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Finally, jeans designed to show off those expensive sneakers

WASHINGTON — For “sneakerheads” willing to pay $400 for a limited edition ” basketball shoe,  just getting the Nike sneaker is just the beginning — the next challenge is how to show it off.

The challenge was one Jerry Seinfeld never seemed to master during his television years.  His vast collection of expensive sneakers — mostly white with brightly colored accents — were often paired with blue and black jeans that looked, well, nerdy.

Websites have been devoted to .

Search Twitter for #NTjeans (NT = no thanks) and you’ll find pictures of sneaker/jean offenders.

Well, crowdfunding is underway to develop , which its maker says is “created for sneakerheads.”

The prototypes of Sneakerjeans have what appears to be a partially-elasticized band near the ankle, so the denim does’t drape over the expensive those $650 Air Max Lebron VII kicks.

In its, early contributions of $99 will get a pair of Sneakerjeans hand-numbered and signed by the founder. Eventually, the pants are expected to retail for $219.

Neal Augenstein

Neal Augenstein has been a general assignment reporter with º£½Ç¾«Æ·ºÚÁÏ since 1997. He says he looks forward to coming to work every day, even though that means waking up at 3:30 a.m.

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