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[Chesire Cat]

Pumas,

Seriously, I see them as shoes old people wear to try to look hip

[ViolentDove]

I pretty much only wear two types of shoe, except for special occasions.

The black dunlop volley:



And 8-hole docs:

[David_Dovey]

Seriously, I see them as shoes old people wear to try to look hip

Just for the record what shoes (in your opinion) do young people wear when they are hip?

[Nodaisho]

Dove, there is a problem with those 8-holes: They aren't 10 holes. I am in love with my 10-hole boots. And they don't appear to have a side-zip.

I'm thinking that when I get a job, and need to look less threatening, I might get some chucks, the ones that are as tall as boots, in black. Good idea?

[Spluff]

Chucks are always good. As long as you're not getting all black chucks, that is.

[AanAllein]

I just spent $140 on a shirt today, I never do that. But my next best option (for a grey shirt that looks good with a black skinny tie) was only $50 cheaper and I just fell in love, even though it is probably honestly too small for me. I just hope I don't become one of those people spending $100 a week on clothes, because that is clearly not me. I need to go by an op-shop, stat...

I may post pictures of me wearing the shirt in the near future, so the purchase can be assessed as a good or bad idea!

[Nodaisho]

Chucks are always good. As long as you're not getting all black chucks, that is.

Black with white trim, just like I always used to get (I watched Sandlot a lot as a kid, and they didn't make PF flyers anymore).

[jmrz]

The black dunlop volley

These!

I wore these to school for most of my last year - and to work as well. I really wanted a black pair and apparently they do not make them in black for girls, either that or I just could not find them at all anywhere. I ended up getting one of the smallest guy sizes and even then they are still touch too big, but so comfy. I just had to wear really thick socks.

[redglasscurls]

Chucks are always good. As long as you're not getting all black chucks, that is.

THIS. My older sister gave me her old all-black chucks (they always hurt my feet really badly if they aren't broken in, so I take other peoples beaten to shit chucks) and man if they are not the ugliest things. It's like having giant black holes for feet. I have never actually worn them out of the house.

[Chesire Cat]

Young people tend to wear Vans Slip-ons, Chucks, Creepers, Retro and Faux-Retro Hightops are Huuuuuge right now (I dont really like), very plain or very unplain skate shoes.  Pumas on the other hand are worn by 28-37 year old dudes who still want to be cool to todays youth, Ryan Seacrest and Ben Mulroney par example.

Dude, nobody over 14 should ever wear Vans slipons

[Nodaisho]

I don't mind the all black bit, I normally wear combat boots, as I have said, and those are shiny black holes, with little bits of shining metal where the paint has worn off eyelets and rivets. Chucks just shouldn't be all black.

[redglasscurls]

I think chucks make your feet look giant no matter what, and the weird black rubber doesn't help at all

[KickThatBathProf]

Just for the record what shoes (in your opinion) do young people wear when they are hip?

Young people tend to wear Vans Slip-ons, Chucks, Creepers, Retro and Faux-Retro Hightops are Huuuuuge right now (I dont really like), very plain or very unplain skate shoes.  Pumas on the other hand are worn by 28-37 year old dudes who still want to be cool to todays youth, Ryan Seacrest and Ben Mulroney par example.

Yeah I have yet to actually see that occurring. The oldest person I have seen wearing them was 20.  And, well, that was me wearing them

[Drill King]

Fuck I love pumas, I found a pair of bright neon pink and green ones once at a thrift shop. They got lost in the snow one evening(shoeless in the snow for an hour = suck) though, super sad.

Also, I find chucks make my feet look really really tiny.

[sandysmilinstrange]

Converse don't make my feel look bigger or smaller, I'm just tickled with the vanity sizing. I've got pretty big feet, so it makes me feel better to buy them and say I wear a size seven shoe.

Even if it's clearly not the case.

