Is there an official "sneaker" thread?

[porcelain monkey]

Originally Posted by lemmywinks

If you like a similar look to Chucks but you want more comfort.

PF FLyers.

SERIOUSLY.

I have the Bob Cousy low tops. I wore them all last summer.

 

[brad-t]

i want you to really take in these new balances

 

[altemp]

Haha I don't even know what to say to those? Offensive?

 

[everybodynobody]

What about Nike Free? They're pretty minimalist compared to most contemporary hi-tech running shoes. I still think they'd be relegated to workout only shoes for me and I'd stick to the old standbys: Chucks, Purcells, and Vans for casual dress.

 

[Desi]

Originally Posted by Robert

Will we ever hear the end of that stupid movie? I thought everybody dressed like bums.

now everyone can dress like Cera after seeing Youth in Revolt?

 

[porcelain monkey]

Originally Posted by PG2G

Personally, I'd feel disgusting working out in the same shoes I wear in the evening.

Originally Posted by Robert

I love JPs and I love Chucks. Comes to sneakers, that's all I'll probably wear the rest of my life. But for running and exercising, I get the cheapest pair of good Nikes or New Balance. They're only for working out, after all.

I agree with both of you, but the idea of my original question was to find a shoe that can do double duty when I travel and can only fit one pair of extra shoes in my bag and still carry on the airplane. Some of my dress shoes I can pull off with casual pants; some don't work and only look right with a suit. So sometimes I'll wear those and pack my running shoes - which I think look dorky outside of a gym or on a run. I am looking for an athletic shoe that I could reasonably pair with jeans for casual dining or walking around and then take to the gym the next morning.

This is all about compromises.

 

[sanjkt]

Well, that depends on what you plan on doing in the gym the next morning. If you're weight lifting, virtually any shoe will do..lots of weight lifters swear by chucks. why? I have no clue, but ive heard it has something to do with the flat soles.

If you're running, thats a whole different story. Everyone says that runners need a real running shoe, complete with all the silver trim and air-bubble soles (and the price tag). Back in the 80s everybody ran in shoes with "way less support" and as far as I know runners today don't have any less arthritis, though I could be wrong. If you're running a lot, I'd say bite the bullet and get one of those terribly dorky runners. You can always pack a pair of super lightweight casual shoes like sperrys or chucks, which can squeeze into just about any bag no matter how packed. If you're not running a lot, like a couple of miles, why not just skip the routine for a day and sleep in? Or, hit the pool.. swim trunks take up way less space than an extra pair of runners.

 

[chroMe]

x post:

seen these at tenue de nimes, amsterdam

 

[snuff_daddy]

i like these cons

 

[Kanye East]

Originally Posted by chroMe

x post: seen these at tenue de nimes, amsterdam

these are Nike's. Nike Air Mid Royal Quickstrike

 

[stick]

Those shoes Levitt is wearing in 500 Days look like regular Pumas to me.

Those AMQ shoes are a no, the texture around the sole is ugly and the stripes across the toe cap look weird. PF Flyers Number 5's have a similar look without the ugliness.

 

[TxdoHawk]

I have two pair of Adidas Superstars, one in all black, the other in all white. I think they're nice, plain without being to the point of boring, never really been a Nike sort of dude.

While we're on trainwreck sneakers, I also have a pair of these horror shows, I found them cheap on Ebay and had to own them, just to say I did. As if these aren't bad enough, there was also a pair released in purple, I **** you not:

As far as those handicap New Balances, they look like something a wheelchair-bound pimp would wear.

 

[Racove]

Originally Posted by lemmywinks

that's not robbie?

 

[lemmywinks]

I like the adidas campus over the Superstar. The superstar gives off too much of a middle school vibe for me cause it looks a little chunky and I know a lot of girls back then who customized their pair with glittery laces and stuff.

+ the suede on the adidas campus fades to a pretty nice color so it ages not just by looking beat up.

 

[ashy]

Hey guys, since this is the "sneaker" thread...I'm a size 9 in Converse Chuck Taylors, what's my size in Vans Authentics?