/fa/ - Fashion

At 111 years old, Saucony is among one of the oldest sneaker companies still around today.

yes okay OP DC is a huge brand

but they tried with this one and I think it has potential. I wouldn't buy it for that god awful logo but still. I see possibilities.

Saucony is always trying to be a bit original with their shoes. For instance, this collab with BAIT is 100% vegan

sketchers
>inb4 w2c

ETQ is a brand established in Amsterdam. They manufacture their shoes in Portugal.

As of yet they have one type of running shoes sold in 6 variations.

>>7954447
man I wanted to post those as well!
They are a bit expensive though, and I heard not that good stories about the quality (does anyone have any experience with them?)

They sell for 190 euros.

>>7954425
Why do companies insist on doing this to perfectly good sneakers? The only reason companies like Nike, Adidas, and Saucony are still stylish is because they have that signature shape on their shoes which designates them. If Nike started printing their logo on anywhere but the tongue their shoes would be thrown into the trash. Amazing that several companies still insist on putting their god awful names on the shoe.

All they have to do is look to Aeropostale, Hollister, and Ambercrombie and Fitch to see how horribly that policy backfires.

>>7954460
>not that good stories about the quality
I would like to know, too! I would consider buying them, even at that price.

>>7954473
>Why do companies insist on doing this to perfectly good sneakers?
it's all a mindgame.

>Nike, Adidas, and Saucony are still stylish is because they have that signature shape on their shoes which designates them
I find the Saucony logo visually appealing. nike is pretty terrible and I do not want to buy adidas because of those HIDEOUS stripes.

Roos FTW

ok guys, you will never guess this one
hint: it's a brand with almost a hundred year old history in shoe making in Central Eastern EU where i live
very durable shoes in lots of color combination for the same price as the big brands are selling their sneakers

>>7954443
w2c

>>7954631
OP here, wanted to post those!
Those are Tisza shoes(cipo), named after the river.

I saw those in real life during my visit in Budapest. I loved them purely because of the whole "communist" shoe image. Unfortunately there weren't really cool colourways. Have been checking their website some time, but their english site hasn't been updated in 2009 and it looks like they don't ship outside Hungary...

are these yours in the picture?

>>7954545
yessss
the secret pocket is under the tongue right?

>>7954685
forgot nice picture of kangaroos

novesta,slovakian shoe company

Schmid makes some interesting stuff

>>7954750
>>7954781
dammmn

>>7954413
reported for shameless advertising

>>7954781
Schmid has some pretty ugly design but also outstanding ones. Plus the quality is dope.

>>7954781
I want to get those so badly.

>>7954424
what's the model of these?

>>7954822
Grid 9000

http://hypebeast.com/2014/2/saucony-2014-spring-grid-9000

What do you guys think about Gourmet?

>>7954804
let's not mention brands in /fa/

Saucony can have some interesting models here and there, a lot of the materials feel pretty cheap unless you're getting a collab or premium model though.

>>7954853
A few okay pieces, but mostly gimmicky and over-designed yet thoughtless. Quality is also pretty bad, but not much worse than Vans or Converse.

Timberland
These shoes are the best pair of shoes I have ever owned. They have made it through a year of Alberta weather and I wear them almost everyday.
They were 75$ (Canadian).

>>7954750
Lunar as fuck.

Losers
on a toe cap hype since back in the day

>>7954922
fucking derp

>>7954899
I think Saucony have some of the best quality sneakers in the mainstream, but in my opinion nothing beats Made in UK/USA New Balance

>>7954669
nope, i got that one from instagram
yea, they don't ship at all not even inside Hungary
they have 6 stores around the country and that's all
the shoes are produced only in Hungary, so the completion of the shoes is quite expensive, in the communist era they produced 10 million pair of shoes annually
if i'm not mistaken they went bankrupt a few years ago, but somehow they're still producing shoes

Croat coming through. Enter Startas by Borovo. Named after a settlement near city of Vukovar, Borov made shoes for proud yugoslavian comrades, until we changed our economy outputs to war.

>>7954980

karhu

>>7955078
>A Finnish sports brandKarhusold the three stripe trademark to Adidas for (the equivalent of) €1,600 euros and two bottles of Whiskey

that's a pity

>>7954948
w2c? their webshop is currently offline

>>7955441
What he said, you actually have to go to Hungary to buy them new. Pretty exclusive huh?

