Clothes

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I knew version would like those. they're the type of shoes I imagine he wears. accent piece on the feet over subdued colors well fit above

 

[version]

I've been wearing the same pair of black Janoski's for about four or five years.

 

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most of the nike skate offerings are nice I think. they had the privilege of watching every other brand make monstrosities such as this and learn what works.

 

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Skate shoes like this were very popular at my middle school and I wonder how much of that was because shoes were the only thing outside dress code regulations and I wonder how much that affected the entire industry.

 

[version]

I had some terrible shoes back in the day; Adio Bam V2s and bright yellow Nike hi tops being the worst.

 

[version]

Actually the Adio ones may not have been Bams, but they were big, horrible, purple ones like that.

 

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I had these

 

[version]

Once people like Nike and Adidas started making shoes that weren't like boats, I wondered how I'd ever skated in stuff like this.

 

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In a foretelling period I also had a pair of converse with grey and frayed renditions of the stripes on the UK flag sewn on

 

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Once people like Nike and Adidas started making shoes that weren't like boats, I wondered how I'd ever skated in stuff like this.

wasnt the idea more padding to take abuse from the grip tape on?

 

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but this goes back to my dress code theory. the gaudiest shoes possible. the 12 year old version of buying a 4 door escalade

 

[version]

wasnt the idea more padding to take abuse from the grip tape on?

I think it was more to protect your feet and ankles. The tech's probably come on a bit since then though as I don't remember getting heel bruises or anything in Nikes. You do get stuff like triple-stitched toe caps to withstand the griptape though.

 

[IdleRich]

I had some terrible shoes back in the day; Adio Bam V2s and bright yellow Nike hi tops being the worst.

Those yellow ones are ok, I much prefer them to those Nikes above... to be honest I find almost all trainers too busy and ugly. Same like watches actually I'm always surprised at how overly fussy and heavy - basically tacky - really expensive watches often look.

 

[IdleRich]

I'm not usually a picky person but when I walk into a shoe shop I almost always instantly and actively hate 95 percent of what's on offer, which makes it easy to decide at least. I bought some yesterday in fact, I suppose I will wear them every single day from now on until they fall apart.

 

[version]

Those yellow ones are ok, I much prefer them to those Nikes above...

The yellow ones are the Nikes.

 

[linebaugh]

hes saying your janoskis are ugly and hed much rather slap the bumble bees on his feet

 

[version]

I didn't post my Janoski's though.

 

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sometimes jokes stretch the truth

 

[IdleRich]

The yellow ones are the Nikes.

I prefer the yellow Nikes to the blue and grey ones a couple of posts above which I think are also Nike although I can't see the swoosh.

 

[version]

They're Osiris D3s.