Discussion Has anyone ever asked a stranger where they got their sneakers from? (1 Viewer)

[atem1230]

For a couple of years I saw these sneakers on various women's feet, but had no idea at all who they were made by or where they were sold in the UK.
After searching for months with no luck I happened to spot a lady in her 30's in a supermarket queue in front of me wearing these and plucked up the courage to ask: "Pardon me, hope you don't mind my asking, where did you buy your shoes from?" I said my wife wanted a pair (not a lie.)
"Oh" the lady said, smiling and not in the least bit fazed by my question, "these are made by Atmosphere and sold in Primark."

Trouble was , the Summer season had just ended and there was no trace in Primark. I did check Ebay but they only had these small ones for sale (wife takes an EU size 41.)

Unlike other shoe styles, I have never seen these return to Primark's range.......curses!
I have only 1 pic of these being worn in my collection.

 

[keds2001]

I will mention to ladies with sexy Keds type sneakers that I like their shoes and think they are cute. I often get weird looks, but who cares.

 

[tretornluver]

I have. I used to wear Tretorns and walk around the mall hoping to run into a woman wearing them. I would say, "I like your shoes" and say I haven't seen them forever and ask where she got them from. A few times I was even able to touch them.

The most recent time a woman was sitting at an outdoor mall with her friend and she was wearing them. I was wearing mine too and walked up to them. I said I like her shoes and pointed my Tretorn out showing we had the same shoes. Her friend got a kick out of it more than her, but when I asked her where she got them she did say Amazon.

 

[atem1230]

As an aside to this, I used to work with a hot young woman who was heavily into Disney stuff. She was not a sneaker - woman at all, to my knowledge.
(I tend to keep files in my head as to which woman wears which sneakers, as I am sure other members do.)
I was sitting reading in the tea room one afternoon, when she stood behind my chair. I thought she was reading my book over my shoulder, when a long suntanned leg appeared. She placed her " Vans Disney Princess" sneaker foot on the edge of the table , flexing her right sneaker! "Do you like my new Vans?" she said. I just about managed to keep my composure and reply "very nice" in a strangled sort of a voice. Much as I wanted her to keep her foot on the edge of the table, I turned around and we had a two minute conversation about them. It's hard to sound bored and uninterested when your blood pressure and libido is through the ceiling! Thank God she was not a mind reader!