How the Berlin Wall Gave Birth to Germany's Sneaker Culture I Sole Origins
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Sole Origins heads to Germany to go inside the global headquarters of sneaker companies Adidas and Puma and uncovers the long-time rivalry between both brands. Berlin's biggest sneaker boutique owners talk about how the fall of the Berlin Wall jump started sneaker culture in Germany's biggest city.
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Finally, a video of sneaker but not about Jordan or Nike
the king of cool exactly that’s what I liked the most, I kind of like Jordan’s but I love adidas shoes more than Nike
I Love Adidas a lot and I was born in Russia and in Russia you see a lot of Adidas and vans shoes
Yes yes yes
Adidas is German so duh I guess 🤷♂️
It’s still the shoes, I’m still flexing!
I'm from NYC and been living in Berlin for almost 2 years and I must say it's my 2nd favorite city next to my hometown I love it here! thx Complex
@Pretty Ahki yeerrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Are they mean if you can speak German. Wife went there from Sweden and couldn't speak German and got by with English.
@@Joe-eg7ml every person I've spoken to in Berlin speaks english at least at a decent level. ofc the older people are not really as responsive with tourist or foreigners but I'd say everyone from the age of I guess 35 and lower will be able to speak english at a good level and they've always been nice to me. coming from a 20 yr old.
Good job on showing and telling the historical impact of the Berlin Wall.
What I would have loved to see and hear is the history behind Adolf Dassler (adidas) and Rudolf Dassler (Puma) and the reason why the brothers split and became competitors.
Another interesting aspect is the fact that cable TV gave people in West Germany a front-row seat to American culture through shows like Yo! MTV Raps.
The impact that Hip Hop has had on people all over the world can’t be denied!
Indeed. and most of Europe is still racist towards black people.
Dre Graham I’d love to hear about your experiences. I didn’t encounter much there, I lived there for years
Check out this movie - www.imdb.com/title/tt5013980/
There are so many docus about it...
Check this out: ruclips.net/video/vNBeR4hwPus/видео.html
imho the best but german language...
Company man did a good job with it I think
Complex killed it with this series. Amazing
One of the best documentary series in the media right now. So engaging, im ready to visit all the places asap.
13.55 i got goosebumps the track matches with the hooligans scene.
Ps: finally a video with no nike and jordans in it! Please make video for other brands as well! 👍🏻
love the series and hearing about different countries perspective on shoes. A mix of nostalgia and flexing seems to be the common thread between all of us. One Love.
15:39 Hikmet was holding Puma x Sneaker Freaker Blaze of Glory Black Beast.
16:51 is Puma x Jeff Staple Suede Pigeon in Grey and Pink heel.
I would love to see Complex does a video about Onitsuka Tiger/Asics history!
damieN definitely
I cant wait to see all the thumbs down votes and butthurt snowflake comments when they learn Phil Knight stole the design to the Cortez from Onitsuka Tiger.
I'm a huge sneakerhead, and I refuse to wear the Nike Cortez...nothing but Onitsuka for me! Same goes with Converse. Everyone and their mother has Chuck's...one of the best selling shoes of all time...but give me a clean pair of Purcell's anyday! Heck, I still rock Troops!
If you read the autobiography of Phil Knight, you'd know he and Bill Bowerman designed the Cortez under the tiger brand. They own the design. Not to mention onitsuka tried to cut Phil off after expanding the tiger shoe business in the states.
Yes
I watch this video twice. High quality.
This was epic!!!!! Thank you guys so much ❤️
great video, this is the heart of sneaker culture imo.
Finally an episode about Adidas and Puma.
I love Adidas but respect Puma as well
Complex gotta Netflix this series,,, so 🔥🔥
Oh, and also can you do Seoul next?
Why do Netflix could change it?
