Show us your sneakers
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In 1996, my family had just moved to Greenville, South Carolina from Chesapeake, Virginia. While not a monumental geographical shift, the cultural shift from Virginia to the Carolinas was intense. I was in 3rd grade, and a few things reigned supreme in elementary school - Oversized "school uniform" khakis on the playground, and Basketball Shoes for Gym Class.
There was this kid in my 3rd grade class who's parents had won the Georgia Lottery, and he was the first kid I knew (We were a military family until our Move to SC when my dad went civilian) who had Air Maxes and his mom drove a BMW. Hot shit for a kid like me that grew up wearing knock-off chuck taylors from Lands End and shorts my mom had sewn herself to look like Big Dog and Gecko Skate Clothes.
I began playing basketball that year, and started getting really into other sports such as Atlanta Braves Baseball, especially since that was a Braves World Series year, and the Olympics were held in Atlanta..
As fate would have it, that lottery kid came to school in January after Christmas holiday with a pair of Air Jordan 12 "Taxi" - the white and black pair, and soon the Sports Authority, Dillards, and the Finish Line at the mall were full of Black and White and Red & Black versions of the Jordan 12. I remember asking my parents for pairs every-time we went to the store, but I remember they were still $80 for kids sizes at the time and that was like $65 more than my parents normal "TJ MAXX" or "ROSS" footwear budget.. so I never would get a pair.
Less than a year later, we moved to Texas, and well… Jordans and Basketball were not really a thing in my group.. It was football and baseball country, and I focused on skateboarding.
When I got back into collecting sneakers over the past few years, I could never bring myself to pay the resale prices for Jordan 12s, and honestly, never thought they would work for me (They probably still don't lol) but I was excited to finally snag a pair of 12s - although in a not very coveted or OG colorway.. The feeling of being a kid is still in tact, however
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great story @Appfaff. I don't have as specific a story as yours, but i grew up envying every kid with Jordan's when my parents wouldn't allot that much for shoes.
After Air Jordan released the 11's, especially the concords and Bred's, their styling took a huge fall in most peoples opinion. I was lucky enough to have a buddy who managed a footlocker so for a long time I got to skip the line and have a pair set aside for me, but I was collecting Jordans (username ring a bell?) to play collect and keepaway more than I was to wear the shoes.
Many times I spent my last dollar on shoes (being fairly literal here).
all told i had about 100 pairs of Jordan's most new in the box, and really rare items worth much more today than what I sold them for. see these but deadstock https://www.ebay.com/itm/274738312331?hash=item3ff7adf48b:g:9eYAAOSwCbBgYhQC
Now i've sold em all "all them little gansters who you think helped mold em all, now you wanna run around talkin bout guns like i ain't got none…"
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Grey Nike Blazers
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Classics right there dude! Are those modern, ‘77s or SBs?
Edit: just saw the toe - love the 77s
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I believe they are just the 77's. My daughter has the same color in kids with white laces. I like them!
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I have two pairs of the Sacai Blazers and used to wear the SB Blazer GTs like crazy. It’s an amazing silhouette that ALWAYS looks good!!
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These are my first pair. I like them a lot!
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Air Jordan 1 X Off -White, Farewell Virgil Abloh
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Adidas Forum Low Home Alone
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Footwear for The Serpent 100km trail run on 2 July now figured out. Nike Invincible and Hoka Speedgoat 5, both sized up a full size. If the conditions look really good the Nike have a softer sole and a re a bit lighter so would be fun, but the Hokas will be more reliable.
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Anyone else try to get a pair of the new Tom Sachs Nike shoe?
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@Nkwkfld:
Anyone else try to get a pair of the new Tom Sachs Nike shoe?
Tried and failed, but restock coming in August.
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I also failed. God to hear there is a restock coming. I preferred the more contemporary look of the mars yard, but these gps ones probably go better with denim.
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@Paul9221 I received this strange package from Ethiopia today… After over a year and many emails and getting my money back those shoes that were custom made showed up. They are pretty cool. The suede is really nice. I like how soft the hand woven fabric is. They are a touch too narrow and short. But the way the upper is attached to the sole I imagine they will break in to be really comfortable.
