My boombox and tennis shoe photo retrospective....

[mellymelsr]

In the late 70's to mid 80's boomboxes were synonymous with street dancing and street hoops. I remember being at the park playing hoops as a kid and there was ALWAYS a boombox present, and you can't breakdance without a boombox. The type of tennis shoes you wore were just as important as the boombox you carried. In my neighborhood if you weren't wearing a pair of Nike, Adidas, Fila, or K-Swiss you were given a lesson in the latest fashion trends via the dozens (dozens: being ridiculed so bad you went home crying to your mama)...ahh those were the good old days. I decided to take out some of my shoe collection and pair them with some of my boomers for a retrospective. I don't have as many boomers as most of you as I am new to this hobby but my first love (shoes) I have an insane amount of (I lost count at 1,000). I hope you enjoy the pics.....

 

[Ghettoman]

Love those pics melly,shoes and boxes go so well together..bet those sneeks cost as much as the boxes..adidas,fila,nike ect can be expensive in uk..

 

[71spud]

You have a fortune tied up in shoes....

Are all 1000+ pairs in your size????

 

[mellymelsr]

Love those pics melly,shoes and boxes go so well together..bet those sneeks cost as much as the boxes..adidas,fila,nike ect can be expensive in uk..

...thanks Ghettoman but they are quite expensive here as well. It is very common to pay $200-$300 for a limited edition color and sometimes up to thousands for an autographed pair.

 

[mellymelsr]

You have a fortune tied up in shoes....

Are all 1000+ pairs in your size????

...all are in my size and I have worn every pair at least once...wouldn't seem right to have them sitting there collecting dust. Plus my son wears the same size shoe so he knows he will inherit them all!!

 

[redbenjoe]

thats cool, melly

except --now ...
watch what happens

all these other goofs will be piling up there old shoes
on their boxes !!

NEXT !!!!

 

[MONOLITHIC]

Fila fresh!!!

 

[ahardb0dy]

come on Ira pull out the flip flops!!!, LOL

 

[bill]

great pictures.

 

[vladi123456]

Awesome idea - and great pics!

 

[redbenjoe]

 

[Master Z]

Very nice Ira!!!

Melly,
Bust out the limited ed. Dunks and Jordans.
Nice assortment they look fresh.

I like to buy limited eds, but I wear em', I don't collect. :sin:
Shoes that I always have around include a fresh pair of shell toes, a pair of hi tops usually some kind of dunk, Clark's Wallabies, A pair of Timbo's and some Stacy Adams. Staples for the past 2 decades, I'll probably always have this line up.

Nice collection melly mel, both boxes and shoes!

 

[ViennaSound]

 

[ViennaSound]

Blaster + beer!

 

[eldorado]

as a matter of fact ive been hunting down a pair of blue reeboks

or silver nikes

to go with my box.

i also had the trainer pants

but they are too 90s, those KAPPA with buttons on the side.

i want the real deal.

maybe furry FILA or so.

hmmm.

the shoe store is being closed, and has massive discounts, but has been closed for a while.

i ve been there 4 times, and no luck yet. damn!!!

 

[mellymelsr]

Very nice Ira!!!

Melly,
Bust out the limited ed. Dunks and Jordans.
Nice assortment they look fresh.

I like to buy limited eds, but I wear em', I don't collect. :sin:
Shoes that I always have around include a fresh pair of shell toes, a pair of hi tops usually some kind of dunk, Clark's Wallabies, A pair of Timbo's and some Stacy Adams. Staples for the past 2 decades, I'll probably always have this line up.

Nice collection melly mel, both boxes and shoes!

....thanks Master Z, I love Timbos as well as Luggz....and my Stacy's sit next to my Ferragamo's in the closet. The Ferragamo's are the most comfortable loafer made, without question! Glad to know we have some shoe lover's as well on this site.