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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 8, 2022 21:45:15 GMT -5
Remember Earth shoes? With the "negative heel?" Before the corduroy jacket, I had a pair of those. Direct from Denmark. They had to be cool, right? I think they were in style for about six months, but I needed some new shoes during those six months. Is this the one? I have never heard of them before! You nailed it Rizz. They were actually very comfortable, but I think there were supply chain issues (those weren't just invented this year) and they faded away. Later Denmark struck back with Ecco and had a much better run. |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 8, 2022 21:45:22 GMT -5
Remember Earth shoes? With the "negative heel?" Before the corduroy jacket, I had a pair of those. Direct from Denmark. They had to be cool, right? I think they were in style for about six months, but I needed some new shoes during those six months. Earth shoes, platform heels, clogs, two tone shoes, hush puppies including two-tone hush-puppies, go-go boots. It seemed there was no safe place to hide. Even sneakers were tough because of the Converse intrusion… In the 80’s, Nike saved the world from bad footwear!!! Adidas were very cool back then, but they were too expensive. I had converse high tops for basketball. One year, I had Nike high tops but there were not as comfortable and wore out quickly, not like they are these days. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 8, 2022 21:50:20 GMT -5
Earth shoes, platform heels, clogs, two tone shoes, hush puppies including two-tone hush-puppies, go-go boots. It seemed there was no safe place to hide. Even sneakers were tough because of the Converse intrusion… In the 80’s, Nike saved the world from bad footwear!!! Adidas were very cool back then, but they were too expensive. I had converse high tops for basketball. One year, I had Nike high tops but there were not as comfortable and wore out quickly, not like they are these days. I remember getting my first pair of Adidas in 1975. That was a great look for the time. I also wore Converse high tops for basketball in the 60s. Also PF Flyers and as a little kid US Keds. There weren't a lot of options back then. |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 8, 2022 21:50:58 GMT -5
I would have loved these in the 1970s:  |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 8, 2022 21:53:25 GMT -5
Adidas were very cool back then, but they were too expensive. I had converse high tops for basketball. One year, I had Nike high tops but there were not as comfortable and wore out quickly, not like they are these days. I remember getting my first pair of Adidas in 1975. That was a great look for the time. I also wore Converse high tops for basketball in the 60s. Also PF Flyers and as a little kid US Keds. There weren't a lot of options back then. Were they the Chuck Taylor's? I had a few of these.  |
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 8, 2022 21:53:29 GMT -5
I would have loved these in the 1970s: Make the stripes blue and that was my first pair. I believe purchased at Foot Locker for $75. That would be like $350 today. |
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Post by inger on Feb 8, 2022 21:55:52 GMT -5
Remember Earth shoes? With the "negative heel?" Before the corduroy jacket, I had a pair of those. Direct from Denmark. They had to be cool, right? I think they were in style for about six months, but I needed some new shoes during those six months. Is this the one? I have never heard of them before!I think they took off more with women, though they were a uni-sex shoe… But, as Pipps said, it was a one and done. Six months or a year later they got put in the back on the discount rack… |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 8, 2022 21:57:00 GMT -5
I played in these circa 1980/81, but they were red and white (our school colors):  |
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 8, 2022 21:57:51 GMT -5
I remember getting my first pair of Adidas in 1975. That was a great look for the time. I also wore Converse high tops for basketball in the 60s. Also PF Flyers and as a little kid US Keds. There weren't a lot of options back then. Were they the Chuck Taylor's? I had a few of these. Yep, Converse Chuck Taylor's were by far the dominant basketball shoe in the 1960s. Classics. |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 8, 2022 21:58:21 GMT -5
I would have loved these in the 1970s: Make the stripes blue and that was my first pair. I believe purchased at Foot Locker for $75. That would be like $350 today.  |
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Post by inger on Feb 8, 2022 22:00:06 GMT -5
I would have loved these in the 1970s: Make the stripes blue and that was my first pair. I believe purchased at Foot Locker for $75. That would be like $350 today. $75! I was spending $19.95 for sneakers and felt like the price had gone through the roof… it took me 5-6 hours to earn that much… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 8, 2022 22:00:11 GMT -5
Make the stripes blue and that was my first pair. I believe purchased at Foot Locker for $75. That would be like $350 today. Haha. Yep, it's them your Honor. But I did a little better keeping them clean with leather polish. |
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Post by inger on Feb 8, 2022 22:01:17 GMT -5
I played in these circa 1980/81, but they were red and white (our school colors): I always bought the black Nike walking shoes back then… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 8, 2022 22:06:39 GMT -5
Make the stripes blue and that was my first pair. I believe purchased at Foot Locker for $75. That would be like $350 today. $75! I was spending $19.95 for sneakers and felt like the price had gone through the roof… it took me 5-6 hours to earn that much… I remember I was blowing through my first paychecks with the paper. Being financially prudent was not a priority for me at that time. Single, making decent money, focused very much on having a good time. And I must admit I had a good time. |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 8, 2022 22:08:04 GMT -5
I wore Converse similar to these most of all in high school. Red and white for team colors.  |
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