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"Dear Toronto, you are the inspiration to my day-to-day. You are a special city with special people."

"Dear Toronto, you are for everyone. You are optimism. You are everything. Dear Toronto, you are a city of pride and inspiration, an embodiment of resilient spirit."

"Avi Gold, owner and founder of Better Gift Shop. The layers of the shoe relate to the layers of the city."

"Toronto is a melting pot for culture. I think that's what shaped us. So many different neighborhoods and so many different parts of Toronto that are so important, and I feel like they encompassed all that and just inserted it into a shoe. It definitely means a lot. I'm really proud to see a lot of people that put on for this city."

"I mean, this is my home. Jake Biggs, Regional Manager for Livestock. I think the '95 with its layers and Toronto always layering, dealing with so many different seasons..."

"...I think the city's always gravitated towards it. You've got these different layers, you've got different color plays. You've got a mixture of materials, which is essentially what people do every day when they get dressed here."

"Justin Liu. I'm the owner of Capsule. The city of Toronto is a very special place to me. It has so much to offer. This Air Max 95 really allows people to understand what Toronto is about."

"Edwin Chow, I'm a content creator. If I were to describe Toronto to someone who's never heard of it, I'd say it's a city of vibrant contrast and cultural richness. The longest portion of the shoe references the longest street in Toronto, Yonge Street, also regarded as one of the oldest streets in Toronto and the marker that divides the city's East End and West End."

"It definitely speaks to everybody coming together. It's really for us, by us. This is everything that Toronto needs."

Behind the Design: Air Max 95 ‘White and Blue Jay’

Behind the Design

Air Max 95 'Toronto'