Chris Gibbs Reveals His Top 5 Sneakers, Talks UNION x Jordan Collabs and Sneaker Culture | GQ
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Owner of streetwear shop Union LA, Chris Gibbs, once put laces on a Birkenstock and Virgil Abloh helped him put them on the map. From those "Air Orthos" to his Union x Jordan 2 collaboration, Chris Gibbs breaks down his journey with Union, ranks his top five favorite sneakers of all time, and talks about the state of streetwear and sneaker culture.
00:00 Intro
00:33 Sneaker Journey
05:03 Top 5 Sneakers
09:38 Union Collabs
12:51 The State of Streetwear and Sneaker Culture
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I love his top 5 sneakers were so worn out!!! These are how sneakers were meant to be! Love it
@BustaDG
2 жыл бұрын
Fax not like all these sneaker heads be having their shoes in glass boxes I mean yea some shoes go up in price in the future but I doubt a sneaker head will ever sell their shoes unless if they are going thru a rough time
@Margiela_Jones
2 жыл бұрын
I’m a reseller
@T-Rellsbrokenarm
2 жыл бұрын
Ain’t nothing worse then rocking dirty shows
@MartinsVoltech
2 жыл бұрын
@@T-Rellsbrokenarm you sound like you worry too much about other peoples opinions 💀💀💀
@YoogiNation
2 жыл бұрын
Nah I’m cleaning my sneakers. I’m paying a fortune for them in resale so I gotta make them last. I have my beaters but I don’t spend too much on them.
Chris is the embodiment of "Wear Your Kicks". Those 1s were beat!
@sean9421
2 жыл бұрын
I would wear them too if I had a number on ice…haha
@YoogiNation
2 жыл бұрын
Wear ur kicks when u got the means and the funds to replenish
@dkcrook5
2 жыл бұрын
he got 30 ds pairs of them 1s
@CreatureVision
2 жыл бұрын
yeah, only sucks if you’re size 11
Dope. We need more people like him who are genuine in the streetwear culture.
@Jessuschrist
2 жыл бұрын
“Genuine”…. Yet he’s co signing a known THIEF who stole designs his entire career 🤡🤡💀💀
@storming.
2 жыл бұрын
@@Jessuschrist and contributing to the corruption of sneaker culture by backdooring his own releases. Rich get richer
Genuinely love hearing him talk about sneakers and fashion. I’ve loved almost every sneaker collab he’s done so far. Smart dude!
Chris is so genuine it hurts lol. Really hope to meet him one day and pick his brain about having fun with his craft.
When passionate people get a chance to talk about the things they love it shines through. Much love to Union LA and the old Union NY, slide me a pair of those 11's, Mr. Gibbs. 💯🤝
Love hearing the story behind some of these purchases especially that Virgil experience. That was awesome 💛
Fantastic interview and discussion! Loved hearing his thoughts and story coming up!
always loved chris' vision and appreciation for the culture. loved this one.
This was so good! Very informative. Can’t wait for the Union x Cortez collab 😊
Awesome video, appreciate the insight to the creation of Union from Chris' perspective too! 👌
What a down to earth guy! Loved this vid!
He sems very genuine and passionate about what he does. You gotta respect that. Great piece GQ.
Great video and knowing more about Chris and his thoughts on streetwear
Amazing video, I really enjoyed watching Chris Gibbs express his passion for sneakers and streetwear.
I love how this one was done and Gibbs gave us a load of history!
@Margiela_Jones
2 жыл бұрын
The history with me and your mom
I love his intro I could listen to that all day 💯
This brutha is so chill and respected in the game love the journey and his lady supported him all the way
So much passion I can really appreciate this guys word
A true Legend, wears his kicks the story and the amazing top5. 👏👏👏
More please GQ. Thank you.
This is awesome! Chris is a true genius
I like how much he really understands and represents the culture
Great vid, wish I was able to cop any of Union’s collabs these past years but here’s to the next release 🙏🏽
This guy is winning because he's so respectable and so knowledgeable. LOVE TO SEE IT!
Enjoyed This!
So dope! Make me want to interview more people that are into fashion. Love it!
great interview!
Once he said he had all those size 11 on ice I was heated😂
Bro that’s so wild, literally some of my fav brands started together in a way. That’s door to find out. 💯🔥📝❤️
A true og! Thank you Chris
great video. James I loved the beat shoes.
Love this
Love that all the shoes are beat.
Chris, such a great dude.
Best video in a while
Love how much he wears the shit out of everything and what a backstory!
Amazing video
This was a really good interview I would like to one day meet Chris. Him and I are of the same era of life in NY and colors and sneakers is life for me I remember my first pair of Jordans it was the AJ’s 1 OG black and red aka bred. 1985 that and the Nintendo Chris soon we will meet and the conversation’s will be awesome. GQ Y’all must do a part 2 if so I would like to be a part of it
still waiting for my Union 2s to ship can’t wait till they come in !
