words // Nick DePaula
photography by Steve Mullholand, Kevin Roberts, Alex "Retrokid" Wang, Zac Dubasik, Vincent Clervi, Nick DePaula & Logan Carrington
Our last ten years have been nothing short of amazing.
Whether it was pulling up to Tracy McGrady's mansion for our first ever celebrity cover shoot, showing Penny Hardaway the Half Cent for the first time, or going behind-the-scenes with Tinker Hatfield, Eric Avar, Ken Link, Jason Petrie and countless other designers as they created footwear that would change the industry, we've seen it all over the past decade.
Now, to cap off our celebration of the Sole Decade, we'd like to showcase the 60 best photos ever featured in Sole Collector Magazine. From once-in-a-lifetime images of Kanye West working on the first Air Yeezy in the Innovation Kitchen, to Tinker Hatfield's letter that would go on to birth the entire Cross Training category, enjoy a dive into some of the gems we've been thrilled to cover through the years.
Let us know your favorites in the comments section below, and we can't wait to see what our next 10 years has in store.
Issue 1 // Cover Shot
Issue 1 // Slick Rick's Collection
Issue 2 // Laser Air Force 1 by Mark Smith
Issue 3 // Tracy McGrady Cover
Issue 3 // Original Nike Mag + Hoverboard
Issue 5 // Jojo Castillo's Foamposite Collection
Issue 6 // Ken Link's Nike Zoom LeBron II Sketch
Issue 7 // Spike Lee's "He Got Game" Film Slate
Issue 8 // Kanye West's "College Dropout" Nike Air Max 180 Exclusive
Issue 10 // Gentry Humphrey's Office
Issue 11 // Michael Jordan's Original Air Jordan XI Low PE
Issue 11 // Jamie Cloud
Issue 11 // Michael Jordan's Air Jordan XI Low PE
Issue 12 // The Embrace
Issue 13 // Dwyane Wade
Air Force 1 Issue // Turtle's "Entourage" Nike Air Force 1
Air Force 1 Issue // Chi McBride's "VIBE" PEs
Issue 22 // Gentry Humphrey's Samples
Issue 22 // Air Jordan XX3 "Titanium"
Issue 22 // Michael Jordan Viewing XX3 Samples
Issue 22 // Gentry Humphrey's Samples
Issue 22 // Tinker Hatfield
Issue 23 // Ken Link's Office
Issue 24 // Steve's Burberry Suit
Issue 25 // Clark Werner's "Focus: Street" Wedding Photo
Issue 25 // Penny Hardaway
Issue 25 // Penny Hardaway's Court
Issue 26 // Early Nike Innovation Kitchen Flywire Prototype
Issue 27 // Jordan Motorsports VI + Bike
Issue 29 // Air Yeezy Cover
Issue 29 // Kanye West In The Nike Innovation Kitchen
Issue 29 // Kanye West Receiving Air Yeezy Sample While On Tour
Issue 29 // Mark Smith's Destroyed Air Yeezy Prototype
Issue 30 // Bo Jackson
Issue 30 // Jerry Rice's Super Bowl Ring
Issue 30 // Tinker Hatfield's Air Trainer Inspiration Letter To Mark Parker
Issue 31 // Jason Petrie With Nike LeBron VII 3D Part
Issue 32 // Eric Avar & Kobe Bryant
Issue 33 // Tinker Hatfield & Mark Smith
Issue 33 // Air Jordan 2010
Issue 34 // Nike Zoom Talaria
Issue 34 // Rasheed Wallace
Issue 34 // Nike "McFly" Hyperdunk Group
Issue 34 // Nike Heel Logos
Issue 34 // Jordan CMFT 11 x Sole Collector
Issue 35 // Evan Turner's First Visit To China
Issue 37 // Air Jordan 2011
Issue 37 // Tinker Hatfield's Air Jordan XX3 PE
Issue 37 // Nike x Sole Collector Santa Monica Event Display
Issue 38 // Derrick Rose
Issue 38 // Penny Hardaway Sees Nike x Sole Collector "Orlando" Zoom Rookie For First Time
Issue 39 // Nike Foamposite One "Shooting Stars" PE
Issue 40 // Nike LeBron 8 "Miami Nights" Mid Sample
Issue 41 // Nate Robinson
Issue 41 // Allen Iverson Relaunches The Reebok Question
Issue 41 // adidas DRose 3
Issue 41 // Marc Dolce At Penny Hardaway's Treadwell High School In Memphis
Issue 42 // University of Oregon Air Jordan Exclusives
Mag Issue // Factory Prototype
Mag Issue // The Warehouse
