Arts Nov 12 Why these students in Atlanta are studying sneaker design By Geoff Bennett, Maea Lenei Buhre, Kaisha Young
Making Sen$e Mar 29 Watch 8:43 How to make big money in the sneaker business For the love of sneakers, a billion-dollar secondary market has bloomed, where collectors buy and sell rare kicks for hundreds or even thousands. Economics correspondent Paul Solman profiles two so-called “sneakerheads”: one a major collector and brand ambassador who’s turned… By Paul Solman
Making Sen$e Mar 15 Watch 8:18 Why sneakerheads are obsessed with the quest for a rarer pair At "Sneakerhead" conventions around the country, anyone can buy, sell or trade a pair, and much-hyped limited releases demand premium prices. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on what drives this specialty sneaker culture. By Paul Solman
Making Sen$e Mar 15 Can you guess how much these rare sneakers cost? The resale market for limited edition and rare sneakers is worth a whopping one billion dollars. Here are five pairs of sneakers; can you guess how much they’re worth?… By Diane Lincoln Estes
Arts Sep 13 Infographic: Sneakers by the numbers in America Not only have sneakers become engrained in U.S. popular culture, seemingly since Run DMC's "An Ode to the Adidas Superstar", but sales of the popular footwear are big business, to the tune of around $34 billion dollars a year in… By Carey Reed
Sep 13 Watch 3:55 ‘More than a shoe’: Museum exhibit celebrates America’s sneaker culture By PBS News Hour A Brooklyn Museum exhibit explores the rise of sneaker culture in the U.S. and how the shoes, which were invented in the late 1800s, evolved into a $34 billion industry. NewsHour's Ivette Feliciano reports. Continue watching