Whats the point of going Netlfix? What what would Netflix even add? It would mean less people have access to this amazing work as you have yo pay for Netflix.
ayumelove Sry... didn’t think things through 😅 I was just awed by the quality of this entire series, the kind you can rarely associate with being just a “RUclips video”
Blurr Plays Hope not.
thank you for this. such a dope series
Keep this series going! Love this ❤️
Yall got another fan here.. Great job guys!
Now Adidas with Yeezy's and Pharell's,Nike with Airmax and React's, Jordan's with Retro's...but still Puma fighting them of with just a Puma suede!simple, basic and yet still a good looking shoe.and relatively the cheapest amongst them..
I think pumas are ugly af but they are classic
one of the best episode in sole origins, well done guys 👍👏👏👏
Thanks for another great episode in a phenomenal series!
This episode was incredible
This video just made me like adidas superstars and puma Clyde’s and the suedes
Great video🔥want more like this
i love this complex series, want to see more great content.
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode
Go more in depth with both brands complex, dedicate episodes to specific models like how you'll do it easily for nike
more than 2 brands
Excellent video!! Very inspiring....
Americans don’t give Adidas & Puma their props they deserve.
Kudos Complex
I'm so glad to see this ,basically this is my childhood.
European cream i hope you do the same but from other countries and brands like Italia whit diadora and lotto England with Reebok France with le coq sportif Denmark with hummel and Filand with Karhu.
The ZX might be the most underrated sneaker of all time in US
Amazing!!!
I just picked up the Ralph Sampson mids. They are super dope on foot. The leather is crazy buttery, like crazy buttery.
good work yo. loved the episode.
the first time I saw PUMA SUEDE is when I saw for the first time one video of my most favorite band koRn wearing that shoes and I immediately like those shoes and now both koRn and PUMA SUEDE are my no.1 favorite things on my list!!
Again you guys did an awesome job! Would love to see my hometown, Amsterdam in the next episode! 🇳🇱
Puma Suede were my first ever nice sneakers and I still fucking cherish them
This got deep only puma gas stations only adidas grocery stores. Talk about a house divided.
Honestly as an old dude I got to give total respect to the German guys who worried about how their shoes look during a soccer fight after a game man. Total respect to that and that's honestly the coolest thing I've seen in a long time in regards to sneaker culture cuz it's real. It's like I'm going to beat the snot out of your ass for soccer or football or whatever they call it but my kicks are going to look good while I'm doing it. 😎. "it was an excellent shoe to fight in.". That's the most real line I've ever heard in a sneaker video. Nowadays you going to have people in their Jordans or Yeezys and stuff going to hold up hold up let me change my shoes then we going to scrap. And yes I was a teenager when Yo MTV Raps! was live.
Was damn nice 2 hear about the history of Adidas N Puma not everything needs to be about Jordan/Nike would love 2 hear about the history of Reebok N Asics down the line
Reebok is owned by Nike
@@clarenceclarence9529 already well aware of that but wid still like to see n hear about there history n clsssic sneaker models
stgification gotcha
I bought few years ago 2 Adidas Classic, Stansmith & Superstar ~ the worlds very best sneakers!
Fun fact: J Cole and Schoolboy Q were born in Germany.
Rekuzza and wiz Khalifa right?
Whattt? Didn‘t know that!
@@codetastisch We have big US military bases in Germany so there's a fairly big american population over here.
Fun fact: None of them are German
Who is?
2:35 SHE JUST SKIP PAST THE JORDANS 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I can definitely identify with the East Berlin taste in athletic silhouettes. I think it’s from coming up in the hardcore scene here in Brisbane. Punks like to pretend we’re above fashion/trends but the sneaker culture in hardcore music is undeniable IMO. I’d love to see it represented a little more tbh.
My high school days brand in 90s and still is Adidas 🇹🇹🇹🇹🔥💯💪
Welty gotta be lovin this episode
When are you going to show ep 5? I really like these segments..
Honestly didn’t know adidas was supposed to be pronounced like that until now
what minute is this on? did not catch it
As a German it sounds so weird how Americans pronounce Adidas. But that for we also pronounce Nike different than Americans.
bean 3:37
ok, but that is just a complete different accent, therefore their pronunciation goes into another dimension..
