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Uwe Ritzer, Hamburg
Of course he wears sneakers, whatever else. Gray shoes from the New Balance brand, which at first glance look inconspicuous for normal shoe wearers and look a little worn even when new. Connoisseurs, collectors and fans covet this model. When it came out, a pair of “2002R Protection Pack Rain Cloud” cost around 200 euros. It is now traded on relevant Internet exchanges for a multiple. “It wasn’t even planned as a hype shoe,” says Till Jagla. “But then he went through the roof.”