Sneakers

[jerkules]

@FlavourFade just some anecdotal information, but my tattooist was wearing a pair of Asahi deck shoes last time I saw him. I asked him about them, and he said the quality was garbage and he should’ve just grabbed standard Vans. Apparently the rubber started splitting after only a week or so. Make of that what you will!

[AdamJ]

@FlavourFade the soles on the Vans I've had in the past have always lasted longer than any other sneaker brand I've worn. Can usually find them with a discount if you shop around too!

That being said, I've got a little too used to the running style shoe, and cons/vans feel a bit too flat soled for me, don't find them anywhere near as comfy.

Don't get me started on Stepney Workers Club

[FlavourFade]

@jerkules @AdamJ

Thanks guys! Maybe I just got caught too much in that "Made in JP" thing but I was so satisfied with my catch balls that I always wanted something similar. But my Vans in the past never let me down tbh.

Maybe I just go look for some good deals

[Tago Mago]

@FlavourFade I love my vans, buy them regularly. I’ve also bought shoes by pottery a couple of years ago and am pretty happy with them so far.

[Matt]

I know there’s a Nike thread but since this one’s active right now I’m putting these here. Nike Vomero 5 Design by Japan. I think they’re sized for women but I don’t care.

[Matt]

Either those or this sashiko version…

[FlavourFade]

@Matt they look pretty cool they are not released am I right?

[Matt]

The Japan ones are not, correct.

[FlavourFade]

@Matt yeah it seems like the sashiko ones are only available via retailers in EU atm and the other ones are not even in the snkrs app so maybe not for EU... But I am not that much into sneakers so maybe totally wrong

[Matt]

The sashiko ones are in eBay, Mercari and Poshmark so I can get them easily. I might wait for the Japan ones to drop though. I like the extra details like the pull tabs oversized swoosh.

[Giles]

@Matt

[Matt]

I have seen those and they make me sad.

[goosehd]

@Matt Why is that? Is it because you need them or want them?

[Giles]

Because they are shite and he likes them......

[goosehd]

@Giles lol

FYI: I read that conversation string out to Laura

[T4920]

@Matt so you're saying these actually aren't an AI generated bastardisation? I'm all for ugly chic, but these invoke a visceral disgust in me..

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd because they're not available in purple

[Matt]

They make me sad because they are ugly. And not interesting ugly which I’m fine with. They are just regular ugly.

[FlavourFade]

@Tago-Mago you mentioned your shoes like pottery sneakers, how are they compared to vans? Are they worth paying double the amount of money? How comfy are they when you spend the day in them and is there any separation of the sole visible? I have the IH sneakers which I think are made in the same factory but they seem to be very different

[Tago Mago]

@FlavourFade i am travelling right now. I’ll send you some pics when I’m home again. In general, the sole seems to be fused to the shoe more solidly than the Vans. To me, they feel slightly more breathable than Vans, although this may simply be because they have laces as opposed to the slip-ons I wear from Vans