>>7955471
feels bad man

>>7955078
These are great. finnish bear as logo!

Karhu Trampas black or white

Lakai are great shoes: they are like a quality Janoski for a better price.

>>7954465
lol what, if it for me, they would go broke. the shoes look cheap as fuck

>>7955533
what to do effay?

>>7955542
That toe makes them look like bowling shoes.

>>7955548
should i go for stan smiths instead?
Or should i get pic related

>>7955533
haha I am looking to buy these too already..
I would go for the white ones, the black leather on the all black ones looks bad

>>7955558
they pretty ug tbh
go 4 af1s

OG Diadoras are getting in the picture again
collab with Patta was pretty cool

>>7955571
forgot picture again damnit

>>7955568
Afi1s are too bulky, and is teengirl core here in Holland

>>7955568
Lol don't listen to this guy don't just go for whatever bland street wear shoe is in atm get the karhus

>>7955568
Don't listen to this kid, he's an idiot.

Your pic looks much better .

>>7955558
> original finnish bear shoe with a cool design
or
> most marketed shoe of adidas in 2014 with timeless design

it's all matter of what you prefer

>>7955568
>Suggests an even bulkier ugly shoe
u trolin m8

>>7955586
That stigma,

Even wearing 90's gets you the occasional weird glance.

>>7955597
Yah ur right im cutting the rope, i found a german site where i can get them for only 40eu lel
Sadly my size is out of stock doe

this is such a successful thread, keep posting more

>>7955586
can confirm, and Dutch teengirl core fashion is one
of the worst there is

>>7954447
>>7954413
me rikey

>>7955539
In what way do they look cheap as fuck?

>>7955621
Not even teencore do, it's fucking pre-teen core.
Luckily those girls grow out of its fast

these are dope

>>7955558
get the new yohji y's x adidas stan smiths

Ransom used to be part of Adidas, but they are independent now.

I don't like their new collection but yeah they are a small sneaker label too. Shoes looks to me like a zx flux high top version

>>7955636
Can u post how wimin dress over there right now fgt?

>>7955654
I'm interested in SS's, but why should i get the yohji y's x ones, those thingys hanging on the sides look stupid and very unhandy

>>7955669
cuz they're cool looking idk

>>7955646
oh yeah, how could I forgot FILA.
They still are a bit too 90's hiphop for me though.
who else always though the brand name was FILS as kid by the way

>>7955662
quickest I could find from some "famous lifestyle blogger" here in NL

>>7955662
Couldn't find pics mang, but just walk here around a mall or a city, and you'll understand what i mean

idk what brand these are but i liek them

>>7955693
Hender Scheme

>>7955623
190 euros man, with that kind of money i could get fucking M998's or which make those look shit steper shoes

>>7955689
This is not a very good example though

>>7954902
I'm in two minds about Timberland. I have a pair of winter boot earthkeepers that I've had for about 4 or 5 years now and they're absolutely fantastic. Had some great slip-ons from them as well. On the other hand I've seen some models that IMO were just disgusting.

pony

dont know much about them. most of their stuff is pretty basicbitch or 90s core

kinda big in asia

idk, op just asked for lesser known brands

opinions on any of asics casual/retro models

>>7955734
ate my pic

>>7955734
I don't like the asics stripes,

>>7955713
thanks man!
Yea I love seeing these. Some of these you often find in the budget corner in some shoe store but sometimes they have actually some really good models. Most of these brands were also big in the 80's/90's and are actually inventors of some of the styles you see on modern popular shoes.

>>7955743
weird, that's something I admire about them. If anything they have some interesting silhouettes

>>7955746
cop

>>7955756
Opinions dude :) just take it with a grain of salt

>>7955746
Kayano model is really cool! the Packer Shoes collab based on street lights is interesting. no picture because I'm on mobile

>>7955768
wb these

>>7955756
i would chop off my dick 4 these

>>7955769
wasn't offended, just saying

>>7955785

>>7954413
>>7954424
>>7954435

what are some more versatile saucony

>>7955785
or you could just go online and buy some

>>7955809
theyre like $800

>>7955669

don't you tie them up?

honestly don't understand what yohji thought normal people would do with them

>>7955684

>applying those bullshit cursive lessons to anything outside of school

>>7955536
hell yeah lakai or die
been been wearing lakai for the past like, 7 years

>>7954812
>>7954781
Any idea how Schmid sizes? been eyeing a couple things

>>7954948
>they went bankrupt a few years ago, but somehow they're still producing shoes

wtf

apparently communist factories don't run on money like silly western ones

>>7955783

I got the whites. Most comfortable trainer I've ever worn. They fit like a sock.

