French sneaker specialist TONTON GIBS unveils his new book. After the releases of his successful books ‘Cultissimes Sneakers’ and ‘Cultissimes Sneakers 2.0’, the Parisian YouTube influencer announces the launch of his 3rd book ‘SNEAKERS INCROYABLES RECORDS’, also published by LAROUSSE.
For those who don’t know him yet, TONTON GIBS is a Parisian who has been passionate about sneakers, fashion and urban culture in general since he was very young. In 2011, he started collecting sneakers without any pretension, just for fun. In 2013, this sneakerhead had the idea of bringing the American concept “on feet review – unboxing” to France through his YouTube channel Tonton Gibs Sneakers. He offers content providing information on upcoming releases, shares his tips and his opinion on sneaker design. Its community continues to grow day by day. A decade after its launch, this channel has more than 27,500,000 views.
In these two previous books, TONTON GIBS exposed cult pairs, design stories and the foundations of iconic shops. Today, with ‘SNEAKERS INCREDIBLE RECORDS’, the famous and respected YouTuber reveals numerous records and super interesting information about sneakers. For example, he gives the identity of the best-selling sneakers in the world, those that break records at auction or even iconic pairs of cinema, such as the legendary Nike Mag worn by Michael J. Fox in ‘BACK TO THE FUTURE’ which appears on the cover of the book. Moreover, a quick aside, the design of the title of the book pays homage to this cult film from the 80s.
Throughout the 160 pages of this book, TONTON GIBS presents its selection of 200 of the most incredible models through original, cutting-edge and astonishing themes, which will be able to surprise even the most informed sneakerhead. He also exhibits the sneakers that have hit the headlines, made people talk about them and others that he considers essential, as well as his favorites.
To give you an idea, TONTON GIBS provides information on the legendary Air Jordan 1 “Chicago” OG and the Nike Waffle Racing Flat “Moon Shoe”, but also on pairs with ‘Valentine’s Day’ or ‘Freddy Krueger’ themes and collaborative models with artists like Travis Scott or Skepta.
The book SNEAKERS INCROYABLES RECORDS written by Tonton Gibs will be released on October 11, 2023 at the price of €29.95 ($31.60) in certain local bookstores, in brands such as Fnac and Cultura, as well as online at decitre.fr or chapitre.com. Pre-orders are open via the editions-larousse.com website. Let’s go !
