Ian Ginoza on Making Sneaker Magic With Virgil Abloh, Huf, and Nike

The Complex Sneakers Podcast

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Ian Ginoza has worked in sneakers for decades, playing a part in collaborative projects with the likes of Drake, Tom Sachs, Beyonce, Ye, Frank Ocean, and more. He started the Honolulu sneaker store Kicks HI, then did stints at Converse, Nike and Adidas. Now, he’s the global vice president and creative director of pinnacle product at Vans. Ginoza has mostly worked in the background, opting to let his work speak for itself. Here, he tells the story of his life in the industry and how he ended up at Vans. Also, cohosts Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty discuss Bode x Nike Astro Grabbers and try not to discuss the Air Max Dn. The episode is a monumental one, the 200th overall episode of the Complex Sneakers Show in all its forms.

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0:00.0	What's up everybody you were listening you're watching the complex sneaker show as always I'm joined by my two co-host my two friends to my right mr. Matt Welty we're here we're surviving we are to my left mr. Brendan Dunn. We're here. We're surviving. We are.
0:13.0	To my left, Mr Brendan Dunn.
0:15.0	Hello. How are we doing?
0:16.0	200th episode?
0:17.0	Yeah, is there more confetti?
0:18.0	We had one single slice of confetti accidentally fall in the last episode.
0:22.0	Are, is there any, I'm going to close my eyes,
0:24.3	you tell me if there's any confetti falling right now.
0:26.5	There's none, should we open my eyes, there's no confetti?
0:28.9	No, should we undiest the Nike Airhorn?
0:31.1	Yeah, can we get someone in post?
0:35.0	Bloor, your truck is like, wow.
0:36.0	I kind of wanted to go up there and grab it, but it would, no.
0:39.1	It's a collectible.
0:40.1	200th episode, here we are, another week. Do you remember where they dropped those it was at
0:44.1	no I don't even know where we got that from Nike so ho did you bring that time that they first
0:48.0	over that was what it's not yours I don't know where we got my nice piece of history that's what mine nice piece of
0:53.0	history that's what we do make history every week right a lot of history in this
0:57.8	episode well I'm up yes surprise you didn't say aloha and said a hello
1:01.2	oh this listen listen, this week we have a big, big guest.
1:06.5	Yes. Tons of history. I remember when I was an intern seeing him from afar, I think
1:12.1	calling in samples under Bradley Carbone when this guy was at Kix Hawaii, so yeah.
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