Ben Affleck directed and stars in the movie “Air,” which tells the story of how Michael Jordan and Nike’s partnership got here to be, ensuing within the forever-famous Air Jordan shoe. (A pair the NBA star wore throughout a 1985 sport sold at an auction for $560,000 in 2020.) If ESPN’s “The Last Dance” docuseries about Jordan’s profession with the Chicago Bulls wasn’t sufficient to fireplace the passion of the sneaker neighborhood, this Amazon Studios manufacturing actually will.
Essie Golden — an entrepreneur who’s the founding father of Thick Laces, a streetwear neighborhood for plus-size girls — already obtained to see the movie. “As somebody who’s a particularly large dreamer, this film made me really feel prefer it’s OK to dream as large as doable . . . Actually, it is in all probability going to be one among my prime motion pictures,” she instructed POPSUGAR in an unique interview.
“I believe that is typically one thing that is ignored of historical past if you discuss sneakers and streetwear tradition — Black girls are on the forefront.”
Golden and her enterprise accomplice Katie Alexis began Thick Laces in the course of the pandemic in 2020 to extend plus-size representation in fashion — particularly the sneaker world — whereas additionally permitting girls to precise their type, ask questions on measurement choices and match, and discuss upcoming collaborations or collections which might be thrilling them. “I used to be following a variety of plus-size girls who had been true sneaker followers, they usually weren’t getting shared or acknowledged,” Golden mentioned of her intention behind the model.
As we speak, Thick Laces boasts over 10k followers on Instagram, presents a full line of merch, and maintains a blog with procuring suggestions and tales about influential girls within the business. Golden highlights Viola Davis’s position as Jordan’s mom in “Air” as being notably inspiring, as she was the power who protected her son’s legacy by guaranteeing his stake in Nike. Forward, learn extra in regards to the affect the movie made on Golden’s life as she considers her profession within the sneaker business.
