Host Chris Danforth, in discussion with guests Helen Kirkum and Jacques Slade, covers how creativity has helped and will continue to influence the evolution of sneakers from the streets to the runaway and how the digital world can further develop the role of sneakers in society.

Chris is a freelance writer and photographer who has worked as a sneakers editor for Highsnobiety and Hypebeast.

Helen is a London based designer and artist who recreates sneakers from recycled materials by breaking them down into their component parts and rebuilding.

Jacques, otherwise known as Kustoo on social media, is a worldwide sneaker expert and one of the most influential sneaker-heads on YouTube.

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