Shoe Brands that were popular back in the 80s and 90s that you wore as a kid

[rj144]

Saw allot of young bucks at the YMCA wearing these during the 90s.
I used to drop off my nephew there and we would always laugh at the sight of those.

Jimmy wore those.
Jimmy could jump high.
Jimmy liked Elaine.

 

[SoberAwakening]

I had some BKs. My mom bought me some because I felt like they looked like old school Jordans.

I played basketball in HS at a private Christian School. We played this juvi correctional team one time, and some of them were not happy about my choice of shoe. Needless to say, I got checked a lot that game.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

I had Kangaroos but distinctly remember that they were not considered cool by most kids.

 

[Tone C]

I had some BKs. My mom bought me some because I felt like they looked like old school Jordans.

I played basketball in HS at a private Christian School. We played this juvi correctional team one time, and some of them were not happy about my choice of shoe. Needless to say, I got checked a lot that game.

Why did they not like them?

 

[SoberAwakening]

Why did they not like them?

I guess the shoe has some type of gang affiliation to it.

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

BK Knights, LA Gear and then Reebok Pumps were stand outs. By 6th grade though, you pretty much needed Nike or Jordans to be cool.

Teen years, it was Airwalks and Sketchers. Adulthood, I just like simple Adidas.

 

[D Train]

BK Knights, LA Gear and then Reebok Pumps were stand outs. By 6th grade though, you pretty much needed Nike or Jordans to be cool.

Teen years, it was Airwalks and Sketchers. Adulthood, I just like simple Adidas.

Man I need some new shoes and I’m either going Chuck Taylors or Adidas Gazelles.

 

[boingyman]

The ones I remember

Air Jordan 3's

Air Jordan 6's

Nike Cortez

Rebook Pumps


At one point I didn't care about sneakers. In Hawaii most people wear slippers (flip flops) on the daily. However late into college and beyond in the mid 2000s I started collecting Nike Dunks, then more exclusively Nike SB Dunks. Sold off a bunch, but still have some heat

 

[lostdog000]

 

[Ty Flipside]

Troops were huge when I was in junior high in the late 80's, all the young drug dealers and children of dealers wore them

Sweet Jesus yeah I remember those, they had a lovely range of shell suits as well,.There was one kid at school who had them (troop trainers and the shell suit) and that's all they wore. Every day...

I had LA gear, Nike, Adidas and Fila, pretty boring. No where near as flash as the Troop/British Knights brigade.

 

[TestosterOWN]

Amateurs in here. GOAT

 

[dc007]

From what I remember lots of Adidas, Nike and Puma then got into Vision Street Wear when I started skating. Im almost exclusively an Adidas Originals guy now for the last 20 years when I wear sneakers.

 

[El Chimpo]

I had DADAs in middle school...the chris webber joints

 

[TidWell]

And Zips too

Velcro shoes were popular as well I remember in Elementary school we all wanted that reebook shoe with the laces on the bottom but velcro on top

 

[TidWell]

Grant Hill rocked the Fila's

Pac even wore them

Fila hasn't really fell off, a lot of people still wear their clothes and shoes, But man those Grant Hills were dope I had a pair back in jr high

 

[TidWell]

Saw allot of young bucks at the YMCA wearing these during the 90s.
I used to drop off my nephew there and we would always laugh at the sight of those.

LMAO I remember those in Slam magazine they were supposed to give you hops, and help you slam dunk

They cost a grip too, I wonder if they really worked though, Im still laughing at them they were pretty popular in the 90s

 

[TidWell]

I had DADAs in middle school...the chris webber joints

Oh snap DADAs with the spinners I remember those joints they were popular up to the early 2000s and fell off

I still cant believe people actually rocked them lol

 

[Turtlejuice]

I remember when Mizuno exploded in the UK in the 90s and everyone had them. Then a couple of years later they seemed to vanish, and only spastics wore them.

 

[CoolB]

I had some LA Gear shoes in the late 80's that I loved. I think they looked like these ones.

 

[TidWell]

BK Knights, LA Gear and then Reebok Pumps were stand outs. By 6th grade though, you pretty much needed Nike or Jordans to be cool.

Teen years, it was Airwalks and Sketchers. Adulthood, I just like simple Adidas.

I remember Sketchers were hot for a minute but mostly the boots, they had some timbaland style boots that people rocked

Also VANS are the OG of skateshoes, I love vans man I only fuck with Vans right now

But I saw they are bringing AIRWALK back, I remember back in the day they had skaters who dissed you if you wore Airwalk they would call them AIR-WACK or PO-WALKS

Airwalk fell off and then independent brands like DC, Etnies, circa, emerica, dvs, Osiris, Zoo York, Adio, etc came along and people started rocking those, and then Airwalk made a deal with Payless shoes to sell some shoes there, but recently I didn't re up the deal and the company is now trying to bring them back

Also Nike SBs are the most popular skate shoes.

and I have to say the new Airwalks look dope now, but the key is how is the fit? if they look dope and fit well I will buy some.

http://www.airwalk.com/