[Nodaisho]

I think chucks make your feet look giant no matter what, and the weird black rubber doesn't help at all

I don't really see how that works. They are thinner than any other shoe, I find them to make feet look smaller, if anything.

[Alex C]

Young people tend to wear Vans Slip-ons, Chucks, Creepers, Retro and Faux-Retro Hightops are Huuuuuge right now (I dont really like), very plain or very unplain skate shoes.  Pumas on the other hand are worn by 28-37 year old dudes who still want to be cool to todays youth, Ryan Seacrest and Ben Mulroney par example.

What about those of us who were wearing pumas and graduating from highschool while the the sub 25 people were still fighting over pokemon cards? I wasn't aware I was trying to impress them.

[redglasscurls]

But they're kind of a long pointy shape, and the contrasting flat laces I think tend to emphasize that. I'll amend my statement to say that chucks make MY feet look really long, but less so if they're all beaten up- I think the older ones had different sized toe caps that didn't have quite the same elongating effect.

[BrittanyMarie]

I agree. My chucks make my feet look a little like pontoons. Really skinny and really long. But I don't mind because that really is how my feet are shaped.

[Lines]

Chucks USED to make my feet look smaller, but now as they run too big, they make my feet look huge. (But this is because I think my feet look small in proportion to the rest of my body.)

I don't see why Pumas can't be "hip" or whatever anymore. Lots of people around here still wear them. I'd probably own a pair if they weren't so bloody expensive. (I don't like spending over $50 on a pair of shoes unless they're boots.) But the shoes he got are purple and purple shoes are hot.

[sandysmilinstrange]

I agree. My chucks make my feet look a little like pontoons. Really skinny and really long. But I don't mind because that really is how my feet are shaped.

My sister has always had a rough time finding shoes that fit because her feet are so narrow. My feet just look big and oddly flat. I don't mind this though as they are relatively inexpensive and pretty comfortable.

[Jace]

Guys, I really want these shoes:



It would go perfect with my rudeboy outfit that I wear once a year. I think it would make me dress up in black and white with a tie more often though.

[Ballard]

Dude just.. no..

Not even for irony.

[pwhodges]

I didn't know that there were ever people who wanted those shoes; I've always wondered why they even exist...

[tania]

i feel like you'd have to see those together with an outfit to really come to a verdict, but still, i don't know man.

[Chesire Cat]

What about those of us who were wearing pumas and graduating from highschool while the the sub 25 people were still fighting over pokemon cards? I wasn't aware I was trying to impress them.

Well I stand by my opinion.

Anyway, black and white patent leather shoes.  Good enough for the Rat Pack, good enough for me...  When I can afford the dapper suit to go along with it.

[Spluff]

Those shoes are pretty bad, but I can guarantee it that if Dovey posted them we'd have several posts of

shoes,

[AanAllein]

I have no problem with such shoes, provided they are paired with an appropriate outfit. Just throwing them into a combination of jeans and a t-shirt seems like a recipe for disaster.

[Social Bacon]

Since we're on the topic of shoes, here's my most recent purchase:

[David_Dovey]

Those shoes are pretty bad, but I can guarantee it that if Dovey posted them we'd have several posts of

shoes,

For the record I wouldn't wear those particular shoes but I have had a bit of a fetish for wingtips for ages. When I was young and impressionable and going through my "goth" phase I came really close to buying a pair of wingtip-style Creepers. Luckily I grew out of that pretty quickly. But I would still rock the utter fuck out of a regular pair of wingtips.

Well I stand by my opinion.

OK so maybe this is getting old but I just had a thought this morning about it. I just find it odd that you are discounting an entire shoe manufacturer based on an image. I could concede your point or at least agree to disagree if you were talking about a particular style of shoe, even a rather common style made by several manufacturers. But to strike out an entire brand, which makes dozens of different styles seems kind of odd to me.

