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Sneakers are medicinal đJasmine âJixieâ Gonzalez, Curvy Kicks
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âUnlike the traditional definition of collecting, where you just accumulate, sneaker collecting is to accumulate and wear. The finality of collecting the art is to style it, to make it yours. For me, it's not just about the sneaker. It's about the whole fashion and the whole fit. It's about the whole piece that I'm putting out there while highlighting the shoe.â â Jixie Gonzalez, Curvy Kicks
Sneakers. Theyâre everywhere!
But for Jasmine âJixieâ Gonzalez, sneakers are more than just footwear. Not only is she the curator of a 30-year collection of over 1,000 kicks, she also describes sneakers as âmedicinal.â As a plus-size woman who felt that âfashion never loved me back,â Jixie says sneakers became a language to exert her voice, express her style, and build an uplifting community of other women who love this kind of shoe.
Jixieâs passion for sneakers and their transformative power is infectious. Highlights, inspiration and key learnings:
- Difference between collecting and curating sneakers
- Finding and acquiring sneakers
- How to style sneakers
- How being plus-size influences her as a curator
- Women and sneaker culture
- Other sneaker collectors to know
đ Say "hi" to Jixie.
đ Browse the companion Storyboard to get the episode, plus Jixieâs own curated culture picks.
â This podcast was created by Flipboard, the popular social magazine, where enthusiasts are curating stories they recommend across thousands of interests. Learn more.
41 episodes
Manage episode 346427264 series 3399393
âUnlike the traditional definition of collecting, where you just accumulate, sneaker collecting is to accumulate and wear. The finality of collecting the art is to style it, to make it yours. For me, it's not just about the sneaker. It's about the whole fashion and the whole fit. It's about the whole piece that I'm putting out there while highlighting the shoe.â â Jixie Gonzalez, Curvy Kicks
Sneakers. Theyâre everywhere!
But for Jasmine âJixieâ Gonzalez, sneakers are more than just footwear. Not only is she the curator of a 30-year collection of over 1,000 kicks, she also describes sneakers as âmedicinal.â As a plus-size woman who felt that âfashion never loved me back,â Jixie says sneakers became a language to exert her voice, express her style, and build an uplifting community of other women who love this kind of shoe.
Jixieâs passion for sneakers and their transformative power is infectious. Highlights, inspiration and key learnings:
- Difference between collecting and curating sneakers
- Finding and acquiring sneakers
- How to style sneakers
- How being plus-size influences her as a curator
- Women and sneaker culture
- Other sneaker collectors to know
đ Say "hi" to Jixie.
đ Browse the companion Storyboard to get the episode, plus Jixieâs own curated culture picks.
â This podcast was created by Flipboard, the popular social magazine, where enthusiasts are curating stories they recommend across thousands of interests. Learn more.
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