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The boxes are stacked on the wall in Andreas Zwingmann's apartment - about 125 or 130, at some point he stopped counting.The 47-year-old has a passion: shoes.In the boxes there are mainly running shoes or trainers, flat and sleek.Their shape is quite similar, but colors and brands vary.

Anyone who overlooks and believe the amount of sneakers that a shoe is a shoe has probably not yet talked in detail with the owner."A very specific story hangs on many shoes," explains Zwingmann.

A story hangs on many shoes

He fetches a gray couple, the rear part of the shoe is blue.A rather inconspicuous model for a layperson.And yet there is creativity in the design: "This is a few New Balance 577 from the limited, motorway pack 'of the New Balance 577.The shades of gray symbolize the road asphalt, the heel cap is kept in the typical blue of the motorway signs."Then it points to the pink sole of the shoe, which is provided with gray waves and jags:" This is a tribute to the pattern of the old driver's license."

The model is available in two variants: once the shoe represents the highway during the day and once at night.The night model, explains the shoe connoisseur, is black and instead of the blue I have a red and white-reflecting heel area: "Just like the taillights and headlights of the cars."

The price should be right when buying

Andreas Zwingmann likes to tell the stories of his shoes and he has many of them in stock.At the same time, he also pays attention to other things when buying: "First of all, I have to like a model.And the price should be appropriate.It is particularly great, of course, when the shoes are rare and passionate or a certain story behind it."

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With self -painting shoes to the young entrepreneur

Luca Böhringer (20) from Massenbachhausen designs sports sneakers individually - and learns great response on Instagram.Now a football professional and a Bachelor participant have also ordered their specimens.

The passion for footwear with Andreas Zwingmann started early on: "I already had the shoe virus during teenagers, in the 80s.But I really buy the models that I like, only since 2012."As a teenager, in his home village, there were many influences and styles.

For example, the hip-hop time when many ran around in Adidas guels.Or the punk rock phase in which converse chucks came out.Basketball was also becoming increasingly popular in the 80s."Basketball shoes are these high, chunky boots.But I got away from them long ago.But the first model that I really wanted was one: the Adidas Allround."

For Zwingmann, the shoes are everyday objects

Zwingmann would only refer to a limited extent as a collector: "For me, the shoes are still everyday objects, so nothing comes into a display case here."In addition, he not only has shoes from a brand and not always all couples of a series.

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The basement in which dirty sneakers clean again

Marcello Casula takes care of cleaning dirty sneakers.His workshop is located near Backnang- but the customers also come from far away.About a profession that is coming.

The 47-year-old is more of a shoe connoisseur: "Through events and social media, I also found friends who are well familiar with.When I meet them, I already pay attention to which couple I put on."

What bothers him are people who only collect shoes out of profit greed: "It is no longer fun buying shoes or swapping and selling models if some are just up to prices and are not passionate about them."

The shoe choice can take longer

Depending on the occasion, Zwingmann needs more and less time when choosing the shoe: "There are a couple who are susceptible to dirt.I would not wear it now if it could get mushy, "he explains.

To find the right couple as soon as the outfit is chosen, Zwingmann has a system: "I roughly sort my shoes by models and the color codes on the box."

A few models have already been published that Andreas Zwingmann would like to have."But now I have learned a bit of self -discipline and take a short break," he says and laughs."Unfortunately, my passion is also a bit spatial and costly."

Collect men more than women? According to statistics, women have significantly more shoes than men on average.In 2017, according to the statistics database Statista, women came to an average of 20.4 pairs, but men with 10.1 only half.But there are exceptions: The private shoe collector Daniel Kokscht, nickname quote, even became so well known thanks to his passion that he was allowed to design a model for Adidas.From the German celebrity scene, men are known to Jerome Boateng for his love for shoes.He had about 650 pairs years ago.

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