Story G-Rated Discussion Keds Department store

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I can remember back in the late 80’s when the popularity of Keds surged after Dirty Dancing! On Sundays, if I was bored would find myself walking around a nearby mall. One particular summer Sunday I was walking through Marshall Fields ( dept store Chicago area) I couldn’t believe how many woman were wearing Keds that day! The one that stands out in my memory, a blonde in her late 20’s in the shoe department in the process of buying a new pair of white Keds! At the time she had on an older pair of Keds , as she was trying them on, she had one brand new one on and the older one on at the same time and was walking around in n them testing the fit and how they looked in the mirror. It was only about a 15 second glimpse I saw of this beautiful blonde , but it really stuck in my mind! Ah, the good old days!

 

[Seeker]

I can remember back in the late 80’s when the popularity of Keds surged after Dirty Dancing! On Sundays, if I was bored would find myself walking around a nearby mall. One particular summer Sunday I was walking through Marshall Fields ( dept store Chicago area) I couldn’t believe how many woman were wearing Keds that day! The one that stands out in my memory, a blonde in her late 20’s in the shoe department in the process of buying a new pair of white Keds! At the time she had on an older pair of Keds , as she was trying them on, she had one brand new one on and the older one on at the same time and was walking around in n them testing the fit and how they looked in the mirror. It was only about a 15 second glimpse I saw of this beautiful blonde , but it really stuck in my mind! Ah, the good old days!

Yup department store were awesome 80's-90's. Every mom and daughter wearing Keds, some guys too but not many.

 

[RonR]

Yup department store were awesome 80's-90's. Every mom and daughter wearing Keds, some guys too but not many.

It's hard to find Keds in many stores any more.

 

[Seeker]

It's hard to find Keds in many stores any more.

In Canada we literally one major department chain remaining "The Bay". They still and have for years had a Keds display.