Discussion Keds Actual keds vs knockoffs (1 Viewer)

[TOM01]

On a fashion blog I just found some pictures on, a woman said she was wearing "target keds", as if keds were a type of shoe, not a brand name. Anyway, I like Target Keds, lol

 

[keds2001]

On a fashion blog I just found some pictures on, a woman said she was wearing "target keds", as if keds were a type of shoe, not a brand name. Anyway, I like Target Keds, lol

Tom, I adore the target keds with the stripe around the foxing. Totally SEXY AF!

 

[ICweiner94]

I think the best recent knock offs were the city sneaks bal sneakers (that later became American Eagle) that were sold at Payless. Those were so sexy and affordable!
I don’t mind other knock off keds like the target ones but they just don’t excite me the same as the bal sneakers or regular champions. But I will gladly take any Oxford style shoe over converse.

 

[RobinsonSST]

I think the best recent knock offs were the city sneaks bal sneakers (that later became American Eagle) that were sold at Payless. Those were so sexy and affordable!
I don’t mind other knock off keds like the target ones but they just don’t excite me the same as the bal sneakers or regular champions. But I will gladly take any Oxford style shoe over converse.

I agree. The Bal from Payless were great. Most knock offs seem to have soles and foxing that aren't even rubber, but ...hard to explain, this super soft, fibrous, fake rubber stuff, or else they use really hard, plastic-like soles. The Payless Bal were amazing in that they actually seemed to use real rubber most similar to name brands. I also liked the early Urban Outfitters knock offs from the early 2010's, but those wore out after wearing them, once or twice, but their traction was amazing, and they had this rubber smell that brought me back to the 90's.

 

[RobinsonSST]

On a fashion blog I just found some pictures on, a woman said she was wearing "target keds", as if keds were a type of shoe, not a brand name. Anyway, I like Target Keds, lol

While for our use, I will let it slide if Keds are used generically because of logistics and the fact we all know the difference as sneaker enthusiasts, I agree it is bad in the general media if the Keds brand name is used generically because a brand can lose its Trademark status. It is called "genericide." People who do this are killing the brand. Another example is Jell-O to refer to gelatin. A conspiracy theorist might say this could be done with malicious intent. This is especially harmful for Keds because some of the younger generation don't even know Keds exist. Many of them don't even know it's a brand.

Generic trademark - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[BigPete009]

I am more upset when they post as Keds pictures and they are converse, not my jam at all.

 

[Seeker]

I'm one of the old-timers here. Over the years and I mean from the 60's there have been some really good knock offs, PF Flyers, Kapers, Jeepers, Skips, Gold Seal just to name a few. In modern day my pick has been the Liz Claiborne Ocean Mist. The quality was terrific and they came with various toe shapes. Keds is the original but have made changes over some years that have turned me off, like the flared heal, unpainted eyelets. The quality has been questionable at times as well.

 

[softkeds]

Seeker, those were the days. Canvas sneakers , all colors on every teen, college girl and hot mom, the black and white post’s days…

 

[blackbird]

Celebrate our differences.....All the way back to high school days...Linda wore beautiful white Keds Champs and she was hot....Nicky, her friend, and a little bit "edgier too" wore white canvas knock-offs. At first i was torn, but then i just surrendered, they were equally sexy - each in their own way. My personal wearing (and visual) preference is Keds, but i have worn both and it is because of both Linda and Nicky that i have such fond thoughts when i wear either. i always seem to walk more pensively, more shyly, more submissively in my knockoffs than i do in my Keds....i wonder why that is?

 

[keds2001]

Keds are way more comfy, but I love the look of so many knockoffs on chicks. So damn sexy ;-)