anybody else love their chuck taylors?

[patrick t. cakes]

mine are black.
love um. LOVE UM.

ill be buried in um and nothing else!

[idgiehkt]

1. I haven't owned any in years

Now I want some again. My favorite pair were red.

[Reverend_Smitty]

2. I feel like I should buy a pair

I've always thought that they were a cool looking shoe and it seems like they are coming back in style big time...but I also don't want to seem like a fashion bandwagon jumper. I know back in the mid 90's they made a modest comeback too and I owned a pair of red ones. I'm going to have to break down and get a pair, maybe for Christmas

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

13. I had plaid ones back then and I wore flannel shirts all the time.

Because then, it was appropriate even for straight girls to wear flannel.

[Reverend_Smitty]

14. I wore flannel too

I was so grunge even in the 4th grade, it was an awesome time

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

16. I was grunge starting in 6th grade, but I'm a couple years older than you.

Grunge was awesome.

[Reverend_Smitty]

17. I gotta say...

it's one fashion trend I wouldn't mind coming back in style...because dammit the clothes were so comfortable that and the music rocked too. I will say that they can have my Doc Marten boots when they pry them from my cold dead hands, so I'm not completely "de-grunged"

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

18. Hell, I wore Doc Martens to my junior prom.

And a tux to my senior prom.

[idgiehkt]

19. I was grunge in my late teens right before it hit

I wore Chuck Taylors, I used to take bleach and make patterns on 'em and write song lyrics on them. And all else I wore was ripped jeans and flannel shirts or long-john shirts. I didn't even know it was a fashion statement because I went to a junior college where I got shit for my 'lack of wardrobe'...it sucked.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

26. Clearly you were attending the wrong school. nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. Twenty some years ago I did!

My daughter loves them now.

[patrick t. cakes]

4. ive owned many a pair

over the years. was fond of blue
low tops for awhile but im currently in black.
like white too.

[LeftyMom]

5. I have no sweats, which are similar but union made, better priced and a bit wider

Nike bought Converse and now they make Chucks in China. The price went up too.

Anyhow, cool shoes here: http://www.nosweatapparel.com/index.html

[patrick t. cakes]

6. i was talking with a guy at the bar

and he said you can still buy american made chucks on line some where.
i haven't investigated yet
but when im ready for a new pair i will.

ive noticed this pair isnt as well made as previous
chucks.

[bluedogyellowdog]

21. Only used

The only way to buy American made chucks now is used. Anything made in the last 5 years is from China

I still have my American made, union made pair from the 90s. Won't be buying another unless they stop making 'em in China and bring the jobs back here.

[Reverend_Smitty]

10. Are you kidding?

Nike bought out the Chucks? When did this happen? I'm so bummed by this news, another American institution outsourced...

[LeftyMom]

24. Several years ago.

[ghostsofgiants]

15. I have Blackspots, myself.

[patrick t. cakes]

29. i like the high tops

the v2.
gonna get a pair.
when i get 109 bucks.

[leftofthedial]

7. I love my black high tops

and my black low tops

and most of all my purple high tops

but they are all just about worn out and I can't afford new ones.

before my divorce, the ex threw away nearly all my shoes while I was away on a business trip. I guess I should have taken that as a hint. Among the cowboy boots and dress shoes, were pink, red, green and blue Chucks.

[patrick t. cakes]

8. i remember this bike shop in town

used to carry every color of the rainbow.
it was cool to go there and see them lined up on the wall.

[KitchenWitch]

9. I have two pairs

One red and one medium blue. LOVE THEM!

I want a purple pair.

[American Jesus]

11. Even Jesus loves Chucks

I've got red high tops, black high tops, and blue sneakers or whatever you call 'em.

Bummed to hear they're now being made in Vietnamese Nike sweat shops. Mine are old, so they're probably American made.

[RetroLounge]

12. My favorites are my Leopard Chucks...

coolness...



RL

[NC_Nurse]

20. Used to...

Back when they were cheap. Seems like they are so expensive now...
I used to have black ones.
And paisley doc maarten boots.

[5thGenDemocrat]

22. Only basketball shoe I wear

In black. Accept no substitutes.
Certain things just shout "America!": Coca-Cola, jock jackets, Levis and Chuck Taylors, por examplo.
John
Who'll be buried (cremated, actually) in his Army field jacket (Signal Corps, 1974-76). And a pair of black Chuck Taylor hi-tops.

[Mutley]

23. Yup.

I have the black high-tops. They rock.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

25. Red low tops..

the only shoe I wear.

I have around five pairs that I rotate out. I also have one pair that is one of the last "Made in America" -- they will never be worn, but sit in their original box and paper, only to be admired.


<>

I'm at work right now doing some shooting -- that's me, my favorite shoes, and a picture of my favorite honey -- short track speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno. Sigh.

[patrick t. cakes]

32. great pic

i want red.

[Kingofalldems]

27. How much do they cost now?

I remember they were $4.99. That was over forty yrs. ago.

[5thGenDemocrat]

28. You can buy 'em at Meijers (a regional tradition) for $24

I go through one pair a year, typically.
John
Then the old ones become yard shoes. They really take a beating and I like my "good ones" as clean as possible.

[Karenina]

30. Bought my first pair

in "Jerry Buss Purple" while pregnant with my first. (He's a grown-up now). Never paid more than $15 bucks. The kids outgrew theirs, I still have my aging collection of 16 pairs; leather, gold lame, plaid, tie-dyed, special issues... There were some dicey periods when our shoe sizes matched and they'd raid my closet.

They cost a minimum of 60€ here and are now all made in china.

[Kire]

31. The Liberian Dictator?

Or the Congressman?