Film Noir Buff Style Forum / The Question of Sneakers

stanshall2 · 2016-01-12 01:05:09

I felt the insoles were either not attached or had come unglued and it felt like they weren't properly, tightly, seated in the shoe ....

style-wise they looked good .... going to try again tomorrow so thanks Chief!

Chief Brody · 2016-01-12 01:08:07

Keep the faith…!

Tomiskinky · 2016-01-12 01:35:16

The Sperrys are evil on the heal. Both the cottonopolis and navy pair were agony but found the solution in buying the plasters (band aid) that come as a long strip you cut to length, then wear with socks until broken in. Mine took months and I tried everything including hitting with a hammer but the plaster solution was the only thing that worked, they are fine now. The leather lined ones were the worst offenders, like razor blades.

stanshall2 · 2016-01-12 08:59:41

thanks Tom, crazy you mention razors, these bad melon farmers are insanely sharp ....

However I'm going to try to break them in because they look good

I bought two pairs, one navy, one white, will try to get the navy pair to do my bidding first

If blood is drawn though it's return time

Can't spend £150 on those Japanese beauties

Going to try Band-Aids and moleskin bits and thickerer socks, wish me luck T.

Tomiskinky · 2016-01-12 10:11:01

stanshall2 · 2016-01-12 10:18:41

Oliver · 2016-01-12 10:40:12

Stansh, you've got to completely unlace 'em... pull them right out and relace just enough that they hang on your feet. Wear them around like that for a few weeks to break them in and you'll be good. I wasn't kidding when I said that big brown stain on the back of the heels that you could see in the pic I uploaded was blood. It soaked the heel of my old CVOs. I won't make the same mistake... thick ass wigwams, blister bandaids and min. two weeks of wear with them barely laced up. That's how to break them.

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stanshall2 · 2016-01-12 11:26:52

Going to do just that Mr. TKO

with the help on you and Tomiskinky I'm gonna get through this

McD my new Vans are painless, there's a lot to be said for them on that count

J. Peasemold Gruntfuttock · 2016-01-13 08:24:16

stanshall2 · 2016-01-13 09:05:19

marlowe v2.0 · 2016-01-13 09:34:54

Peace to Dukes 'J-Dubs' and Duffs 'Cobnobblers', and propers to Stan for the Paragon shout. Cop yourself a North Face backpack and some Air Madas, word.

stanshall2 · 2016-01-13 12:52:18

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stanshall2 · 2016-01-13 13:02:52

P.S. Marls, Nikee ACG stuff ruled, the one pair of sneakers Japanese people tried to buy off my feet, at Paragon actually, was a pair of Nikee ACG gray low top mesh/suede hikers, don't recall the name but I trekked with them and loved 'em

... Still have a beautiful pair of Nikee hiking boots from '96, tan suede and great sole and speed laces, so dope, strongly resembled the classic Vasque Sundowner

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Bop · 2016-01-13 13:46:29

Annoyingly it seems ACG has become N I K e Lab...and apart from the odd reissue nothing is really looking that good currently..the new balance 710 from a couple of years back look good though..if we're talking trail running and hiking

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stanshall2 · 2016-01-13 16:21:21

marlowe v2.0 · 2016-01-14 09:37:46

Oliver · 2016-01-14 09:50:55

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marlowe v2.0 · 2016-01-14 09:56:21

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Oliver · 2016-01-14 10:23:08

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Tomiskinky · 2016-01-14 10:23:23

stanshall · 2016-01-14 11:03:16

Bop · 2016-01-14 11:04:26

If he'd had any class he would've said. ... take a hike.

Tomiskinky · 2016-01-14 11:05:59

I didn't even get in the door - he was having non of it, ugly fat fecker.

stanshall · 2016-01-14 11:18:24

Ollie, thanks for the CVO review and pics!

Think I'll keep the birch, might return the navy, other repro details notwithstanding, the old good real Sperry blue canvas deck shoes I knew were a completely different color blue, not as dark, out of the box

it wasn't a matter of sun fading ....

The color of a pair of navy Vans Authentics is closer to the blue Sperrys I bought in '78 and '82

But for style I like those birch ones for sure

In the vernacular, I will make the birches my bitches.

stanshall · 2016-01-14 11:25:32

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