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Stepping through memories: the stories our shoes tell

UGGS. Whether one finds their favorite shoes through social media or DSW, every shoe is unique to their owner.
UGGS. Whether one finds their favorite shoes through social media or DSW, every shoe is unique to their owner.
Tamari Christopher

In America, the average teenager owns around eight pairs of shoes. For many students, shoes hold core memories, significant moments, and different experiences. This school has a variety of students who all wear different types of shoes and have gone through different experiences with these shoes on. Each shoe has a specific memory tied to it, so come along to take a deep dive into different shoes and share a core memory students have wearing them.

Pink Nike Dunks
Pink Nike Dunks

“The color. They’re pink. They’re really comfy. I just saw, like in the store, and bought them.”
– Senior Sydney Zimmerman

Ugg Ultra Mini
Ugg Ultra Mini

“The first day I got these, I could only wear one because I had a boot, and I was not supposed to run but I would race people in my boot and shoe and they got really busted.”
– Freshman Sophie Ferrer

“The other day I stepped in a big puddle and now I have another, water, stain.”
– Freshman Addy Peterson

Grey Nike Dunk
Grey Nike Dunk

“At the varsity soccer game, one of my friends pushed me and they got covered in hot sauce and that was really, really sad.”
– Sophmore Roman Hozalski

Adidas Campus
Adidas Campus

“I saw them all over TikTok. They were hard to get. I couldn’t get them online, so got them at the Mall of America. they’re very comfy.”
– Junior Sona Jain

TOMS Everly Boot
TOMS Everly Boot

“They were very hard to find, and I had to look at like, four different stores to get them for a gala.” – Sophomore Emma Tan

Silver Nike Dunks
Silver Nike Dunks

I Writing for Pub and Wynter complimented my shoes, so I wore them again.”
– Junior Millie Farrington

Jordan 1
Jordan 1

“So, I wear size 14 and a half, so I couldn’t find any other ones in the store and I found these so I picked them.”
– Freshman Baron Bailey

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Updated on 12/2: Featured image cropped

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