G-Rated Keds Discussions Recent Observations (1 Viewer)

[RonR]

I've had the occasion to be on college campuses each of the last two weekends which is not someplace where I typically spend any time. I'd guess that 85% of the girls were wearing Nike AF1's. I've never cared for those shoes and don't understand the popularity. The look like they'd be heavy and not offer much in the way of support.

The balance of the girls were wearing some other brand of chunky sneaker (Puma, New Balance, etc.), with a few pairs of converse high-tops.

Of course, this made me recall my college years in the late 1980's and early 1990's where the sneaker population would have been 90% a combination of Keds, Tretorns and Reeboks.

Most of fashion and style is cyclical, however, I rather doubt that there will be a resurgence of Keds, Tretorns (or shoes of that general style), again.

Thoughts?

 

[keds2001]

Man, I cannot yell loud enough my hatred for those Nikes! They are some of the UGLIEST shoes ever. It makes the girls look like fucking clowns - as do the platform cons - and I don't understand why they wear. Well actually I do, todays 30< under are all worthless CLONES of each other and only wear stuff they are told or perceive to be the "IN" thing. If the popular girls wore burlap sacks with rubber bands on their feet, they would also. They all are robots and have ZERO minds of their owns. Programming and brainwashing complete per our public school err indoctrination centers as the overlord masters have planned.

WE ARE FUCKED

 

[RonR]

Man, I cannot yell loud enough my hatred for those Nikes! They are some of the UGLIEST shoes ever. It makes the girls look like fucking clowns - as do the platform cons - and I don't understand why they wear. Well actually I do, todays 30< under are all worthless CLONES of each other and only wear stuff they are told or perceive to be the "IN" thing. If the popular girls wore burlap sacks with rubber bands on their feet, they would also. They all are robots and have ZERO minds of their owns. Programming and brainwashing complete per our public school err indoctrination centers as the overlord masters have planned.

WE ARE FUCKED

You hit on something interesting. It's as if they were following a dress code where they were mandated to wear those shoes. That's how prevalent they were.

I was following one girl up a flight of steps and the backs of her heels were bright red from the shoes rubbing above her no-show socks. Again, they can't be that comfortable.

 

[tidybowler]

I haven't been on a college campus since I retired 4 years ago, but even at that time I noticed the trend you're discussing. Luckily, Converse, Vans and Keds (or knockoffs) were still very popular. That might not be the case today. I do, however, still see a fair number of genuine Converse when I'm out in public.

 

[Northerngrizzlybear]

I haven't been on a college campus since I retired 4 years ago, but even at that time I noticed the trend you're discussing. Luckily, Converse, Vans and Keds (or knockoffs) were still very popular. That might not be the case today. I do, however, still see a fair number of genuine Converse when I'm out in public.

I was gonna say, I don’t have much of a problem with nike brands at all. For some, they look great on athletic girls but what does bother me is that from what I’ve seen all over the internet and shoe stores is that converse is a dying brand. They no longer have that genuine canvas sneaker look and have taken measures to make them look unattractive as possible. The platform high tops and those fucking run star hikes do make girls and women look like fucking clowns like keds2001 said. So many females now wear them now as if they’re told that’s what to wear. It’s so hard to even find good porn with actual converse sneakers because most whores wear those ugly things nowadays. The ONLY places you could probably find real converse sneakers are the Converse stores and Journeys. That’s it!

 

[keds2001]

Yes sir. Just went to Kohls the other day and they used to have about 20 different Cons and now they had like 3-4. And no regular Vans, only the ugly AF lezbo looking ones with the stripe. Also, they used to have Keds, NOPE not anymore. Totally dead and gone. It is a sad day for us canvas sneaker freaks who like the smaller, more minimalist shoes that do not look like they robbed Ronald McDonald for his shoes.

 

[tidybowler]

I was gonna say, I don’t have much of a problem with nike brands at all. For some, they look great on athletic girls but what does bother me is that from what I’ve seen all over the internet and shoe stores is that converse is a dying brand. They no longer have that genuine canvas sneaker look and have taken measures to make them look unattractive as possible. The platform high tops and those fucking run star hikes do make girls and women look like fucking clowns like keds2001 said. So many females now wear them now as if they’re told that’s what to wear. It’s so hard to even find good porn with actual converse sneakers because most whores wear those ugly things nowadays. The ONLY places you could probably find real converse sneakers are the Converse stores and Journeys. That’s it!