[Chesire Cat]

When I say Pumas, I mean the 9000 variations on the same shoe design.  Really theres only one design that would be called hip and they just remake it with different colours/materials, you know the ones with the Puma swoosh that goes from the front-side area up and around towards the rear.  Liken it to the way that for some people Converse and Chucks are interchangeable when describing Chuck Taylors.

[Rudy Rudy]

My only problem with chucks is the breaking-in and breaking-up process. When you switch TO chucks, they hurt for a few days, and when you switch FROM them, nothing feels right but those dratted flat-soled scuffy canvas nightmares.
But I guess they look cool. Sorta.

[est]

Social Bacon those shoes are rad.

[Ballard]

I don't see it Ben.

I mean, they're not bad. They're just totally average sneakers..

[Alex C]

It doesn't look like someone ate a bucket of crayolas and then vomited all over though, so that's a plus.

[Jimmy the Squid]

I too am down with Social Bacon's latest purchase. I would totally rock a pair of those.

I have to say I'm a little dismayed over everyone's ugly shoe-love. Seriously, Dovey I love you and all but those pumas are nasty and Sam, your highlighter-coloured hi-tops make me sad.

Why can't people just rock out in a pair of these? Or if you want to take wearing jackboots to the next level, these are also rad.


Also these and the variations thereof are wonderful for the more "Space-Pirate" look that everyone loves.*




*Ok, only I love it.

[valley_parade]

Since we're on the topic of shoes, here's my most recent purchase:

No offense, man. But those are kinda boring.

[Jace]

I have no problem with such shoes, provided they are paired with an appropriate outfit. Just throwing them into a combination of jeans and a t-shirt seems like a recipe for disaster.

I would definitely not throw them in with regular outfit. It would be for when I put on the dress pants, the nice dress shirt and the black tie with the checkerboard belt. I go all the way when it comes to dressing up, and that would really complete the outfit.

[Lines]

Jimmy, if those lost the platform soles, they would be sexy.

[Ballard]

Jimmy, primarily because those scream "I am going to disembowel you so hard " rather than "hello ladies"*


*Unless you're a metalhead in which case they are awesome**

** I am not a metalhead

[Chesire Cat]

Yeah lol no metalhead over here either.

[Lines]

They say "space pirate" to me. Much more fun than metalhead.

Also: I hate it when people wear tights/leggins as pants. THEY ARE NOT PANTS. I hate them even more now because the girl who came in wearing them as pants destroyed my sand castle.

[StaedlerMars]

I'm sure we had the tights/leggings discussion before?

[RedLion]

Don't listen to them, Jimmy. Those boots are rad, if somewhat over-the-top. (I feel compelled to add that I, too, am not a metalhead)

[Emaline]

I like those boots.

Also,


I want this dress


sooo baddd. But i don't think I can justify spending the moneys on it.

[Social Bacon]

It's not that expensive. And it's amazing.

[Nodaisho]

I like those boots, I wouldn't wear them, especially not with platform soles, but I like them. Platform soles don't work for me, I would come a bit too close to hitting my head walking around my room. And I think that the more plain, less metal trim look goes better with the OD, camo, and brown clothes I tend to wear.

Have you had a pair of the first ones you posted? Red isn't my color, but those black ones look nice, are they comfortable and/or durable?

And yes, I am a metalhead.

[Liz]

Also: I hate it when people wear tights/leggins as pants. THEY ARE NOT PANTS. I hate them even more now because the girl who came in wearing them as pants destroyed my sand castle.

I have come to love tights under dresses but it is never okay to wear tights with a regular shirt. Ugh.

[Professor Snuggles]

Those boots are horrible. Like, truly absurdly, comically bad.

Dovey's kicks are decent, a friend of mine has them in green. Bright colored sneakers are kind of on their way out right now, in the sense that they are on their way in, which means they're out, if you know what I mean. Drabber colors, olive, khaki, brown, deep greens and blues, are currently the way to go, shoe steez wise.

[SonofZ3]

the shoes I wear currently: