Category: Shoes

I wish I could! Because these are the ultimate sneaker of the late eighties in cross trainer type. .. a lot more people know the air trainer I or III… but I really prefer the Nike Air Trainer II. The forefoot strap, the ankle support, the colors, … my all time favorite! Maybe it is a good thing that Nike hasn’t retro’d these.. it would be logical because the air trainer II is one of the few from the Air trainer line (I-II-III-IV) that hasn’t been retro’d yet…. on the other hand, the result might be disappointing (unless Nike hires ... Read more

It’s been awhile since I posted some plain pictures of a pair of vintage Nike. Well, for this post I chose the vintage Nike Air Pegasus from 1987. The original price tag is still attached to the box, and more then 20 years ago, you had to pay almost 100 USD to have pair of these. These were state of the art running shoes back then. Colorway is “Miami Dolphins”.

The second time that I am posting about the vintage Nike Air Revolutions.. because I just came across this great advertisement for the original Nike Air Revolutions in 1987…

I can look and touch but don’t wear most of my shoes. But there are some shoes I do wear even though they’re true vintage. Skylon T/C from 1993 Nike Air Max 180 from 1991 I can honestly say after wearing a pair of OG Nike’s you will be very disappointed when putting on your feet a pair of Air Max 87 retros… They don’t even come close to OG Nike Air cushioning and wearing comfort…. OG Nike on your feet is true and real Nike. Nike Air Pegasus (1992)

People ask a lot if the shoes I am buying are being worn… with over 100 pairs of DS Nike vintage shoes (and coming from around 200 pairs) I think people will find it strange that with some exceptions, I don’t wear my shoes… Probably some people will call it “lame”, “stupid”, or will tell me “shoes are meant to be worn”..well, my answer always is: If you collect stamps, would you post an old, sometimes rare stamp on an envelope, and post it? Obviously you won’t.. and with collecting vintage Nike, from an era (end eighties-early nineties) were the ... Read more