I'm not sure what kind of porn you watch. As far as mainstream videos go, Converse and Keds (or knockoffs) seem to dominate. I'm not certain of this, but I believe these days performers tend to bring a fair number of wardrobe elements with them to shoots -- including sneakers. There are certain women who nearly always wear the same pair when the scene or photo session calls for sneakers (see the Jesse Jordan pics I just posted). Maybe the industry recognizes that Converse and Keds types are sexier than others? The downside of current practice is there seem to be fewer videos where the shoes stay on. Worse is the "bait and switch" scenario, where the sneakers are featured in sample images or photosets but not worn in the video.

Of course, sneaker content comes in waves and sometimes there's a lengthy dry spell across multiple studios.

I too generally like the classic Nike shoes, along with Adidas, Asics, New Balance and Skechers (as long as they look good on the wearer). In the Asian pictorials I'm fond of, Chinese knockoffs of athletic sneakers are used frequently -- but if they're copying a sexy name-brand model, that's alright by me.

 

[Northerngrizzlybear]

I'm not sure what kind of porn you watch. As far as mainstream videos go, Converse and Keds (or knockoffs) seem to dominate. I'm not certain of this, but I believe these days performers tend to bring a fair number of wardrobe elements with them to shoots -- including sneakers. There are certain women who nearly always wear the same pair when the scene or photo session calls for sneakers (see the Jesse Jordan pics I just posted). Maybe the industry recognizes that Converse and Keds types are sexier than others? The downside of current practice is there seem to be fewer videos where the shoes stay on. Worse is the "bait and switch" scenario, where the sneakers are featured in sample images or photosets but not worn in the video.

Of course, sneaker content comes in waves and sometimes there's a lengthy dry spell across multiple studios.

I too generally like the classic Nike shoes, along with Adidas, Asics, New Balance and Skechers (as long as they look good on the wearer). In the Asian pictorials I'm fond of, Chinese knockoffs of athletic sneakers are used frequently -- but if they're copying a sexy name-brand model, that's alright by me.

That’s good if that’s the case. The industry should indeed reconize that canvas sneakers on women are what guys want. That’s why gyms are kind of the go to place for porn-ish content cause of their athletic bodies, and importantly their athletic sneakers being chucks, adidas, nikes or keds in a very rare case. Unfortunately, I don’t pay attention to studio porn anymore because of the annoying censorship on the brand labels, which I do know why they do it. Legal reasons. But it just irks me so I look at amateur independent stuff.

 

[Seeker]

My first observation. People wear and buy what others wear. It's like "group think" and "group speak". These people have no style of their own so they emulate others.

My next great observation is that the majority of women don't dress to impress men. They dress to impress other women for status. It's like pecking order among chickens or herd mentality among cows.

An example of this is how influencer's pimp products. Much like how Taylor Swift pimped Keds. I'm not a fan of paid endorsements. It's short sighted marketing. The best marketing is natural product placement. Think what the movie Dirty Dancing did for Keds in the 90's. That was long lasting marketing.

 

[Br549]

I've had the occasion to be on college campuses each of the last two weekends which is not someplace where I typically spend any time. I'd guess that 85% of the girls were wearing Nike AF1's. I've never cared for those shoes and don't understand the popularity. The look like they'd be heavy and not offer much in the way of support.

The balance of the girls were wearing some other brand of chunky sneaker (Puma, New Balance, etc.), with a few pairs of converse high-tops.

Of course, this made me recall my college years in the late 1980's and early 1990's where the sneaker population would have been 90% a combination of Keds, Tretorns and Reeboks.

Most of fashion and style is cyclical, however, I rather doubt that there will be a resurgence of Keds, Tretorns (or shoes of that general style), again.

Thoughts?

I hate to agree with you , but I am afraid you may be right . I think there will always be a market for keds and tretorns but it will remain small.