Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
8 pairs, all Adidas
adidas trainers
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Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
That's the Aldi logo
ETA yes, that's the joke
My eyes are getting worse
ETA yes, that's the joke
My eyes are getting worse
Didn't realise they were brothers until I saw where that pic was posted. ETA No, read it wrong, two sets of german brothers who hate each other
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
I'm curious as to how many pairs of trainers people on here own?
Until recently I'd always owned one pair that I would wear all the time including raving. This meant that they would break really quickly and then I'd have to buy any random cheap pair I could find on the day I'd decided my old ones were done. This was usually when they started to leak serious amounts of water.
Over the last year I've managed to build up to a collection of 3. Some Etnies I now use solely for raving. A pair of air force 1's that have a rip in the upper canvas but are still good for getting around. Then the Adidas pair I posted earlier which I love, but I can see slowly degrading.
So I ended up buying two new pairs in sale this week which takes me up too 4 pairs. Is this excessive or normal? I'm a bit concerned that I'm getting carried away especially as these were more impulsive buys rather than a definite need.
3, currently. An ancient pair of Levi's and 2 pairs of Adidas, 1 of them second hand.
BristolEcho
Well-Known Member
Diadora. There's a name I've not heard for a while.
Fedayn
Well-Known Member
A pair of Diadora Borg re-issues,
Proper Tidy
Arsed
I lost my love of trainers, still wear them but not as often and rarely buy them any more. Still must have 30 pairs in total, all but two pairs are adidas, that includes battered ones I've not chucked and others that are in good nick but were never every day trainers (my yellow malmos spring to mind, probably favourite pair I own but they only look ok with shorts and I mostly cba so despite being probably twelve years old they look almost new). I gave a load to a homeless charity a few years ago. Regularly wear three pairs now and one of those are running/gym trainers, other two are white and boring (samba and continental). Rest are in the loft, should just get rid really.
Reckon at height I probably had fifty pairs or something and I only ever bought stuff that was easily available, knew lads who would spend silly money on yugoslav made deadstock so they could keep them in a box and wear them once to the pub. In hindsight it's all a bit sad really. I had a thing for coats for a few years too, who needs fifteen costs, a dickhead that's who
Reckon at height I probably had fifty pairs or something and I only ever bought stuff that was easily available, knew lads who would spend silly money on yugoslav made deadstock so they could keep them in a box and wear them once to the pub. In hindsight it's all a bit sad really. I had a thing for coats for a few years too, who needs fifteen costs, a dickhead that's who
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
I heard they stopped doing the design your own ones cos people were buying them with the colourways of very rare trainers. Still got my self-designed Gazelles, lovely they are
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Completely black trainers and definitely no white trim - absolutely!
White trainers or even trainers with any white in - total no no asfaic-just gross.
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
Proper Tidy
Arsed
From killer b's photos - this is one of the pairs I've retained and my favourites (even though I never wear them cos they're yellow and go with fuck all)
BristolEcho
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Those trainers would go with pretty much anything.
BristolEcho
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Like them, but not sure about the writing on the back.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Fedayn
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Gary Aspden running out of ideas then?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Saw some Frank Sidebottom Timperly Adidas the other day
Proper Tidy
Arsed
You say this but every time I wear them with anything but shorts everybody says 'yellow trainers' to me as the first thing they say and then keep reminding me I have yellow trainers on for the rest of our time together
this is just what happens when a man starts wearing any colours but navy blue, khaki, brown or black. You have to put up with it for a while, but they stop soon enough.
Any Adidas fans had a pair of nizzas ?
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
I had a pair of Nizza low, all black except the top eyelet was blue.
Not the hardiest if shoes, I seem to recall, though very nice
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Do not go gently into that middle age drab.
You've got to wear what you like, fuckem all and carry it off.
