Jermaine is my name. "Phase2" is my alias.

I'm just an average guy from Alaska with a not-so-average appreciation for shoes. Some say that it's an addiction, but I definitely wouldn't go that far. I've been deeply interested in this sneaker industry since roughly around 2002. That's when I first started seeking out for more information and since then, I've turned into a "knowledge spunge" for anything regarding this sneaker sub-culture. The origin of my sneaker affection roots back to my childhood...

As a child growing up, I never had Michael Jordan's shoes. My Dad and my older brother had a few pairs since they played basketball a lot more than I did. I just never had any reason to ask for pairs since I didn't get into basketball until around the 5th Grade. I used to walk into local shoe stores just to try on the Jordans that were on display. I mainly settled for Adidas Superstars and Puma Suede models since they were in the reasonable price range for me. Because I didn't have too many shoes in my rotation growing up, I eventually developed an interest in keeping my shoes clean for longevity purposes. I frequently bought shoe cleaning kits from Foot Locker, and during the visits there, I definitely enjoyed seeing what the newest shoes looked like in person.

Middle school/High School eventually came around, and I really started out with a strong attraction to all white Nike Air Force One shoes. As an Allen Iverson fan, I usually spiced things up with different Reebok Questions & Answer IV's in my rotation. The white/orange Air Force One Mid was my first non-white pair, and that eventually helped diversify my interests. Since I was a fan of the thick AF1, the thinner Nike Dunk wasn't always attractive to me early on. But, after buying my first pair with the help of my buddy Dan (Twisted Prep Dunk Low), that's really when everything blew up. Around the same time, I also finally pulled the trigger on my first pair of Jordan shoes. They were the white/cement Air Jordan III Retros from 2003. I always wanted to order the 2001 True Blue and Mocha pairs from Eastbay, but I never got around to doing so. When these white/cement pairs released, I knew I couldn't pass up the opportunity. To this day, I still have them with the original box and retro card and they aren't going anywhere else.

The day I finally met Tinker Hatfield.

Holding a couple of shoes I displayed at a SoleCollector event in Santa Monica.

To sum it all up...I truly do love shoes. But, it's not just all the "crazy limited hyped up crazy buck wild 1 of 20"-type releases that drive me nuts...Everything about any shoe can be something that I can genuinely appreciate. Anything from the idea that eventually turns into sketching out silhouettes, to production into the consumers' access. Think of whatever in between the 2 extremes, and there's always something I can appreciate about the process. Because of my appreciation of all different types of shoes, my shoe collection consists of a diverse range of styles and colorways. I would say that my favorite type to collect would be unreleased Jordan shoes. I love tracking down early production Samples, unreleased Prototypes, and special PE colors made specifically for the athletes chosen by the Swoosh. It can usually be tough to track em down, but where would the fun be if it was too easy?

My Jordan display at Kixpo 2011 at the Cowboy Stadium in Texas.

I decided to make this site to commemorate my 10th year in sneaker hunting. I've been through so many shoes over the last decade, and I can assure you, it's been pretty tough to keep track every single shoe that I own. Looking through hundreds of boxes (a lot of them are unmarked) can be very time consuming. With the shoes out of the boxes, I try to take advantage by taking random pictures. This is my centrailzed place where a good portion of my favorite pictures can be shared with everyone of you out there. I've always wanted to do something like this, and now just felt like the right time. If you have any questions, comments, or anything you can think of, please feel free to contact me through any of the avenues that I have shared in the "Contact Info" section. I try to keep in touch with as many people as I can, but I also enjoy meeting new people through this little shoe world of ours.



Thank you for taking the time to look through my site!

-Jermaine