>>7956067

coq sportif

byump

>>7956010
well, i read the wikipedia article again, not sure if anybody is interested in the history of the company, but here is my findings:
i think there were a few years in the late 90's early 2000's when the sneakers weren't produced (with the fall of the Soviet Union, Hungary became an open market, people were able to buy the well known Western brands too and Tisza wasn't the only option anymore), then the brand name was bought by a Hungarian ltd in 2003, they started to produce the shoes again in the factory of the original Tisza Company, in 2009 this original company went bankrupt , most employees quit, but the ltd who bought the brand name continued producing the shoes, which i can confirm, because there's a store near me, basically i walk in front of it every day and they're still open, they also have new stuff from time to time

not really unknown, but still one of the all time greatest

er,Onitsuka Tigers? they're basically the european equivalent of New Balance but never get posted here

>>7956736

nigga can you cop shoes for /fa/

do they have a catalog? we'll tell you what shoes to buy, we pay for them and you send them over?

>>7956806
holy shit thse are the cleanest reebok classics ever

>>7956806
Dang, those looks kinda nice for Reeboks

currently wearing 150.00 -200.00 retail

I'm fond of PF Flyers

>>7954447
in the same simple sneakers amsterdam area
filling pieces

>>7954425
the DC logo is trash and most of their shoes are straight up trash regardless

>>7954691
those would be nice without the branding and the red stripe it's located on

>>7954925
>>7954980
>>7954989
>>7955078
>>7955536
yuck

>>7955746
that integrated tongue

still looks a bit too much like a real running shoe

>>7955734
>>7955746
>>7955783
>>7955796
Asics are trash. I've never seen a pair in a good colourway. GL3s are crazy hyped but ugly as sin

>>7955879
>not being european where cursive is standard handwriting

>>7959369
and what about the GL V

>>7959369
if only they would sell the ninja shoes they made for JAXA.

>>7959399
i want a pair of ninja shoes bad

>>7959392
about the same
terrible selection of colourways even in spite of the diversity
and the logo/lines/whatever on the sides of all asics shoes often ruin any possibly redeemable ones

>>7959369
and what's the deal with onitsukas having the exact same logo?

>>7959399
good to know there are shoes for camels

>>7959409
they're one and the same. Onitsuka merged with two other companies no one gives a shit about to form ASICS.

i got some
Diadora

le coq sportif

Montrail

zozo hare

spalwart

Orphic

Spectus

forgot the name

I'm fuckin feeling this thread. MOAR

foot the coacher

premiata

timai shuki

fila

Be Positive

hydrogen-1

>>7959672
brrrrr what a scary advert

>>7959553
Man these are cool, searched them.
Made in an old shoe factory in Sweden.
220 euros though

>>7955808

I never see Android Homme posted here,
but their stuff isn't as good as it used to be.

>>7957265
look like $20 retail, serious.

>>7955536
eeh. imo lakai has ok/acceptable enough designs, and you can cop inexpensive af.
but the colorways are usually not the best & the branding is always apparent as all hell if you recognize that de-branded 'swoosh' thing.

also, the quality is kinda low-tier; i'll bet ur pic. is a b4/after of 1-day's skating...

>>7959392
iwanted the ronnie fiegs so bad

>>7959991


I like their plain stuff. They have some crazy things though.

>>7955713
I have a pair I got in the mid-2000s and I haven't seen a pair since. Their website doesn't have a "Canada" site so I'm not sure where they'd even sell them here.

>>7959991
>>7960243
they've kind of always struck me as something in-the-same-vein as Supra - a sort of fast-fashion streetwear brand - though a tier above in quality.

>>7959563
orphic opine

>>7955879

>mfw americans think cursive is the devil

>>7954750
anyone know the quality on these?
they look fucking illlllll

>>7961944
probably comparable to cons/pfs. i'm planning on copping if i can find them somewhere that doesnt take 30 bucks to ship

>>7961289

I dont get the hate for supra. I mean they have some shit but they have some interesting silhouettes .

