Following on the heels of successful books recently published by Rizzoli like Out of the Box and SLAM Kicks, this guide - in the same format as two of their most popular recent titles, 1000 Football Shirts and 1000 Football Clubs - offers a definitive collection of the world's most iconic, best designed, and most collectible sneakers fleshed out with history, design details, and sports trivia.

A visual history of the world's most coveted and popular footwear, 1000 Sneakers celebrates the rise of the sneaker from practical sports shoe to fashion statement and design icons with the biggest makers - Adidas, Converse, Nike, Puma, Reebok - featuring nearly one hundred famous, infamous, and lesser-known partnerships.