{"id":328080,"date":"2020-03-06T14:55:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T14:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magazine.theblondesalad.com\/?p=328080"},"modified":"2020-03-07T11:40:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T11:40:54","slug":"tbs-meets-sally-torabi-the-coolest-sneakerhead-woman-behind-sallysneakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/tbs-meets-sally-torabi-the-coolest-sneakerhead-woman-behind-sallysneakers\/","title":{"rendered":"TBS MEETS: SALLY JAVADI, THE COOLEST SNEAKERHEAD WOMAN BEHIND @SALLYSNEAKERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Born in 1995\u00a0<strong>Sally Javadi<\/strong>\u00a0is the girl who is revolutionizing the social media world of women&#8217;s sneakers. Does this name remind you of anything? Maybe <strong>@sallysneakers<\/strong> will refresh your memory! Her huge collection of sneakers, together with her Instagram shots have made all street-stylers fall in love, thanks to a precise stylistic code made of: white carpet, anklet, socks strictly combined with the coolest sneakers on the market and a last but fundamental detail&#8230;you will never see her face! Always in step with the times, or rather with the <strong>drops<\/strong> of the most sought-after sneakers brands (with <strong>Nike<\/strong> in particular, she lives a great love story), Sally has quickly become the most followed <strong>sneakerhead<\/strong>. But who is hiding behind Sally Sneakers? Born in Denmark but of Persian origins, Sally is a girl who has been overwhelmed by fashion, the plans for her career until recently were very different but suddenly, her greatest passion took over&#8230; let&#8217;s find it out with her!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-328080 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/tbs-meets-sally-torabi-the-coolest-sneakerhead-woman-behind-sallysneakers\/attachment\/72341198_152478252731933_3968195028775232264_n\/'><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/72341198_152478252731933_3968195028775232264_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/72341198_152478252731933_3968195028775232264_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/72341198_152478252731933_3968195028775232264_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/72341198_152478252731933_3968195028775232264_n-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/72341198_152478252731933_3968195028775232264_n-820x1024.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>TBS: How did you start being passionate about the street-style world and sneakers in particular?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SALLY:<\/strong> I played basketball from the age 7-15 so I guess I was very drawn to the street-style and sneaker world very early. In high school, I had a couple of different pairs and I remember how it meant the world shopping my very first pair of clean low top <strong>Air Forces<\/strong> with my mom. Then there was a couple of different phases until I reached where I am. I\u2019ve been a fan of the Nike Huarache that had a comeback back in 2013-2014. Then I had a phase with <strong>Puma x Rihanna Creepers<\/strong>. I literally had them in every colourway that came out. After that, I started collecting <strong>Yeezys<\/strong> and in 2017, after the Air Max 97 had its comeback I started being more and more into Nike sneakers. The Nike Air Force 1 \u201cRocafella\u201d and <strong>Nike Air Max 97\/1<\/strong> Sean Wotherspoon was two of my first limited Nike releases.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-328080 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/tbs-meets-sally-torabi-the-coolest-sneakerhead-woman-behind-sallysneakers\/attachment\/83640961_2631413830299559_8658567471895105349_n\/'><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/83640961_2631413830299559_8658567471895105349_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/83640961_2631413830299559_8658567471895105349_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/83640961_2631413830299559_8658567471895105349_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/83640961_2631413830299559_8658567471895105349_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/83640961_2631413830299559_8658567471895105349_n-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>TBS: When did you realize this passion could become your job opening your @sallyssneakers IG-account?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SALLY:<\/strong> So actually, when I started my page January 2019 I never really considered it as a start of something this big. I was at my last year of university doing my Master\u2019s Thesis in <strong>Psychology<\/strong>. I\u2019ve always been a bookworm if you can call it that. Not that I haven\u2019t been into fashion and sneakers \u2013 I just didn\u2019t have time to pursue it as much as I do now that I have finished my degree. I didn\u2019t know I would be drawn into the creative world to this extent. You can say It\u2019s like getting to know a part of me I didn\u2019t really know existed. My part-time jobs besides studying were always in fashion though. I\u2019ve worked in two very well-known Scandinavian clothing stores: Vero Moda (Bestseller) and Gina Tricot.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-328080 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/tbs-meets-sally-torabi-the-coolest-sneakerhead-woman-behind-sallysneakers\/attachment\/69551205_164043618050041_3444879242399628519_n\/'><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/69551205_164043618050041_3444879242399628519_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/69551205_164043618050041_3444879242399628519_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/69551205_164043618050041_3444879242399628519_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/69551205_164043618050041_3444879242399628519_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/69551205_164043618050041_3444879242399628519_n-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>TBS: Do you remember which was the first sneaker you bought? (VIDEO)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SALLY:<\/strong> Two of my first pairs: <strong>Huarache<\/strong> and <strong>Nike Air Force 1s<\/strong>. I\u2019ve decided to keep them as a memory. I\u2019ve sold most of the other older pairs though to be able to afford new ones.