Just for KICKS!

PROKENNEX from 1984

 

Adidas from 1985, boy these are ugly!

 

Airwalk 1989

 

These are pretty stylish for Sears for the year 1972

 

JCPenny and Sears fought like a brother and sister. I think they got sued by ADIDAS's for the three stripes but I'm going by an old memory. From 1979...

 

www.gearpatrol.com does a break-down of the Vault by Vans Line of classic shoes.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/style/shoes-boots/a737873/vans-classics-vs-vault-by-vans/
It's interesting to see the subtle differences, these were the in shoes for skateboarders then when the Tony Hawk Teenagers came along, Airwalks got really popular. 20 years ago you could still buy the Made in USA tan versions of these.

 

Sweet ad for Van's 1984! Can anybody ID the boombox? I've zoomed in and pretty sure it's one piece. There's also metal bars on the speakers for a strap.

 

Tiger Shoes started getting really popular in the later 80's, from 1984

 

Converse, great for heading out to the Black Flag Concert but horrible for skating or biking, from 1984

 

Adidas 1984

 

I heard they were making a movie about 80's shoes! Here's Converse's Response to the Air Jordan from 1986

 

....and Reeboks from 1986

 

A forgotten brand from the 80's the Autry's, guess what they still make shoes! from 1986

 

Adidas 1986

 

Grampa, your shoes are calling! Lynx from 1986, there were definately two camps around this time, the hold-outs that wanted their all-white sneakers and the new wave, punk, skateboard crowd that wanted some funky colors!

 

A cool rare co-branding, Reebok and Aliens! from 1986

 

KangaROOS from 1986, another brand that was hot for a few years then quickly disappeared, are they still around?

 

Autry 1986

 

LA Gear from 1986

 

Nike Air Revolution from 1987