str8 fire beautiful kix

https://i.imgur.com/MuKV8uC.jpg

Bought these pieces of shit
Loosened the laces and starting to feel ok

trivia opinion question: what would you say is the "timeless and relatable shoe"

by that i mean what do you think society at large would say is the timeless and relatable shoe

as far as sneakers go thats gotta be the famous chuck taylors

ok, that definitely seems right. but what about the pantheon of about 3 to 5 timeless and relatable shoes

the black and white adidas ones with the stripes. but there's another one though

sambas? idk, stan smiths are maybe more relatable, nike dunks are in the mix

and of course vans have a few models in the running

adidas contenders

https://i.imgur.com/x0qrgxU.png

https://i.imgur.com/0j6pNnG.png

https://i.imgur.com/1r5pGUE.png

these are all correct, i think. but in addition, the NB 574 is a timeless and relatable shoe.

Ohtani will be the first athlete to sport a cleated version of the NB 574, the most recognizable and prolific shoe the company has ever released. Even if you aren’t too familiar with sneaker culture, you’ve probably seen the 574s at some point, or even owned a pair yourself. The beauty of the shoe is its ability to appeal to many different kinds of people. There are standard colorways meant for the everyday folk, and rarer colorways targeted at sneakerhead purists. JD Sports’ historical overview of the 574 does it more justice than I can, but what you need to know is that the shoe has been around for more than four decades and was (and is) most dominant in the United States and Japan. It put a stamp on lifestyle fashion culture around the mid-90s — about the same time as Griffey’s entry into the sneaker market and in the middle of Jordan’s stronghold. Much of that meteoric rise can be directly traced to Jordan, who helped all shoe brands rise, but New Balance also deserves credit for putting out such a timeless and relatable shoe.

As part of his new deal with New Balance, Shohei Ohtani will become the first to wear a cleat version of the NB 574. pic.twitter.com/mGX1t8NOeF

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) January 31, 2023

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/shohei-ohtanis-deal-with-new-balance-has-immense-potential/

i love new balance but i think theyre a lil too niche a lot of people dont relate to them theyre weirdly controversial for an frumpy gray shoe

that’s pretty cool re ohtani

yeah i would say low dunks and/or AF1s have graduated to this category now

i think its gotta be dunks af1s are too stylish to be universal

https://i.imgur.com/C5Ezc1Z.jpg

Walking on the moon

https://s7d4.scene7.com/is/image/WolverineWorldWide/S70539-66_1?wid=826&hei=685&resMode=bilin&op_usm=0.5,1.0,8,0&iccEmbed=0&printRes=72

vs

https://s7d4.scene7.com/is/image/WolverineWorldWide/S2044-652_1?wid=826&hei=685&resMode=bilin&op_usm=0.5,1.0,8,0&iccEmbed=0&printRes=72

vs

https://s7d4.scene7.com/is/image/WolverineWorldWide/S70665-10_1?wid=826&hei=685&resMode=bilin&op_usm=0.5,1.0,8,0&iccEmbed=0&printRes=72

Green

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the yellow is so nice but i fear those fabrics may not survive exposure to real life

get em all

Actually I take it back, the more I look at the blue the more I like it

I like the green except for the puffiness. Voting blue.

i think i like the orange with the bright colors i want a lil less contrast

also i like the design of the orange ones better

with some sadness i realised i already own a pair of yellow sneakers.. i got the teal ones

Nice

https://i.imgur.com/mdzl9Pu.jpg

Been rocking deez for a few months

wow. deep!

tracer, my son (age 5) wears the green ones (velcro version) so that's my vote.

I like the green except for the puffiness. Voting blue.

― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Friday, June 30, 2023 1:06 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

the puffiness is cool!

anyway what do you guys think of suicoke

https://suic✧✧✧.ca/cdn/shop/products/OG-235evab_Black1_90b964e7-c679-4864-9b7b-df4f6cd08687_1024x1✧✧✧@2✧.j✧✧
https://suic✧✧✧.ca/cdn/shop/products/SS23_OG-081Cab_BEIGE_1_1024x1✧✧✧@2✧.j✧✧
https://suic✧✧✧.ca/cdn/shop/products✧✧✧.OG-072Cab_OLIVE_001_1512x_f28619c9-5c9a-4fae-b943-d9d9e4e9e6ac_1024x1✧✧✧@2✧.j✧✧

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https://suicoke.ca/collections/all

This thread inspired me to get a pair of the Saucony jazz in green/light green. They are intensely bright, I love them.

https://www.saucony.com/en/jazz-original/195019023970.html

Those are excellent :)

I like those a lot. Never considered Saucony. They look very much like summer trainers though - I take it they're not particularly waterproof?

they are not

After decades of avoidance, I suddenly ok with white shoes now.

https://i.imgur.com/XwVwJTe.png

https://i.imgur.com/GlkxNI8.png

both very nice

suicoke is like visvim, really good choice if you are a small japanese person who owns an art gallery and has $$$$$

as someone who is taller than 6’ and dresses “more masculine / less cute” than yr average japanese fashion person i find suicoke / visvim stuff looks not quite right on my feet, the proportions get messed up as your feet get bigger slowly and your legs get longer

instead i got birkenstock kyoto, similarly for visvims i buy non japanese shoes of similar qualities, like sebago boat shoes or quoddy mocs etc. actually if you look at the footwear collabs western workwear brands like engineered garments do they hit that vibe but more tailored for western body proportions

if you have size 6-9 feet you can comfortably ignore my advice i think

i meant to say your legs get longer faster than your feet get bigger, so not only do things like visvim FBTs start to look silly as your feet get longer (by turning even more into pointy genie shoes) they look even sillier because size 12 fbts on a 6’ or taller person somehow end up daintier looking than they do as size 7s on a 5’ tall person

having lustful feelings about various colourful Flower Mountain models, though i rarely move far from a few variants of black canvas sneakers

oh yeah 100% i was actually looking at their universal work collaboration awhile back, ultimately passed because they look pretty fragile, but good example of what i meant by "footwear collabs *by) western workwear brands"

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/universal-works-x-flower-mountain-113953667.html

i believe there is a 2023 collaboration currently going on too

https://us.stuartslondon.com/flower-mountain-x-universal-works-yamano-brown-nubuck-p58258/s414646

these were the ones i wanted!

moccasin stitch aesthetic

yeah!! i figured those would go fast. the rest of it looks sturdy enough

if i can find a new pair for $100 …

They look cool from the side

I’m 5’9 size 10.5… not sure what shoes are good

you're just going to have to try different stuff and see if you can MAKE IT WORK

https://i.imgur.com/SgGDXv9.jpg

Saw these in the wild. Need!

finally found something to replace my long gone Supra Vader Skytops (RIP)

https://slimages.macysassets.com/is/image/MCY/products/8/optimized/24196078_fpx.tif