Benzinho Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 The 90's. Surely the golden era for trainers? I went to high school from 1990 - 1996. An era when stories of people getting jumped for the trainers they wore were plenty, such was the desire to have the right trainers. I remember having Travel Fox, Air Jordan and Adidas Torsion amongst others in the first few years, then moved on to more retro trainers like Gazelle's and Puma Suede's when the whole Britpop thing kicked off. Others I remember from the time were Pump and ERS from Reebok, the ubiquitous Nike Air Max and then British Knights, Troop and SPX in the very early 90's. At the other end of the scale, woe betide anyone who comitted the social suicide of having a pair of Hi-Tec Silver Shadow, or worst of all Nicks hi-tops. So, what was everyone else cutting about in in the 90's? Anyone ever get jumped for the trainers they wore? Anyone willing to admit to wearing Hi-Tec or Nicks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Actual air bubble = They solid imitation efforts = Forgot about pumps, with the wee valve on the tongue. What was that all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzinho Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Actual air bubble = They solid imitation efforts = Forgot about pumps, with the wee valve on the tongue. What was that all about? Aye, total gimmick. Plus the ERS (energy return system for the uninitiated) turned out to just be 3 plastic tubes that you could easily remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie1874 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Went to high school at the same time as you. First pair of 'decent' trainers I had was a pair of Reeboks. Then over the years had, various pair on Nikes including Jordons and Max 95s. Also had an Andre Agassi Nike trainer that was multi coloured at the back. Had a couple of pairs of Reebok pump and I think I had one pair of LA Gear - the ones with multi laces. Then as I got a bit older in school, Mizuno seemed to be popular so had a pair of them too. By end of school was wearing Fred Perry trainers thinking I was in Oasis!!! Still love my trainers, especially Nike but more likely to wear Pegasus 83s now rather than Max. My nephew is 11 and it's funny seeing him grow up as it's all about trainers for him too now. However his age seem to want Nike Hiratchi which look terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Gorgie Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Adidas Stefen Edberg with the Torsion bar, thought i was the pups nuts. Two neds tried to get them off me enroute to my after school job, They didn't succeed, outran the scummy ******* in my Steffie Eddies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister T Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Adidas trim-trab. Or what ever they were called, my memory isn't what it once was. Although I remember writing mine off at the Tron in 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Drago Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I remember rocking a pair not too dissimilar to these bad boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Nike Air Max 90s are still cool as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzinho Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Nike Air, and Adidas. I just copied my older brother, as it seemed a safe way not to get abuse at school! Did Panam trainers survive into the 90's by the way?! They sure did. A girl in my year at school had a pair which were christened 'Panam Air' by someone in an example of extremely bad taste teenage humour (not me I might add). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gershwin Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Loved my Nike Air Andre Agassis. Also had a pair of Reebok Pump Omni-Lites I remember CICA being another no go in the playground around 1991. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 You'd get a kickin for wearing gola too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzinho Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 You'd get a kickin for wearing gola too What's worse is Gola were being packaged as some sort of cool retro brand recently. Those of us who grew up in the 90's know better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Air Jordan's, Reebok Pump Cross Trainers, Air Max & Adidas Superstars latterly. Although I did once sport a pair of Nike Air Hirachi's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzinho Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Air Jordan's, Reebok Pump Cross Trainers, Air Max & Adidas Superstars latterly. Although I did once sport a pair of Nike Air Hirachi's. Huarache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody loves Baz Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Had a pair of these 727's Had these Mega Torsion I think they were called ? I also had a pair of Nike Air Max with a mountain like pattern over the bubbles but I'm buggered if I can find a picture, or even remember the name ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Huarache. Cheers fella, I just remember after buying them and wearing them twice I realised they were utter shite. Floyd Snr told me where to go when I asked for more cash for another pair as these ones were shite, ended up saving up and buying another pair myself and then the old prick started wearing them himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibshater Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Had a pair of these 727's Had these Mega Torsion I think they were called ? I also had a pair of Nike Air Max with a mountain like pattern over the bubbles but I'm buggered if I can find a picture, or even remember the name ? I really wanted a pair of those torsion when I was