Ahh plimsolls. I can smell the rubber now.
2 Likes
They look like proto-Vans Lampin.
I remember doing PE in my heavily skated LA Gear hi hops with felt tip coloured in panels. Hot look when doing the 1200 metres
3 Likes
I had white ones like that.
Sticking with the who could afford what at school, kids who didn’t have these had black slip-ons which were looked upon as the cheaper option.
2 Likes
Hahaha aaaaah gloy and the weird red tip applicator, come here and let me peel you off my fingers
2 Likes
I vaguely remember someones nickname being Gloy boy because of some cum reference but can’t for the life of me remember who or in what circumstance.
Matt Rodriguez new shoe on state footwear. The Clarks wallabee / ipath cat makes a return. They look pretty tasty
2 Likes
I’m in!
Me too.
Loved my Ipath Cats.
And the Karl Watson too for that matter.
Yeah man, I need some smarter shoes now i’m getting older, Been wearing Accel slim brown leather mids for smart for a good while and they are looking less and less smart as time goes on.
A mate of mine ended up working on sales for ipath and I had about 4 pairs of Karl Watson’s in a row, the P2 mid tops , I wasn’t skating much then but just wore them as everyday shoes, they were so nice.
Actually couldn’t remember what the laces looked like so found a pic, and yeah I still really like them
1 Like
Ah… P2.
I searched for them by P1 earlier.
It didn’t really return any results but that shoe was so nice as a chiller.
I skated them eventually and they weren’t so strong but what a stylish shoe.
Quite shocked to see they came out in 2002, time indeed waits for no man, I liked how they were so different to everything else before, and actually since
I think I’d wear them now.
Stumbled upon my very old ipath tee the other day and wore it. Must have been huge on me before as it still fits and I’m a load fatter than I was back then.
Pulled-up highly visible dad sock in effect
Koston has gone full on Kanye.
‘The day the world changed, yeah!’
Skating a pair of vulcs, Es Square 3, for the first time since 2011. They look dope as fuck, but primo kickflips hurt way more than I remember and they’re nowhere near as comfy as proper cupsoled skate shoes, with a little bit of rise in the heel.
Don’t primo those kickflips mate!
I think you don’t like Vans but the Crockett 2s have that Waffle Cup sole which is basically a cup sole in the heel (with that little bit of rise) and a vulcanized sole in the toe. Best of both worlds kinda. Works fine for me. Took me a minute to get used to the heel rise but I love them Gilbies now. Had 5 or 6 pairs and am getting more.
Never got on with Vans at all to be honest. Es Swifts and Etnies Highlites have been my favourites for the past 3-4 years, just gotta track down some more.
1 Like
