The Kevin Costner comeback tour is in full swing. And rightly so: the man has two Oscars. He's a country singer.
He's a baseball enthusiastic. He's into NASCAR. He writes novels.
He's a full-blown renaissance man! And now, you can add sneakerhead to that list. Instead of collecting whatever's hyped at the moment though, the Yellowstone star is all about those niche, niche brands. While entering the eternally-snapped car park of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Los Angeles yesterday, Costner was spotted wearing a pair of all-American, old school jock trainers.
But before you ask if it's the New Balance 1906R or even Barry Keoghan 's fave Nike Air Force 1, it was actually the Autry Medalist Low. You heard that right. And chances are you've never heard of it before.
By Jack King First introduced back in the early ‘80s, the Texas-born company was once one of the biggest sneaker labels in the States. Known for its super crisp designs and tongue-in-cheek ad campaigns, they were dropping banger after banger after banger, with the Medalist being one of the baddest of them all. But it didn’t last.
The family-run company eventually petered out, and it disappeared. But decades later, Autry announced that it was making a full comeback via a licensing company. And thanks to the rise and rise of old school silhouettes like the Converse Chuck Taylor and the Adidas Samba , there was suddenly a market for its vintage shoes again.
“They're retro, they're clean, they're neither chunky nor slimline, .
