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Nick Engvall

Sole Collector Turns 23, So We Opened the 10th Anniversary Issue

September 27, 2026 by Nick Engvall
The cover of the Sole Collector 10th anniversary issue from 2013, a black and white photo collage of athletes, designers and sneakers under the SOLE COLLECTOR masthead with an anniversary badge in the corner.

The premier issue was dated October 2003. Twenty-three years later, a look through the tenth anniversary issue, page by page.

Categories Sole Collector Tags Air 180, Air Yeezy, Nike, Retrokid, Sneaker Community, Sole Collector, Sole Collector Magazine, Zoom Revis Leave a comment

I Found An Old Sole Collector Business Card

August 5, 2026June 16, 2026 by Nick Engvall
A Sole Collector business card from around 2010

Digging through old drawers and deciding it was time to build the archive

Categories Sole Collector Tags Sneaker Community, Sole Collector Leave a comment

I Had No Business Being Courtside To Shoot Sneakers

August 5, 2026June 2, 2026 by Nick Engvall
I Had No Business Being Courtside To Shoot Sneakers

Nobody knew it then, but that was the beginning of something.

Categories Li-Ning, Sole Collector Tags Baron Davis, Li-Ning, Los Angeles Clippers Leave a comment

The Stories That Never Get Written Down

August 5, 2026May 18, 2026 by Nick Engvall
Dominique Wilkins with the Converse Pro Leather Player Exclusive he gifted a young fan back in the day.

Dominique Wilkins, a 9-year-old kid, and a pair of Converse that spent four decades in a closet.

Categories Converse, Player Exclusives Tags Converse, Dominique Wilkins Leave a comment

Why I Put the Sole Collector x Air 180 in My First Book

August 5, 2026April 27, 2026 by Nick Engvall
Nike By You Air Max 1 Tiffany - Sole Collector x Nike Air 180 Cowboy - Diamond Supply Co. x Nike Dunk Low Pro SB

The in-between shoe. The community collab. And a photo that says more than the book could.

Categories Nike, Sole Collector Tags Air 180, Air Max 1, Nike, SB Dunk, Small Luxuries: Sneakers Leave a comment

300 pairs. 20 years. Let’s Build Something.

August 5, 2026April 10, 2026 by Nick Engvall
300 pairs. 20 years. Let’s Build Something.

The first From the Stacks… and a few questions for you.

Categories Nike, Sole Collector Tags Air Max 95, Nike, Sole Collector Leave a comment

The Sneaker Community Lost Its Home Today

August 5, 2026April 3, 2026 by Nick Engvall
Two Sole Collector x Nike collaboration sneakers carrying SOLE branding, displayed on top of an orange Sole Collector book under blue light

The last pieces of the place I found most of my sneaker people is officially erased.

Categories Nike, Sole Collector Tags Nike, Sole Collector Leave a comment
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