It all happened in the Summer of 1998. I'm about 5ft tall (I grew tres fast), 9 years old, VERY GEEKISH and standing in JJB mesmerized by their wall of TRAINERS!! It was there and then our eyes met.
ADIDAS EAGLES the name, Sharpe and sophisticated's the game! A white sports shoe with lovely traditional Maroon (yep, Maroon!) coloured Adidas detailing. It was at that moment that i begged my mum to let me leave the world of "Hi-Tec". (a distressing place of which i was exhausted. It's never good when your standing BEHIND your mates at school to the hide the fact that last nights application of superglue has again failed to keep the rubber attached to the sole of your shoe!)
Mum sympathetically obliged and home with me came these luxurious beauties! Ever since Trainers have played an important part of my "attire".
There was that brief stint in Yr 6, where my BFF Susie bought some either Reebok's or Nike's and they were a new shape!!! Yes a new shape! This new shoe was streamlined, smooth, versatile and had the out sole of a professional tennis player. I WAS IN SHOCK. after my 3rd pair of Adidas Eagles i feared i may have to again move with the times... Sticking to my guns i remained with Adidas, conforming to this nifty smooth shape but still keeping with the purple colouring. After the streamlined curvy shape. I was old enough to understand what RUN DMC where on about when they said it was "Tricky" and with the help of fellow wearers So Solid Crew, (im so cool) I bought my first pair of Superstars/Shell toes. Again in Purple, may i also add that all of these trainers were in size 7!! A size I'm pretty sure I have never been, but a clown size I've had to put up due to Mum's "You will grow!" theory.
Anyway it was after she shell toes that i made the transition to Nike.. and the Puma... All transitions have been landmarks in ones life and each pair like a old best friend, but what my point is, is that trainers have been ( god I'm such a tit!) a big thing for me.
CONVERSE to me are an American icon, a clown shoe special, and most definitely NOT for me! I am most definitely a trainers snob and my trainer loving mates and i have never had time for Converse.
However, times.. They-are-a changing. The idea to cross another "cultural" bridge came when i saw Nicole Ritchie sporting a pair, and when i was faced with the issue of not being able to match Nike IDs with tights or or dresses!
The leap came just before Xmas and quite frankly I haven't looked back, they are a fashion dream. Mix/Match and accessible to all. I love them :)
Steamlined!!!!
Mnnn BEAUTIES <3
WTF?! Gross.
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