younger but my parents couldn't afford them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Loved my Nike Air Andre Agassis. Also had a pair of Reebok Pump Omni-Lites I remember CICA being another no go in the playground around 1991. Got the agassi's one xmas,loved them. Remember troop trainers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 The 90's. Surely the golden era for trainers? I went to high school from 1990 - 1996. An era when stories of people getting jumped for the trainers they wore were plenty, such was the desire to have the right trainers. I remember having Travel Fox, Air Jordan and Adidas Torsion amongst others in the first few years, then moved on to more retro trainers like Gazelle's and Puma Suede's when the whole Britpop thing kicked off. Others I remember from the time were Pump and ERS from Reebok, the ubiquitous Nike Air Max and then British Knights, Troop and SPX in the very early 90's. At the other end of the scale, woe betide anyone who comitted the social suicide of having a pair of Hi-Tec Silver Shadow, or worst of all Nicks hi-tops. So, what was everyone else cutting about in in the 90's? Anyone ever get jumped for the trainers they wore? Anyone willing to admit to wearing Hi-Tec or Nicks? Hi tec silver shadows. The trainer of choice for me as an RAF new recruit (issued as part of a lovely pt kit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Seeger Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 As a primary school kid in the early 90's it was puma king or preditor mouldies. Late primary school it was kickers shoes. They really weren't cut out for the lunchtime football. By high school I think I was pretty loyal to whatever adidas had out at the time. I don't even think I own a pair of gutties now apart from my running shoes and football boots but they don't count. I seem to remember the must not have guttie of the time were hi-techs and dunlops. Although I then had a pair of dunlops in my late teens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambos are go! Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hi tec silver shadows. The trainer of choice for me as an RAF new recruit (issued as part of a lovely pt kit). Me to. Read a Which Report saying they were as good as any and less than half the price. Never regretted the purchase. Social suicide has never been a matter of life and death to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trotter Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Either: or: Nothing else would do in my school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Some of the pics posted here have to have been mid to late 90s. They look positively acceptable. Like the OP I possessed Travel Fox, Troop, and BKs. They were monstrosities compared to some of the efforts posted here. Remember PanAms too. I'm sure they were sold in Poundstretcher which really didn't help. The Gola comment was spot in too. Another source of ridicule at school but (done well) rebranded as Old Skool retro and 'cool'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegranty Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I started of with my first 'make' of trainers in about 1987 with Hi-Tec Squash,then Mustang.Progressed to Diadora Seb Coe,then Adidas Tango Bogata,then Samba's.I also had they Puma 727 that was posted earlier. Still like my footwear, have about 40 pairs of trainers at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Loved my travel fox. Also the Torsion range, and a couple of the Adidas ZX series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Digby Chicken Caesar Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Had the Nike Air Max And tried out those Puma disc bad boys... They were alright untill the actual discs fell apart then you couldn't tighten them up again I don't think mine were the exact same as the above but they were white with yellow and black in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Adidas Questar with the web tech soles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Had a pair of these 727's Had these Mega Torsion I think they were called ? I also had a pair of Nike Air Max with a mountain like pattern over the bubbles but I'm buggered if I can find a picture, or even remember the name ? I had those Torsion God they look horrendous now.Think those were the most expensive out of all the Torsion range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Had the first Air Jordan,the white ones with the clear sole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosanostra Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Huraches are total shit. They look ok but they have that bizarre inner sock thing. Absolute nightmare to put on and take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Reebok Royal not these ones but yellow and grey ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Gazelles- sambas. Also had hitec squash But never a Mackenzie top or eclipse jeans!