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-328080 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/tbs-meets-sally-torabi-the-coolest-sneakerhead-woman-behind-sallysneakers\/attachment\/88290612_284518715857697_5997695727743466112_n\/'><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/88290612_284518715857697_5997695727743466112_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/88290612_284518715857697_5997695727743466112_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/88290612_284518715857697_5997695727743466112_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/88290612_284518715857697_5997695727743466112_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/88290612_284518715857697_5997695727743466112_n-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>TBS: What\u2019s your favourite sneaker brand?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SALLY:<\/strong> I guess it\u2019s pretty obvious for most people that scroll down my Instagram page. I\u2019m a<strong> Nike<\/strong> girl and it\u2019s no secret that one of my biggest goals is to be able to do a collaboration with Nike. It\u2019s just something about them. They\u2019re not afraid of colour, diversity and mixing up different models to create a hybrid. They\u2019re innovative in a way I haven\u2019t seen before which is inspiring. Also, I love the fact that different sneakers tell a story. Nike rarely disappoints me.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-328080 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/tbs-meets-sally-torabi-the-coolest-sneakerhead-woman-behind-sallysneakers\/attachment\/84372599_2855748134481563_8914539736630450559_n\/'><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/84372599_2855748134481563_8914539736630450559_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/84372599_2855748134481563_8914539736630450559_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/84372599_2855748134481563_8914539736630450559_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/84372599_2855748134481563_8914539736630450559_n-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/84372599_2855748134481563_8914539736630450559_n-820x1024.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>TBS: Do you wear only street-style pieces, or sometimes do you like to mix and match?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SALLY:<\/strong> I think I\u2019m a mix of street-style and couture. I love to mix and match. I wear skirts and dresses when it\u2019s summer, but I can never pass down a pair of mom jeans and an oversized hoodie. I love High-End but I tend to mix it up to make it affordable. If I like something, I buy it, regardless of the brand and price. It doesn\u2019t have to cost a fortune to be stylish and up to date in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-328080 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/tbs-meets-sally-torabi-the-coolest-sneakerhead-woman-behind-sallysneakers\/attachment\/82595967_257446775237783_4155967127059792609_n\/'><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/82595967_257446775237783_4155967127059792609_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/82595967_257446775237783_4155967127059792609_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/82595967_257446775237783_4155967127059792609_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/82595967_257446775237783_4155967127059792609_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/82595967_257446775237783_4155967127059792609_n-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>TBS: What do you think is your IG accounts key to success?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SALLY:<\/strong> That\u2019s a very difficult question. As I mentioned earlier, I never expected my IG page to be more than a hobby. I guess one of the things that drove me to start my Instagram was <strong>the lack of focus on women on the sneaker scene<\/strong>. I felt like the sneaker and streetwear community was and still is <strong>very male-dominated<\/strong>. Therefore, I wanted to be the voice of modern women. A woman who can wear sneakers in whatever way she wants, regardless if it includes more feminine styling with skirts and dresses, suits or a more comfortable styling with hoodies and joggers or a simple pair of mom jeans. Of course, I know not showing myself creates a bit of a mystery which honestly wasn\u2019t what I tried to do, to begin with. When I started my page there were two key reasons to not showing my face: first of all, I was writing my Thesis and had a <strong>completely different image<\/strong> of what my future would look like. I\u2019ve always wanted to work with children and youth and didn\u2019t want to compromise my authority by being a public figure. Second, I wanted it to be about sneakers and styling, and not about me. My looks and appearance aren\u2019t the main focus. It has nothing to do with insecurity, I\u2019m just still deciding what my path will look like. Although I am aware a <strong>face reveal<\/strong> will probably be inevitable at some point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born in 1995\u00a0Sally Javadi\u00a0is the girl who is revolutionizing the social media world of women&#8217;s sneakers. 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