Kick Start
Mykee Alvero (III AB Philo), founder of Them Kicks Manila, an online group on Multiply. com that serves as a network for shoe hobbyists to buy and sell shoes, says, “I guess it’s because shoes were part of my growing up. My dad was a huge Michael Jordan fan and there were times when he’d get Air Jordans for himself. ” Either through a less known hereditary genetic trait or years of careful conditioning, Mykee made shoe collecting a thing of his own when he was in junior year high school. Initially, Mykee was unaware of his growing collector’s itch but soon his love interest for shoes gradually matured. “I didn’t know at first because I only used to get what I thought looked nice,” he says. But he found more reasons to collect over time. “Some shoes came out ages ago, but are still really popular in present day. (…) I guess I found it cool how they could always stay present and relevant. ” For him, it is the concept behind the shoes’ creation that catches his eye.