jhickin@northampton.gov.uk
and WATCH THIS SPACE!!