What was your sneaker brand growing up?

[JCMach1]

I wore Pony's and was excited to find they are back recently... https://pony.com/

They even still make my old favorite!

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[mindem]

1. Converse

then to Adidas

[Adsos Letter]

35. This

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. PF Flyers

PF Flyers

PF Flyers is an American brand of lifestyle shoes that are currently manufactured by New Balance. Founded in 1937, it is one of the original American sneaker brands.

History

In 1933, canvas footwear pioneer B.F. Goodrich patented the "Posture Foundation" insole, and began adding the new technology to its shoes. B.F. Goodrich shoes with Posture Foundation became known simply as "P-F" in 1937. In 1935, Canadian badminton player Jack Purcell designed a low, white-bleached badminton shoe made of canvas-and-rubber for B.F. Goodrich. By 1944, PF Flyers released their first kids collection of shoes, creating the slogan, "Run Faster, Jump Higher". Fashion trends in the 1940s and 1950s saw PF Flyers expand from gyms and ball fields to become fashionable active footwear; its main competitors being Converse and Keds. "Everything you do is more fun with PF" read one 1947 magazine ad. PF styles ranged from high- and low-top sport shoes to oxfords and moccasins "for work, relaxation and play." By the 1960s, PF was one of the most popular shoes in America, but struggled with industry changes in the early 70s.

This is what you're capable of when you can run faster and jump higher:

PF Flyers Shoes and Magic Ring Ad "Tommy and the Atom Scientist"
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Classic Craig
Published on Feb 28, 2016

This ad for P.F. Flyers shoes and the "Magic Ring" / decoder ring premium aired on Jonny Quest reruns in 1965. The original ad may have been in color, but this copy was taken off a black and white network print.

[lapucelle]

6. And PF Flyers always came with a prize!

[flor-de-jasmim]

7. PF Flyers, Keds

[BarbaRosa]

3. Red Ball Jets or PF Flyers.

[stonecutter357]

4. chuck taylor !

And now we have chuck taylor zipper for people with arthritis!

[True Dough]

5. Wasn't loyal to a particular brand

But I loved my British Knight high-tops in junior high. They looked similar to these:





(Disclaimer: Would NOT wear today)

[Sneederbunk]

8. Keds

[Shrek]

9. Keds n/t

[backtoblue]

10. Walmart specials...

I asked my mom for a pair of Air Jordans to play basketball in.

She bought me a pair of black high tops that had MJ written on them....

They were Michael Jackson shoes!

After my initial teenage girl horror fit, I sucked it up and wore them anyways.

When I got a summer job at 14, I bought myself a pair of Reebok Pumps. I thought I was sooooooo cool lol.

[Lochloosa]

11. Whatever my older brother wasn't wearing at the time.

[Faux pas]

12. Keds

I think they were the only ones back then.

[gristy]

13. PF Flyers

I knew about Keds but PF Flyers were the sneaker to have!

[tirebiter]

14. Chuck Taylors

They were the coolest

[Floyd R. Turbo]

15. Chuck Taylor All Stars which I could only wear on indoor courts and Keds for outside.

[safeinOhio]

16. Saddle Shoes.

I got an exemption for gym class.

[Niagara]

17. Growing up

In elementary it was Kangaroo's with the stash pocket or zipper


I also rocked jelly shoes in elementary



In junior high it was these exact L.A. Gear hightops as pictured




Now as an adult I only wear supportive sneakers due to back problems. My brand and style of choice are Skecher D'Lights.

[Brother Buzz]

18. Converse Jack Purcell's, Baby!

Then Adidas Stan Smith

Back when I was a little one, I never really learned the brand, but the high top sneakers had circular rubber patches on the ankles.

[Doreen]

19. Converse and Nike when I hit junior high.

Before that I can not remember because brand name shoes were not as important yet. It was the brand of jeans that you had then.

[Doc_Technical]

20. Karl's Shoes

at Karl's Shoe Giant self serve store, 1290 S. First St.
Measure your feet, find some shoes. walk around,
walk around,where's your toes?
They're at the end of my feet, Mom!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. Keds. I don't remember any other kind.

[irisblue]

22. $5 KMart ones.

Till the sole separated, then Mom found another $5, somewhere. Black, always black.

[Yonnie3]

23. Cheap canvas high tops

I cannot remember a brand. We got whatever the A&N store had in stock. If the sole separated it was glued back on. Worn out pairs were used for crabbing and fishing in the river.

After 139 years, A&N stores to close doors (From 2008)

[In_The_Wind]

24. Keds

[PufPuf23]

25. Keds first.

Until 1965 my parents had an old fashion country general store and were a Ked vendor. Switched to Converse and then to Addidas.

[BlueTsunami2018]

26. Nike, Puma and Pony.

It wasn’t until later that I got into Reebok. I still get the same white on white high tops.

[JCMach1]

42. Finally, another Pony lover!

oh, that sounded bad!

[Blue Owl]

27. Nike and Reebok

n/t

[pangaia]

28. muskrat.. had to catch your own muskrat

[jberryhill]

30. We begged for those from Santa

We made sandals out of old tires.

[jberryhill]

29. Keds or bobos

Bobos of course are not a brand.

Adidas spikes for track.

[applegrove]

31. Nike All Courts. I played basketball. My mom was Depression raised.

There was no way she was going to buy me shoes specific for one sport. Won most valuable player in intramural sports in grade 9 for the white team. My shoes wore down. And out again we went and got All Courts with no ankle support that the high top basketball shoes had. I sprained my ankles a few times. My brother was the same. My sister too i think.

[TygrBright]

32. Keds. Then Converse Chuckies. n/t

[UniteFightBack]

33. Nike high tops - blue stripe. nt

[Upthevibe]

34. I thought I'd be one of the only ones who'd

say Keds! And, when I was growing up in TX, we called them tennis shoes and not sneakers (at least my friends and family did). Even now it just feels too weird to say sneakers. They'll always be tennis shoes (or tenny shoes) to me..

[Recursion]

36. Reebok until I started running cross country, then New Balance

I couldn't find a good pair of Reebok cross-trainers, and couldn't afford Nikes. So when coach recommended New Balance I got a pair and loved them.

[lark]

37. Whatever was on sale at Penneys.

We were lower middle class and dad was totally cheap, so we never ever had name brand shoes or clothes growing up.

[Codeine]

38. Chuck Taylor All-Stars in bright yellow.

Went through many pairs of those.

[Jersey Devil]

39. PF Flyers made you jump higher and run faster

I always got a kick out of kids when they got their new PF Flyers and started jumping and running to prove they were the best sneakers.

[smirkymonkey]

40. Adidas, then Nike waffle trainers.

I was a track and x-country runner so I always had the latest running shoes. Fortunately, I outgrew that phase after I messed up my knee skiing. Now I just walk.

[RobinA]

41. Keds

and saddle shoes by whoever made saddle shoes in the '60's. All I ever wanted was a pair of loafers, but noooooooo, we weren't allowed to wear slip-on shoes.

[hunter]

43. My parents did all our back-to-school shopping on their Sears credit card.

I don't remember having many choices about shoes. Me and my siblings generally wore sneakers one step removed from whatever was most embarrassing.