Genuine individual.
Those camo pants are fire 🔥
@tyijoo
2 жыл бұрын
Let me know if you find the model ID
*He sneaker knowledge is gems! Og sneakerhead!*
Look at how nicely the Union AJ1 ages, the leather patina looks great with the oxidized midsole. Definitely adds character to a vintage look.
DOPE CONTENT!
This dude still owes me money
Loved the video, but what are those pants!!!! I need those
Chris is one of the FlyFathers of this Streetwear thing. Truly a nice guy too.
Yes. For me the storm blue unions are the best AJ1 of all time. Love at 1st sight.
Can’t wait to get Union Argon Dunks. One of My favorite shoes in 2022. They are reasonably priced too. Bet they even better in hand. Love all the little details on the shoe. Union knocks their Collabs out tha Park
@kennyjuarez1563
2 жыл бұрын
I had gotten the pistachio in hand and thought those were the best but once i got my argons i am for sure these are the number 1 out of the three i hope u luv em
@rawsanity27
2 жыл бұрын
@@kennyjuarez1563 Thanks much. Enjoy your pair to the fullest also. It’s nice to own a pair of Unions.
@crysisbai
2 жыл бұрын
I got my 2002 og argons, but really considering getting those still
next surely be the three's🥰 Also one of my favorite Aj's of all time✌
the flight huarache 🥰
Can’t wait to The union 2’s in hand 🖐
What a cool guy.
The pants are heeeeaaaat!! 🔥
Chocochip-blue camo pants ... cool
those pants are super dope..where to cop for a pair Gibbs?
I think when he was talking about southpark, he was referring to the memberberry episode!
Brilliant.
I was so relieved that he make the aj1 his favorite, I so wish I could get my hands on the Union aj1 in my collection. I can't wait to see what he'll do for the aj4🤯❤️👍
@ed_winn
2 жыл бұрын
There are 4 union j4 collab shoes
@eddeweese571
2 жыл бұрын
@@ed_winn I'm sorry yeah I meant to say the ma maniere Jordan 4 are going to be good
chris calling the jordan design team “nerdy” is comedy 😂
fire asf
Love how all of his shoes are beat up
Union is the shiznit!!! This man the 🐐
Idk how this isn’t the most viewed sneaker episode of all time!!
@janicelgo4522
2 жыл бұрын
Chris is awesome!
dope 👌
Bro the Union 1’s look 🔥 🔥 “used” wow!!!! Literally one that looks better as you use them wow
Need those pants
Dope he's wearing undefeated camo pants
He’s great, and he’s right his Jordan 1´s is one of the greatest pair of sneakers in history to me. Now he needs to do the air flight huarache x Union and I could die in peace 😂
OTTAWA!!!!
where’d he get the pants?
Anyone know where I can get those cargos Gibbs is wearing?
CHRIS, SHIP MY UNIONS BOYYYYYYYY
Where to cop those camos?
pretty dope how every top 5 shoe looked like he was kicking boulders in.
do video top 5 sneakers of jordan vickors
Wow amazing history with Union/Stussy/UNDFTD/Supreme.
@officialchriswise4909
2 жыл бұрын
THAT PART!! 😳🔥💎💎
his fit is fye
Met this dude back in 09’ he was so rude at the store man it was crazy.
If anyone wants more Chris Gibbs, check out his guest feature on the Throwing Fits podcast. Really cool guy
I want to see a longer interview with him. He's clearly a great story teller. Seems like a missed opportunity for some great content.
Anyone know what pants he’s wearing ?
i need an id on his pants?? they're super clean
good that he has 2's ready.. not like basicallly anyone else.... god job.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
More streetwear interviews please! You should team up with Hypebeast 🤘🏽
A true designer.
Damn bro got sum knowledge
Backdoor king
He's just too fresh!!!
Anybody got a link to the hoodie he’s got on??
@tyijoo
2 жыл бұрын
Probably unreleased
beat up top 5 I like it :D
Nice
Badass to see his Union 1’s are as obliterated as mine are. Wish I had some pairs on ice too though
@jorgyion
2 жыл бұрын
Buy reps
Never knew bout this guy, I like him, His a nerd just like us
Dope video if someone knows where I can find this cargo pants ?
@eblaze143
2 жыл бұрын
Not the exact thing but the camo he has on is called Desert Choco Chip Six Camo. His version is a reworked version of it for what I see. Pretty rare to find if you find some authentic ones, but they got some knockoff/inspired/reworked ones. Hope this helps you find one!
@tyijoo
2 жыл бұрын
@@eblaze143 hes wearing undefeated stencil cargos
@on10toes
2 жыл бұрын
@@tyijoo you a real one
HE GIVING GAME. PLEASE LISTEN TO HIM
When he said he had multiple size 11s on ice i felt a pain in my chest.
Wow luar biasa bagus