>>7959545
i've never been a huge fan of montrail - always kind of struck me as a kind of walking shoe company for people who have too much money and don't really know what they're doing when it comes to dressing themselves, so they buy boxfit khakis at nordstroms and christmas shop at sharper image and shit.

but those actually look pretty sleek...

>>7962090
they just remind me of those ugly skate shoes from the early 2000s. The ones that looked like pillows on your feet.

I've been wanting a clean pair for a while now

Needless to say, I'm aware that these are Nike, but huaraches are great, and go under the radar for the most part.
Have a pair of these and they're amazing.

>>7962374
supras are much slimmer tho

>>7962090
yeah i don't get it either. i guess i'm too pragmatic to be full on /fa/ but buying shoes for $300+ is just stupid to me. white supra skytops are def. acceptable if you want white hi tops imo.

>>7955586
>teengirl core here in Holland
Only reason i would never buy them, living in Netherlands.

>>7962588
tried these on; they feel nice but look friggin awful on foot. waaaay too chunky to ever be workable, they just make your feet look humongously oversized regardless of your shoe size

>>7959355
>the DC logo is trash
absolutely agree. if only it was subtle/not there...

>>7959785
I'm scared this pair looks best on a shelf or like the pin in a nice environment, not in someone's fit.

>>7954443

go kill yourself faggot

Those asics looks quite effay for a running fit

And those mizuno... God i want them

>>7959545
http://www.montrail.com/mens-rogue-fly-GM2143.html?colorID=031
>That branding
Subtlety isn't their thing is it.

>>7965107
oh lel

>>7962588
>Niggas are not aware that those are hot as fuck, no one buys them
>put them at 40$
>still no one buys them

Why arent you picking these up at jimmy jazz, but they are only 2 color ways

>>7954669
Wow I really wish these never went out of buiseness. The shoes look really good in my opinion and they could probably get trendy like new balance if they tried a bit more marketing

W2c minimalist running shoes who aren't nikes?

ERIK SCHEDIN

>>7954413
Saucony looks crap though
>>7954425
This looks crap too
>>7954545
And ugly middle-aged man trynna be hip shit
>>7954750
Weird just put in the bin
>>7954902
Bin worthy
>>7954925
Into the compactor they go

Having said that, they're actually not ALL despicable.

For me, I don't really think you can beat the Margiela lows, classic shape, no branding to cheapen the look, great colors, the off-white laces add a lot to it actually... And for highs you can't really beat the KVA multilace... At least for me. Most people probably prefer other highs.

I see this thread is for less-known sneakers.

I nominate that company that make GATs. Not MMM, NOT Kent Wang. It's the other one. The site is Eastern European or something so it's basically impossible to actually purchase anything:

Svensson.

I appreciate these:
>>7954631
>>7954669

I like the look of volta sneakers they make some cool stuff

>>7965378
Trippen is pretty interesting too

>>7965395
Giuliano fujiwara makes some nice sneakers

>>7954669
>>7954631
So I can't buy these on the internet anywhere?

Radii

>>7954465
>>7954454
>>7954447
Do these ever go on sale anywhere online?

>>7965426
these look like absolute shit m8

>>7965414
Fujiwara= take vanilla design add a random extra panel for no reason

Be it peacoats or sneakers

>>7965442
Every shoe adds panels for no reason. Were our shoe designs only practical we would just wear bags on our feet.

>>7965426
lmao those are the jay z sneakers

>>7962090
I remeber people were hating on the quality too, but thats just unfair. I used to own a pair of red skytops when i was 14, they were my only sneakers and they lasted me 2 years. I respect muska, he may be a bit of a dumbass but hes a very creative dude and has an interrest for high fashion too. Its not like i would ever buy another pair of supras though.
http://vimeo.com/43736179

>>7959553
Those are amazing. Have you ever seen them on sale online?

>>7965826
http://spalwart.bigcartel.com/

They ship to USA.
You can also find them in high end fashion shops like dover

>>7954812
>>7954781
so fucking nice but about the worst shipping policy i have seen personally

>>7965919
I didn't mean for sale, I meant on sale. As in discounted. Although I should have known that was wishful thinking.