Trainer Trends

[whitewall66]

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The adidas barrington trainers are £250 because of how rare they are but your totally right escorteclipse £250 for a pair of trainers is just ridiculous.
I can't see them selling who in there right mind would spend that sort of money for USED trainers.

[Richard1978]

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I've never had problems from anyone about which sort of trainers I wear, & can't recall spending more than £40-50 on a decent branded pair.

[80sChav]

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I've heard of Pony. I someone at school had a pair and got ripped to bits about them as everybody was wearing Reebok pump

I thought that Pony where quite a good make in the 1980s I seem to recall, Escorteclipse. Diadora were similar too as a quite widely acknowleged good makers of Trainers I recall too - luckily though my School never had the "Trainer Hierachy" or if it was to happen it had never got to where it was like this, where I lived in the late 1980s when Trainers became as popular. I don't know if other members can recall, but another thing I recall about Trainers in the 1980s - is that they often became refered to as Tennis Shoes or Badminton Shoes etc - which in a way is a way I guess I was unawre of them being popular - though I am thinking/wondering - may-be this might have been a thing that was only relevant to certain areas and regions possibly!

[darren]

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maybe im old but i never wore trainers to school.
i don remember many kids in school wearing trainers when i was there.

but yeah i remember pony im sure i wore there trainers i never cared much for what make i wore.
as long as thet fitted me where comfy that was good enough.

my mum bought me mine anway in the early days.

i cant remember trainers been called tennis shoes etc where iam back when i was a kid.

[ayrshireman]

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Pony were very popular because of American football's sudden popularity.

[escorteclipse1990]

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I thought that Pony where quite a good make in the 1980s I seem to recall, Escorteclipse. Diadora were similar too as a quite widely acknowleged good makers of Trainers I recall too - luckily though my School never had the "Trainer Hierachy" or if it was to happen it had never got to where it was like this, where I lived in the late 1980s when Trainers became as popular. I don't know if other members can recall, but another thing I recall about Trainers in the 1980s - is that they often became refered to as Tennis Shoes or Badminton Shoes etc - which in a way is a way I guess I was unawre of them being popular - though I am thinking/wondering - may-be this might have been a thing that was only relevant to certain areas and regions possibly!

The trainer status started in my school in about 1991 when i was just starting year 8, Reebok Pump where the in thing and they where dear aswell, i recall over a 100 quid i think. My school was ruthless for teasing if you had the wrong clothes which looking back is pretty sad, but i think it might be worse now. Like the lad who turned up to a party i went to, who turned up in "Airzone Trainers" and got crucified.

[Trickyvee]

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Trainer bullying was rife in my school, becoming a major problem in around 89/90. Bad brands were Gola, Dunlop, Hi-tec, Ascot and a few other obscure ones I can't remember. Top brands included Reebok, Nike, Adidas, Pony, LA Gear, SPX and British Knights.

[jason h]

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I had these Dunlop Pacific trainers. I remember they had a (c)rap netting over the toe which let in water when you stepped in any puddles. I never knew my mum paid so much for them though. Looking at them now, they are not worth £27 from the catalogue price.

[jason h]

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Trainer bullying was rife in my school, becoming a major problem in around 89/90.

My school was dead rough. When anyone wore their new trainers to school for the first time, kids called out, "New shoes" then stamped on them. This was a tradition back then.

[escorteclipse1990]

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Trainer bullying was rife in my school, becoming a major problem in around 89/90. Bad brands were Gola, Dunlop, Hi-tec, Ascot and a few other obscure ones I can't remember. Top brands included Reebok, Nike, Adidas, Pony, LA Gear, SPX and British Knights.

Gola LOL. I remember someone getting ripped to bits about having a pair of Gola in PE. I never did PE in high school, i refused to do it as i did not have any interest (still don't)in sport.

[Sly]

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I wore some horrendous branded trainers when I was in school. People used to take the mickey out of others but it was rare I was hassled because I was better at sports than most and saying something which offended me to my face often resulted in a punch in the mouth, the universal way kids learn that saying dumb stuff ends up in getting hurt. It did had a weird knock on effect where now I always buy the most ridiculous ones on the rack. I went through a phase of getting stuff like Air MAX but found that SHOX are superior in that they support the heel more rather than let it rock about. I'm really getting a bit old for these flamboyant trainers now. I really should know better.

I did have a pair of rugby boots made by Hi-Tec which did get me a lot of stick in my team, but I loved those boots. I've had all the big branded ones and none of them were a patch on the Hi-Tecs. I used various football boots as well but playing in the forwards mainly they didn't give me the support and traction needed for scrums and rucks. The Hi-Tecs did me about 4 years until one game I had an opposition player stand on my foot which bust the seam (and bruise a big proportion of my foot!), they gradually fell apart after that happened.

I was super obsessive with all my sports shoes, I spent as much time cleaning the mud off them as I did wearing them.

[havasack]

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Luckily in my day (late 70's early 80's) there was no trainer bullying. What you done in them was what counted. Substance over style for a change.

[escorteclipse1990]

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Luckily in my day (late 70's early 80's) there was no trainer bullying. What you done in them was what counted. Substance over style for a change.

Trainer bullying is rife now. What a sad world we live in.

[whitewall66]

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1970s Adidas Tobacco trainers reissued in four shades of suede
Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:28 AM PST

A few new reissues from the Adidas archive are just hitting the shelves, including the Adidas Tobacco, which is back in four new suede finishes.
The shades you can choose from are brown, grey, a 'Nomad' red and an 'Argentina' blue, each with detailing in a similar shade (stripes and heel), along with zig zag stripes, a leather lined collar and a gum sole.

The four reissues of the 1978 classic are limited editions, with all available to order now for £65.

Find out more at the End Clothing website If you are an Adidas fan, check out a couple of other recent reissues too, those being the Adidas Gazelle OG and the lesser-seen Adidas Bamba.

[80sChav]

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The trainer status started in my school in about 1991 when i was just starting year 8, Reebok Pump where the in thing and they where dear aswell, i recall over a 100 quid i think. My school was ruthless for teasing if you had the wrong clothes which looking back is pretty sad, but i think it might be worse now. Like the lad who turned up to a party i went to, who turned up in "Airzone Trainers" and got crucified.

Phew - this just gives an insight into how dear some may-be today Escorteclipse. I knew some where dear in the early 1990s but not so dear.

Even when I went out to the pubs (on a at the night all weekend around 1997/98) in my early 20s that I recall the "Trainer Scene" being important to look smart for none too smart pubs, that they played an important part - with a nice Shirt and Jeans etc, but never to that degree that they had to be £100 pounds.