Top 5 SNEAKER Brands You FORGOT!
Top 5 SNEAKER Brands You FORGOT!
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Top 5 Forgotten Sneaker Brands!
5 – KangaRoos
In 1979, American architect and running enthusiast Robert ‘Bob’ Gamm, He developed a pair of training shoes with a small zippered pocket big enough to hold a locker key and a few coins whilst he ran.
A top 5 Performance brand in the 1980s in the US
In the 1990s, expanded to WWF, motor racing, tennis, aerobics, and in 1992 Barcelona the US Running team all rocked KangaROOS
4 – LUGZ
Created in 1993, it first started with Boots, picture a quilted vest and jeans.
As seen in the Source Magazine (THUMBS up if you remember the Source!
1994 Erick Sermon says Wear Your Lugs – first endorser followed by Lou Stars
Fu Schnicken, def squad, Deangelo, Kid Capri, even Snoop Dogg
1996 The Carbine athletic shoe was created.
Most recently reminded that Bird Man had a Lugz collab, which he bought a house from (Funk Flex also had one),
Released in 2004 for $70
In 2008 lugz also ented the MMA scene w most norable Rampage Jackson and Cain Velasquez the 2013 Heavyweight Reigning Champ
As hiphop morphed and thugged out looks exited, skinny jeans and high fashion crossovers made it to the mainstream, the brand died down
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugz
http://www.lugz.com/history/
3- PF Flyers
Born in 1933 by BF Goodrich, yep the tire company!
PF stands or Posture Foundation and in the 1960s they sold 25 million pairs a year!
The iconic models look very familiar to the Converse All Stars
They also had the 1st sneaker collab with an athelete, Bob Cousey of the Celtics.
Featured in the Sandlot movie in 1993
B.F. Goodrich sold PF Flyers to Converse in the early 1970s but the U.S. government forced Converse to sell the brand in a 1972 antitrust settlement.
Converse sold PF Flyers to P.F. Industries Inc, then went to Brooksfield Athletic shoe co, LJ) Inc in 1991
In 2001 – New Balance bought PF Flyers
In 2015 they launched a Made in the USA campaign, and PF Flyers are still created today, but they haven’t really broke into the sneaker culture and back into the mainstream light.
https://www.thrillist.com/own/nation/pf-flyers-american-history-bf-goodrich-bob-cousey-converse-new-balance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PF_Flyers
2 – Keds (pro Keds)
Founded in 1916, owned by Wolverine World Wide (Who also owns Saucony)
They actually wanted to be called PEDS (Latin for feet) but it was trademarked already.
Because of the soft rubber sole, they were known as sneakers for “sneaking around silently”
Pro-keds were introduced in 1949 intended to compete with Converse, endorsed by George Lehmann ho once shot 200 baskets without missing, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Pete Maravich
Minneapolis Lakers had the whole team in Pro Keds, they won 5 championships
The original Uptowns (69rs), almost 20 yrs before AF1s.
Had a strong influence on old school hiphop: Kool Herc, Africa Bambaataa, Melly mel era.
KRS-One said they were the greatest
Was featured on the GETDOWN on Netflix
Even Dame Dash had a collab with them
https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/articles/pro-keds-is-back-tom-slosberg-interview/
1 – LA Gear
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Founded in 1979 by Robert Greenberg
Endorsed by Kareem adbul Jabbar, who was signed to Adidas at the time, Karl Malone, Hakeem, 49r Joe Montana, even Wayne Gretzky of the LA Kings
Karl the Mailman Malone… He delivers… in the Catapult
LA Gear explored outside of athletes, signed Belinda Carlisle, Michael Jackson, and Paula Abdul… Straight up stolen from Reebok and had 1 of the biggest sellers in the early 90s.
In 1990 they were the 3rd largest sneaker retailer behind Nike / Reebok.
LA Gear also had a pump sneaker I the 90s, the Regulator
LA Lights was one of the most successful lines introduced in 1992. over 100 million total pairs sold, retailed for $50
In 1995 they sold LA Gear at Walmart
In 1998 they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Try tried to come back in 1999, 2003, and 2008.
