I had numerous pairs of Gola and Niks (not Nikes) from Makro, which is where my dad insisted we bought all our shoes. Always black too because “they hide the dirt”.
First pair I bought with my own money were white Puma hexalite.
puma disk only i sent my mum in with a list three pairs of trainers. I wrote them down quickly and wrote down Puma Dik. After a bit of brief confusion she did come home with a pair of Puma Disks.
Not my first pair but the first pair I bought with my allowance in the 80's - diadora golds ( Farahs / Lyle and Scott roll neck and a yellow Pringle jumper ; with a snide Fila jacket)
Thinned out my trainer collection of late via Ebay Sold beckenbauers and gazelles some real rare colour combos And a pair of rare purple Adidas Jean's which I believe were a sample 'acquired' via gentrys Bit gutted realy but some have been sat in boxes for 20 years!
Adidas gazelle in red and white - from what I remember started off a bit of an obsession and am now the proud owner of 63 pairs of Adidas trainers, got some pretty rare ones, rarest probably being a Adidas and Barbour collaboration or a pair of Noel Gallagher 72s
I had a pair of their football boots. I thought they looked like Adidas with the stripes,(4 not 3). I had the pee ripped out of me playing for the school team. That was back in 1974, even then 10 year olds had better taste than me.
I had a pair of their football boots. I thought they looked like Adidas with the stripes,(4 not 3). I had the pee ripped out of me playing for the school team. That was back in 1974, even then 10 year olds had better taste than me.
I can remember having the piss ripped out of me 'cos my boots had moulded studs, all the cool kids had screw-ins. Obviously I wanted screw-ins too. With hindsight though moulded were far better apart from the lack of coolness, because at that age you grow out of boots far quicker than you wear the studs out. And half the kids had missing studs anyway where they never checked them properly. Blimey, I sound like the Mark Corrigan of U12 football.
Mine were a pair of navy Nike Roadrunner's, circa 1984. I think I was the second kid in my school year to get a pair. Still to this day don't quite know how I managed to convince my mum to buy them for me!
Mine were a pair of navy Nike Roadrunner's, circa 1984. I think I was the second kid in my school year to get a pair. Still to this day don't quite know how I managed to convince my mum to buy them for me!
Somehow I also got my mum to buy me these These probably were my first real branded pair probaby 82ish though
Probably worthy of a new thread but Yeezy's. Anyone own a pair? My daughter tells me these are the must have's now. Had never heard of them until a couple of weeks ago but looking at the prices, christ almighty!
I had a pair of Gola that were, in my opinion, the coolest things ever made. I went to my friends house and we played football. His mate came over and said to me "I had a pair of those once...and then my Dad got a job"
After that my next branded ones were either Troop or British Knights purchased from the sports shop on Welling high street as they had a special offer. I've forgotten the name of the shop now but they often had crazy shoe sales on
Probably worthy of a new thread but Yeezy's. Anyone own a pair? My daughter tells me these are the must have's now. Had never heard of them until a couple of weeks ago but looking at the prices, christ almighty!
People were going apeshit for them at Laces Out a couple of weeks ago. Most sellers had sold out within an hour of the convention opening.
Personally think they are abominations and all pairs should be burnt.
Probably worthy of a new thread but Yeezy's. Anyone own a pair? My daughter tells me these are the must have's now. Had never heard of them until a couple of weeks ago but looking at the prices, christ almighty!
People were going apeshit for them at Laces Out a couple of weeks ago. Most sellers had sold out within an hour of the convention opening.
Personally think they are abominations and all pairs should be burnt.
Bang on....utter bilge......
Who wants a pair of knitted trainers FFS? They would have disappeared into the shite bins at JD sports if Kanye hadn't picked up on them.
Adidas Kick were also one of my first branded trainers. Mum bought them from Makro. I also remember having a black/orange pair of Mitre trainers and a pair of Patrick Stabilo. Nike Wimbledon and Dia Dora’s were popular during the BMob days😬 very much an Adidas convert since the 90s
Probably worthy of a new thread but Yeezy's. Anyone own a pair? My daughter tells me these are the must have's now. Had never heard of them until a couple of weeks ago but looking at the prices, christ almighty!
Hideous trainer. Amazing what people want just because a celeb wears them!
Balenciaga and Alexander Mcqueen making some shocking creps but they're worn by everyone.
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First pair I bought with my own money were white Puma hexalite.
Sold beckenbauers and gazelles some real rare colour combos
And a pair of rare purple Adidas Jean's which I believe were a sample 'acquired' via gentrys
Bit gutted realy but some have been sat in boxes for 20 years!
Embarrassing or what!
These probably were my first real branded pair probaby 82ish though
After that my next branded ones were either Troop or British Knights purchased from the sports shop on Welling high street as they had a special offer. I've forgotten the name of the shop now but they often had crazy shoe sales on
Who wants a pair of knitted trainers FFS? They would have disappeared into the shite bins at JD sports if Kanye hadn't picked up on them.
Nike Wimbledon and Dia Dora’s were popular during the BMob days😬
very much an Adidas convert since the 90s
Balenciaga and Alexander Mcqueen making some shocking creps but they're worn by everyone.