Press & Appearances
Twenty years inside the sneaker business means the story has been told in a lot of different places. Here’s where you can find it.
Quoted As An Expert
NPR “An Oral History of the Nike Cortez, 50 Years After Its Release” February 2022 Read it →
The Guardian “Kamala Harris: What Her Sneakers Mean” September 2020 Read it →
The New York Times “She Queued for Days to Buy Sneakers. Then a Bot Got There First.” October 2021 Read it →
The New York Times “Shaquille O’Neal Is Back at Reebok, and He Has Plans” May 2024 Read it →
CNN / Downside Up with Chris Cillizza “What if We Lived in a World Without Sneakers?” November 2022 Listen →
Slam “Nick Engvall Details Why the Stephen Curry and Under Armour Partnership Ended” November 2025 Read it →
Input “How Nike’s 4/20 Sneakers Went From Experiment to an Iconic Tradition April 2021 Read it →
Vice “Reselling Is Just One Part of a Broken Sneaker Supply Chain” 2021 Read it →
Business Insider “Why It Is the Perfect Time to Start Collecting Sneakers” January 2023 Read it →
Business Insider “The Top Iconic Sneaker Trends and Their History” July 2019
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Global News / Weekends With Ben O’Hara-Byrne “The Biggest Failure in a Century of Sneakers: How Under Armour and Steph Curry’s union ended in disaster” November 2025 Listen →
Written For
Sotheby’s “Ten Iconic Sneakers on Every Sneakerhead’s Wish List” May 2021
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Slate “The Sneaker Industry Has Been Around for 103 Years. It’s Never Seen a Disaster Quite Like This.” Read it →
Nice Kicks “Allen Iverson: True To The Game” June 2015 Read it →
WearTesters “Allen Iverson Shoes: An Ultimate Guide” February 2021 Read it →
Complex Multiple features including:
“How My Love for Sneakers Made Me Quit My Dream Job in Sneakers” Read it →
“Sneaker Brands Don’t Need Athletic Ability for Influence Anymore” Read it→
You can find more of my writing at Complex, Sole Collector Magazine, and in the pages of Sneaker News (print edition) and in my upcoming book, Small Luxuries: Sneakers.
For press inquiries, contact nick@sneakerhistory.com.