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey Dosser Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I have quite a big nose. I made the mistake of buying a pair of British Knights trainers for school. I should have seen the nickname coming: Beaky (BK). I still wake up crying sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I have quite a big nose. I made the mistake of buying a pair of British Knights trainers for school. I should have seen the nickname coming: Beaky (BK). I still wake up crying sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Mind in the early 2000's when those Nikes with various coloured plastic ticks were all the rage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandt Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Anyone mind of a jacket that was popular in the mid 90s. Navy blue though there was a fluorescent one. It had 3 surfboards on the back. Said something like 'Surf Bum'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Anyone mind of a jacket that was popular in the mid 90s. Navy blue though there was a fluorescent one. It had 3 surfboards on the back. Said something like 'Surf Bum'? Vaguely, I do however remember being especially pleased with myself at the time for owning identical Benzini jackets. One in black, one in red with a ridiculous horizontal zip right across the back of it. I had shite taste as a kid. Think it was probably early 90's rather than mid though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Reebok Classics had to be the comfiest trainer going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Chimp Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Huarache lights were the business, air tech challenge and a few other Aggassi efforts. I mind I had some air max classic which I thought were cool as ****. Wore them to school one day, while out playing football at PE some scaffy wee tink nicked them out the changing room. I had no other shoes and had to borrow the head of PE's shan size 10 Pony efforts for the rest of the day. That was a fair beemer on top of the shoes being nicked as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sifter Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Anyone mind of a jacket that was popular in the mid 90s. Navy blue though there was a fluorescent one. It had 3 surfboards on the back. Said something like 'Surf Bum'? There were two makes of those particular jackets. The first was 'Carnival'. Came in (iirc) a dark blue but also a fluorescent yellow as well. The poor mans imitation did indeed feature 3 surf boards, and was called 'Glory Boys'. Ahhh, a 90s clobber thread. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Something for everyone here. https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrBT8uP5CtUXKkAzUtXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0NXIwZ3RtBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1NXSU1DMF8x?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701&va=classic+sneakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Camazzola Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Nike Air Icarus. Diadora Bjorn Borg's too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 BK High tops, I feel a little sad now that no trainer I ever wear will be as good as them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statts1976uk Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I still love my trainers and try and find genuine dead stock ones particularly Adidas but the two that have eluded me are an original pair of Adidas Kicks (for a reasonable price) and a pair of Puma Bocas. My weakness is for Superstars and my Run DMC 35th anniversary edition are my pride and joy, I've still never wore them and still boxed! I've got about 30 pairs now and, even though it's cheating, started getting them custom made by MiAdidas as it's only about ?85 and the satisfaction knowing that no ned shoplifting in JD Sports will have a pair makes it worth every penny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future's Maroon Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Did Panam trainers survive into the 90's by the way?! I had a pair of them in primary school in the late eighties, the same year Lockerbie happened (hence some erseholes asking if they blew up etc). the simple reason was my parents couldn't afford to spend a shed load of money on trainers for either me or my Sister - went through hell when I had them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invernessjt Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 The 90's must've been the worst decade ever for trainers if this thread is anything to go by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Not really a 90's trainer I suppose, but just purchased a pair of Adidas Campus, in dark blue suede (a la Gazelles). Happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolkeith Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Huarache lights were the business, air tech challenge and a few other Aggassi efforts. I mind I had some air max classic which I thought were cool as ****. Wore them to school one day, while out playing football at PE some scaffy wee tink nicked them out the changing room. I had no other shoes and had to borrow the head of PE's shan size 10 Pony efforts for the rest of the day. That was a fair beemer on top of the shoes being nicked as well. I had these in blue and grey colour way in the 90s. One of my favourites. Actually bought the ones in the photo recently. Was a big fan of the Aggassi range. The lava airt tech challenge 2 were the first pair of Nikes I got with an air buble. Think they were released recently. Greatest of all time are the Jordan's 3 to 6, with the 4s being the best. Got about 6 pairs of Jordans. Just waiting for the 6s to come out in black/infared in November. It's money for old rope releasing them in different colour ways every other year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdougg Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Puma discs were class. Was 100% an Air Max guy though. Must've had a good 5-6 pairs throughout my teens. Leather cream & blue ones were my favourite by a mile. I'd pay top dollar for these right now/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Whitsonian Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 They sure did. A girl in my year at school had a pair which were christened 'Panam Air' by someone in an example of extremely bad taste teenage humour (not me I might add). Did you go to Forrester per chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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