Film Noir Buff Style Forum / The Question of Sneakers

Worried Man · 2015-12-24 12:01:09

Those Simples were a hot item when I was in high school. I never owned a pair, but new plenty of people that did.

stanshall2 · 2016-01-02 16:54:47

stanshall2 · 2016-01-02 16:58:06

incoming: Incontinence pants slides in navy/white and a pair of Vans Old Skools in crimson for old Captain Blood here.

Color me Casual.

Oliver · 2016-01-05 12:40:16

Oliver · 2016-01-05 12:48:20

How are the modern PF Flyer Windjammers quality-wise?

I haven't had such good experience with their center lo sneakers, which are cheap made-in-China crap.

Oliver · 2016-01-05 14:35:00

Sperry CVO Update:

I came across these on shoebuy.com:

http://www.shoebuy.com/sperry-top-sider-cvo-2/652416

Enter promo code "RESOLVE16" for an additional 20% savings. The total (with free shipping) came to approx. $45 - A great deal for us Americans!

These are NOT the 75th Anniversary Edition CVO's, but as far as I can tell, the only discernible difference between the two models is the stitched label at the tongue versus the cloud stamped logo on the Anniversary models. I believe the last is the same and color identical.

For those in the UK, I've stumbled upon the following e-tailers who stock them as well:

http://www.theshopkeeperstore.com/products/cvo-canvas-deck-shoe-birch

http://www.pukma.co.uk/sperry-topsider-cvo-canvas-birch-canvas-xrn5c8052446380029-p-8310.html

I was able to score a pair of navy 75th Ann. CVO's from a retail shop in Maine after making several phone calls this morning; they found one last back stocked pair stowed away in my size. I should be receiving them in about a week, so I'll compare them to the order that I placed with shoebuy.com and post detailed side-by-side pics, for anyone interested.

The only downside is the above CVO's are Chinese made. Does anyone know if the 75th Ann. Sperry Top-Siders were made in the US?

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stanshall2 · 2016-01-05 14:48:28

the 75s were also made in China not the US

Thanks for the link, ace

stanshall2 · 2016-01-05 15:04:07

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Leer R. · 2016-01-05 15:14:37

The Vans Authentics are good quality and look the part IMO, at least for an after '65 look... They are MUCH better than Keds for example..

stanshall2 · 2016-01-05 15:15:53

Rod Lavers on hold until further notice ... the pair I was sent had inner soles that were already coming loose before I put them on ... Will find a good pair eventually.

Not having great luck on the Incontinence pants sneakers front, situation has been problematic for years now, been late on the draw when there were things I liked, etc., but I still dig the company and do have a want list of their shizz.

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Oliver · 2016-01-05 15:53:30

Oh I like the Vans repros but nothing tops the original Top-Siders imo!

For $45 those shoebuy CVOs are hard to snub... from the S.S. Minnow to the Wreck Bar at The Yankee Clipper!

our man in ginza · 2016-01-05 18:16:04

Oliver, those top-siders great. I am usually a US 10.5 but they size small don`t they. So better to go for a size 11?

Oliver · 2016-01-05 18:47:40

I sized up from my usual 8.5 US to a 9, so I'd probably recommend doing the same

our man in ginza · 2016-01-05 20:01:10

Thanks, will do

stanshall2 · 2016-01-05 22:36:32

rmpmcdermott · 2016-01-05 22:45:54

Bop · 2016-01-06 02:22:51

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J. Peasemold Gruntfuttock · 2016-01-06 05:52:13

Tomiskinky · 2016-01-06 06:09:45

Yup, bang tidy indeed, but not a wallet friendly option, I also rather like the Shoes Like Pottery lo tops, but again prohibitively expensive.

Acton_Baby · 2016-01-06 08:06:42

^ T, if you fancy a pair of 'shoes like pottery' keep an eye in the sales.
Got a pair from oi-polloi last year for £30.
They do look great but not very robust uppers (mine are f***ed after only a summers wear).

stanshall2 · 2016-01-06 08:10:17

Derms, +1, Authentics are a way of life!

Bop I can 't tell you how much I loved that Devo clip and Devo, that Ibanez Iceman in the video was too funny, thanks, I was deeply into the Devo last week ....

Tom and Adam, those Wakouwa CVOs are too tasty but way out of my price range, damn

colin · 2016-01-06 12:13:43

Nice shoe. The 'scientific shoe fitting' sounds wonderfully ridiculous.

Leer R. · 2016-01-06 12:17:33

stanshall2 · 2016-01-11 21:28:12

Chief Brody · 2016-01-12 00:41:26

What was wrong with the Lavers?

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