A row of sellers in the trade pit at Vancouver Sneaker Con. There have been other sneaker conferences in Vancouver, but this is Sneaker Con's first time on Canada's West Coast. A seller holds up a shoe he's selling at Sneaker Con in Vancouver in February 2019. Bobby Agarwal was at Sneaker Con in Vancouver to support his son Loui's budding sneaker hobby. SFU researcher La agrees that many sneaker heads flock to events like Sneaker Con to see rare pairs of sneakers in person.

Source: CBC News February 10, 2019 17:00 UTC