Tyga had a liquid gold LA Lights release in 2015, but the endorsements aren’t helping as they used to and haven’t seen any movement from the brand.
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/l-a-gear-inc-history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Gear
LA Gear had a signature Malone shoe called "catapults" and they were pretty damn epic back in the day
I had a pair of lugz sneakers bird man edition. My big sis had some grey roos back in the days.. lol didn’t like them shoes
Spot Built…. anyone????
no diadora
Osiris high tops
K-Swiss Chocolate Suede lowtops.
All white Lugz sneakers (not the boots)
All black Lugz sneakers
Nikes that we’re kinda chunky with the swoosh right above the ankle- all black with a red swoosh
Nike Air Jordans’ Dunk (retro) black and white with the chunky flaps with the basketball-like symbol
Nike Cortezs of course, red and white, white and red, black and red, red and black
And that’s all I can remember before I stopped giving a shit about the brands and just went for what I thought looked cool to me.
Today I’m wearing a pair of gray/dark gray FILAS lowtops. (Gifted)
Black and white Nikes lowtops. (Gifted)
Blue web-looking Reebok’s (Gifted)
And to throw it all off…
A pair of solid black T.U.K. Pointed Creeper boots with the studs and bootstraps
A pair of the same T.U.K. Pointed Creeper boots but are two-tone black and white with studs and bootstraps.
Gucci looll
Keds r still out there, they just make white casual shoes now
My dad still has his pair of lugs
Thanks to the internet I’m still able to rock Lugz 👍🏾
I so remember my pair of lugz😂
My math teacher has keds
Weed pouch lmao
i remember Pro Keds, i wore them. i also remember L.A. Gear..
Never go Walmart.
You know you are failing when Tyga endorses you.
You forgot about Prowings .
..i have seen Mossamo wear in Target. then again, that was last year. have not been there clothes shopping yet this year to them…
Pro-Wings are the best!
1982-83, new balance 680 basketball shoe, brook transitions, i.d. ponies, top ten adidas, the real nike sky force, 80s baby
PONYS AND TROOPS R SOLD AT CITY TRENDS HERE IN LAF,LA.
About 10 years ago Supra was the shit for celebs… Never see them anymore
You’re killing me Smalls ⚾
I remember getting white Lugz in 98. I skated with them.they were the best.
Pro-Keds?
U.S KEDS SHOES
Lugz were lit in the early 2000s in the dub era. I remember owning a pair of the boots in middle school thinkin i was the man. Pf flyers and Keds though are still rocked by many bboys.
I had a pair of ROOS like 3 years ago got it from Payless
Kinda funny both of them are irrelevant now
P.F. Flyers are the best
How about world balance
Who the hell is complex? Lol
U forgot about change ups from pic way
one of my baseball teammates brother has kangaroos
I have like 5 pairs of P.F flyers…..
Here Kangoroos are in every shop that sells cheaper shoes
Hay U forgit Diadoras !!!!#
I wear lugs for skating
Top 5 totally totally forgotten and discontinued shoes:
1. Buffalinos
2. Julianos
(commonly worn by Tupac Shakur, and Fredro Starr in an old movie called "Strapped")
3. British Knights
(commonly worn by Kriss Kross and Another Badd Creation)
4. LA Gear
5. Patrick Ewings
What about Kappas? They were like roos if I remember correctly.
Top 5 forgotten designs that were actually good
How about TROOP
they had the sneaks
The jackets
Was that just a NY thing ?
rip payless
Can Someone tell me who wore "ELLESSE" SNEAKERS IN THE OLD SKOOL NBA DAYS???
Who can do a rundown on Kangaroos and not mention Walter Payton…?
I remember rocking a pair of black and gray elephant print echoes anyone else
I’m 15 years old and I love The Sandlot!
I miss LA Gear. They rocked the 80’s
We used to call British knights (BK) bitch kickers.
Most people wont realize but when you said KangaRoos were in WWF the shot you had to go with it was from WCW….. I know I know I’m a nerd. Plus the pocket ain’t big enough to hold all my weed.
I’m 45, so I came up before PC took over. Back in middle school, we used to refer to L.A. Gears as "L.A. Queers".