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I wanted to buy a pair of sneakers for the dry months, especially that looks good with light colored chinos and shorts, but I'm stumped. I hate logos, so I'm kind of screwed right off the bat, but I can tolerate plain minimally labeled stuff like Chucks and some Vans. I usually end up just getting white Chuck Taylor 70s, and I'll probably end up doing the same this year.

Anybody have any recent experiences with Greats? I'm liking these, but for $119 + shipping, they'd better be more durable than your average pair of Vans.

beard papa, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 20:47 (four years ago) link

tretorns?

Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 15 January 2020 21:36 (four years ago) link

white vans

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 21:39 (four years ago) link

fwiw there are plenty vans looking skate shoes thatre built much more durable for skateboarding, not sure what they are off the top of my head but im sure u cld track some down

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 22:31 (four years ago) link

i personally enjoy the process of trashing a pair of vans over the summer

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 22:32 (four years ago) link

i wash and bleach them a bunch so they get all soft and worn in

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 22:32 (four years ago) link

then i keep last years pair on backup for when im washing this years

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 22:33 (four years ago) link

any of the pro Vans are infinitely more durable than the regular ones

to a slightly suspicious degree in fact...

Number None, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 22:49 (four years ago) link

lol

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 22:58 (four years ago) link

not familiar with greats; may be a nice shoe in leather but eff paying $100+ for a knit sneaker that is by definition not durable.

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 23:34 (four years ago) link

damn authentic pro is only $10 more than the regular ones https://www.vans.com/shop/authentic-pro-q0dqlz

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 23:37 (four years ago) link

you'll thank yourself for the ultracush too

Number None, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 23:52 (four years ago) link

kinda feel like its against the spirit of vans but i might give em a shot once the sun comes back

lag∞n, Wednesday, 15 January 2020 23:53 (four years ago) link

some of these OPP sneakers are v nice

https://www.oppfrance.com/products/lace-up-suede-sneakers-white-4

Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 24 January 2020 23:47 (four years ago) link

kawaii

calstars, Saturday, 25 January 2020 00:13 (four years ago) link

some of these OPP sneakers are v nice

https://www.oppfrance.com/products/lace-up-suede-sneakers-white-4

― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, January 24, 2020 6:47 PM (fifty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

i literally had never heard of this brand until i got a promoted instagram post for them like 5 hours ago

call all destroyer, Saturday, 25 January 2020 00:51 (four years ago) link

lmao that’s where i got it from!!

i did see some about a year ago in lisbon. It was on a tram. no idea what the model was but i was pretty taken with them, they seemed understated but somehow a little different. I craned my neck around to try and see the brand on the tongue through everyone else’s ankles.

Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 25 January 2020 01:07 (four years ago) link

i think they're too dressed-up/euro for my current style but they would definitely catch my eye if i saw them around

call all destroyer, Saturday, 25 January 2020 01:17 (four years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/gP5QQzU.jpg

otm into winter (rip van wanko), Thursday, 6 February 2020 05:07 (four years ago) link

new Off White collab

otm into winter (rip van wanko), Thursday, 6 February 2020 05:08 (four years ago) link

lagoon will you buy these 4 me

otm into winter (rip van wanko), Thursday, 6 February 2020 05:08 (four years ago) link

of course bb

lag∞n, Thursday, 6 February 2020 05:09 (four years ago) link

those are the first off white x nike ive liked the only dumb shit on it is the shoelace that says shoelace

lag∞n, Thursday, 6 February 2020 05:11 (four years ago) link

cosign

otm into winter (rip van wanko), Thursday, 6 February 2020 05:19 (four years ago) link

wow. Amazing vans

Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 15 February 2020 06:10 (four years ago) link

Yah vans it is I think

calstars, Saturday, 15 February 2020 12:55 (four years ago) link

1 or 3

rb (soda), Saturday, 15 February 2020 13:04 (four years ago) link

i like the nikes they look like acg but theyre not

lag∞n, Saturday, 15 February 2020 16:31 (four years ago) link

Might have to stay with my usual chukka bullshit, just don’t care

calstars, Saturday, 15 February 2020 20:05 (four years ago) link

i like the reviews for that nike that only give the styling 3 stars

rip van wanko, Saturday, 15 February 2020 20:39 (four years ago) link

I know my advice is a net negative on this thread, for reasons, but imho you should get those vans immediately

El Tomboto, Saturday, 15 February 2020 21:38 (four years ago) link

those are some tomboto looking vans

𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Saturday, 15 February 2020 22:06 (four years ago) link

https://www.asos.com/prd/13308839?acquisitionsource=pasteboard

My third pair of pumas. Lolz

nathom, Saturday, 15 February 2020 23:33 (four years ago) link

until you’re up to 36 pairs of the same brand, there’s nothing to worry about

El Tomboto, Saturday, 15 February 2020 23:41 (four years ago) link

Oh not worrying at all. Bought them in about a month? I def need more. Prob some hight tops or whatever you call’em.

nathom, Sunday, 16 February 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link

dnftt ffs

rip van wanko, Sunday, 16 February 2020 03:02 (four years ago) link

https://www.adidas.com/us/run-90s-shoes/EG8655.html

Nite jogger vibes on the cheap

calstars, Thursday, 27 February 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link

walked by a Shoe Carnival store today and thought “wow those are pretty cool” so maybe I have lost the fire

mh, Thursday, 27 February 2020 00:23 (four years ago) link

two weeks pass...

i think these are pretty but i doubt i could bring myself to wear them on a trail, let alone buy them at the moment lol

https://static.nike.com/a/images/t_PDP_1728_v1/f_auto,b_rgb:f5f5f5/i1-ad95894c-4dee-40ea-9812-556a1dc9782c/wildhorse-6-mens-trail-running-shoe-r5NzHQ.jpg

i am a horse girl (map), Wednesday, 18 March 2020 18:52 (four years ago) link

four weeks pass...

I love the ones you posted before.

Heavy Messages (jed_), Friday, 17 April 2020 19:31 (four years ago) link

I don't know why I catch so much hell on this thread when people are all like "oh look at this nike air barf I love"

El Tomboto, Friday, 17 April 2020 19:38 (four years ago) link

idk I'm still haunted by your first post
http://i.imgur.com/zhk1RAr.jpg?1

kind of reminds me of a great twitter roast thread for a pair of shoes
https://web.archive.org/web/20180117185129/https:/twitter.com/fart/status/568648123918065664

mh, Friday, 17 April 2020 19:52 (four years ago) link

I have maybe one pair of shoes that has an actual pattern/interesting thing going on and a bunch of boring-ass black and white shoes but I salute the people who are into more expansive color patterns and interesting designs

idk about the chucks with a pattern from the hard rock hotel bar wallpaper but they're an aesthetic

mh, Friday, 17 April 2020 19:56 (four years ago) link

they definitely have to be paired with like a plain white shirt and basic jeans

El Tomboto, Friday, 17 April 2020 20:14 (four years ago) link

I like map's previous post but today's look like an early 90s blank tape became shoes

dip to dup (rob), Friday, 17 April 2020 20:16 (four years ago) link

i was thinking it was referring to the shoes above/ those clear/pink/yellow Memorex tapes

lol

weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Friday, 17 April 2020 21:05 (four years ago) link


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