I’m nowhere as bad as I used to be. Nowhere as bad when it comes to buying trainers. I lost count at one point as to how many pairs I had. I wasn’t the guy who collected them for prosperity, I just liked to have different colours and styles to match whatever I was wearing, and let’s not even talk about the laces.

I guess things haven’t changed too much - it’s just not the trainers I’m repping as much these days as opposed to other garments. If you’re in my network, there’s no doubt you would know that I’m a massive fan of the simplicity of the Adidas Superstar. That said, I’ve only got three pairs at the moment, two from the 35th anniversary series (pictured above (left) Berlin and (right) NYC) and a basic pair in navy and baby blue.

I’ve never been a huge fan of Nike, and not being a brand whore, it was always about style - something which Nike in my opinion haven’t done well in over the last decade. Apart from the Jordan IV and V it’s been a bit of a desert. However, Nike have brought back the all-time classic trainer from 1989 - the Air Structure. Noone’s seen the colourways that will be released on to the market yet, all I can hope is that we’ll see something like the originals (as pictured in the original print advertisement from the October 1990 Runners World Magazine Fall Shoe Buyers Guide).