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The Gamer Chat App Influencing Menswear

Discord has become a popular gathering place for streetwear and sneaker fans.
With its offer of closely guarded groups (or servers) free from likes, invasive algorithms and advertising, Discord is particularly appealing to the sneakerhead community.
With its offer of closely guarded groups (or servers) free from likes, invasive algorithms and advertising, Discord is particularly appealing to the sneakerhead community. Getty Images.

In the early months of 2020, sneaker enthusiasts Jaren Amoroso and Robert Liss forged a friendship through a Discord group dedicated to New York-based menswear brand Aimé Leon Dore.

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