Now I kinda want to rock a pair of AdeeDhas.
bean ye man get some classics like Stan smiths
Super interesting. Good job.
This needs to be updated
perfect series, so inspiring, so beautiful
Awesome educational video!
Fire video 🔥💪
epic shots and transitions! good job to the video editing team on this!
the ripple & the pro model Adidas™ are my favorite pairs 👟
Love it!
As a person from the eastern block i used to be very annoyed by the way every god damn american says it sooo wrong , felt kinda happy some1 from Pittsbourgh saying it the right way educating the others
I’m Madly in Love with Adidas!!! #AdidasForever!!!!! 😍😍😍
good work!
I hope they do episodes for new balance and reebok too
My favorite sneakers is a Superstar from Puma this is a puma suede and a venom og also a like Reebok
Proud to say i own puma basket, suede and adidas superstar, stan smith...maybe i should get Clyde next
Спасибо огромное, очень интересный материал!)
Please do one about Scandinavia! Even though I'm not sure if it's interesting :D
Nice one! Thanks..
@1:15 that low top Ewing Rivalry omg!
I'm so glad I just got some Puma's
Class.
do someone knows what model is the guy wearing in 13:29 ?
love this
I see superstars, i click like.
Berlin, also the City where every store backdoors.
I would still fight anyone for a pair of Solebox Reebok Pumps size 13 😂. So mad I could never get my hands on those.
uniting people, we all as one🙂👌🏼
amazing video
PLEASE DO ONE ON NEW BALANCE
Why?
Hope they do a sole origins in my home land JAMAICA 🇯🇲 one day👊🏾🙏🏾
DJ🇯🇲CHRISSAY hope so man
great Video, but they got one thing wrong Adidas sneakers were a status symbol in east Germany too. If a person had family in west Germany they could send things to east Germany, that you couldn't get in east Germany. Thats why some people had Adidas sneakers even in east Germany. Of course were Adidas sneaker in east Germany the coolest shoes you could get.
Team Adidas
Trap god 88 this aint the place for that, we could careless about Uncomfortable nikes
Stripes over check, nike is uncomfortable af
That last statement facts as fuck💯
Adidas is on top of the others !! love it !
To see this as a German its just beutiful thank you complex
Hope y'all will feature Manila
Bigboy cheng, carlo ople, paulo tomenes sana ma interviews
c julius Babao pa pla.
4:51 EUSÉBIO ❤️ (aka "black panther", hence why he's in Puma's archives)
Wah guan with my overseas boys stay up! 😙
So dope!
Thank you for branching out of nike
do one about Amsterdam
I have the Sonra Puma’s in light green hairy suede and love them!
I know I'm not allowed to say this but I love both adidas and puma.
Man those Forums and Ewing conductor low..
11:50 medium and underdress to you wall of prioritys Zet of themes Kaligraficoz.
Team 3 Stripes!!
What kind of adidas are those at 1:45?
I want to know too! Have you found out already?
Got it: adidas zx 8000 aqua, but I believe you will be disappointed with the actual color of the shoe. It looks way better in the video
@@johnnyesteves Appreciate it.
I have two pairs of adidas and I didn't really like them because I have a narrow feet and adidas shoes tend to be bulky. I prefer puma to adidas but now I shop for Nike only (Converse too)
Can anyone ID the pair of sneakers he’s holding in his hands at 12:57??? I found a vintage pair at home that looks exactly like this.
Mark Mathew Well as far as I know, this is a shoe from the ZX Flux series! I remember them being rereleased a few years ago...
some German brands could made culture in U.S,
but one U.S brands had to paid something to made a culture on their own country, thanks to MJ who left adidas, and made nike grown.
Checks over stripes. ✔️
10:56 they were saying "We want sneakers! We want sneakers!"
No lol
I want a sole origins for bapestas