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Mitch
@Mitch_Jacobs
Social Media Manager
Los Angeles, California

"I work on the social team at Twitch. So I got into sneakers my sophomore year of high school. The Obsidian 12's are coming out and I cleaned pools all summer just to make sure I could buy those at the end."

"So at the peak of my sneaker collecting I think I owned about 150. I moved from Detroit to Los Angeles. I tried to downsize a little bit, I got to 80..."

"...and now I think I've worked myself back up to like 120 ish. So these are the John Elliott Air Force 1s that came out in 2019 I think. This is the first pair that I bought four of..."

"...and John Elliott is just one of my favorite designers overall. I have a lot of pieces from him. White on white Air Force 1 is just a classic so this felt like a no brainer. Alright, so this is the blazer. You can tell these are well loved."

"It looked translucent when you first got it but I love the way that this mesh material yellows and ages. I think it gives it a really nice and a really versatile look for basically anything you want to wear."

"Alright, so this might be a first for this series. This is a Paul George one and this was the first colorway of his first shoe. It's called the 'Shining' colorway, it's also called the prototype. This was significant to me because I was in college at this time..."

"...during the peak Pacers run of those Pacers and Heat match-ups in the Eastern conference playoffs. And I really love that Paul George paid homage to the city of Indianapolis in the state of Indiana."

"So this is the 2013 Jordan 1 OG High 'Shadow'. Man, this is my number one pair in my collection by far. This shoe has been across the country every concert I've been to, every vacation."

"And you can definitely see that by the way it's worn in these things have been through the ringer. Like you can see these loose threads coming off. Okay. So just one thing I wanted to say real quick, everybody gets wrapped up in the week to week like yo, I I got to grab this, I got to grab this."

"Just take some time to realize all the relationships that you've built doing this. I've made friends for life through sneakers. So make sure that you're just taking your time for those people and you're not getting lost in the..."

"...the week to week cop cycle and just cherish those relationships that you've built throughout your sneaker collecting. Yo, thanks for watching. My name's Mitch. And this is What I Got."

What You Got

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