No chuckies for this guy
| April 16, 2010 | Posted by Chin.Musik under Chuck Taylors |
I could never be a Chuck Taylors guy. I survived the wrestling shoe craze of the late 80s, but I don’t want to tempt the athletic shoe gods again. My feet are on the flattish side. But besides functionality, it would turn my whole world upside down.
I’d have to switch to slim fitting jeans, and Oxfords with the sleeves rolled up.
I’d have to learn how to play Chess, and maybe even draw Chinese characters.
I’d have to start listening to music from the garage or something below the ground. (Based on my current preferences, I should be wearing cowboy boots. But they don’t grip well, aren’t conducive to quick getaways on foot, and I don’t ride horses.)
I’d have to carry a guitar case on my back, and develop more than a passing interest in playing one.
It would tempt the jocks into giving me an atomic wedgie.
It would probably do weird stuff to the way I talk, too. Like, I’d start using “Bolshevik” as an expletive.
Nothing like them says, “I think I might like to get laid some time, but for now I’m too socially awkward, pissed off, or both.” (Then again, some chicks dig that whole schtick.)
FYI, I tried wearing those canvas archetypes about 10 years ago. Made me feel like a short guy in flippers. I was paranoid that every step I took echoed like something broad smacking a gymnasium floor.
Just think what else it might lead to, given my age and ambitions. An alpaca muffler? A sport coat with elbow patches? A bowtie?
In my view, there was only one cat who looked cool in them: Bob Cousy. But that opens up the whole short-shorts debate. And I’d rather leave something to the imagination.
No, I’m sticking with my old hiking boots and my rubber Crocs.
After all, I don’t want people judging me for my footwear.
i have to agree. whenever i’ve tried to wear the chucks, my already large feet seem to shout, “HEY! look at me! look how freakishly big my feet are!” also, i need the arch support. but i’d say go for the cowboy kicks. i’ve been trying to find a good pair. bill patrick recommended a place once and god knows he wears pretty stylish shoes.
Crocs is the way to go! haha
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I have always preferred barefootin’, and I’ve got the feet to prove it.
Funny! I won’t comment on the crocs
I love my Chuck’s but when they start wearing out they do get a tad rough on the feet. Normally it’s like wearing nothing on your feet (That can be good and bad), you can feel the little stone you just stepped on. But stubborn me will keep wearing them even if they make my size 12 look like clown shoes… haha.
Chucks feel better after they’re 4 years old. I refuse to get a new pair to risk the break-in time of approximately 2.5 years. Haha.
Great post! Not a big fan of Crocs though.
Insightful post. I have to agree–Cousy is a legend that transcends basketball.
I can’t comment on your choice of footwear–I own 14 pairs of Adidas Sambas. *blushing*
I am a HUGE fan of Chucks and I have UK size 11 (US 12) feet. Which is hilarious when I’m wearing Chucks as I too look like a putter when standing up straight. The unfortunate thing is that no matter how often I wear them or how I break them in they still rub the back of my heels raw and my arches ache with the lack of support. Sigh. Back to my skate shoes.
I bought my first pair of Chucks last summer and I still love them (mostly because they have bumblebees on them and I love that echo sound they make when I walk).
They will never be as awesome as my Crocs though.
Crocs is good for the garden, but in public, it’s the equivalent of wearing sweatpants out. Says you’ve just given up. Just saying.
My wife said the same thing to me yesterday. I wore sweats, a t-shirt, a flannel and Crocs to tutor at the college. Not a good look. Need to get my shit in order.
Flannel + Sweatshirts + Crocs? Excuse my Japanese, but that what duck man… These three elements of clothing independently are accents to an already great design, but together it’s just displays a oblivious sense of fundamental style.
I’m not the type of person to harp on fashion, what a person wants to do clothing-wise is their business, but I believe that there are some nascent rules to an American style of public and private dress that should be followed.
T-Shirt + Jeans is the way to go. If you’re a prof go for the prof with the sweater and dress shirt. Remember to wear your glasses as well.
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I don’t own a pair, but if I did I would have some custom chucks. You can get pretty nice when you put your own flavor into a set.
I love me some old school Chucks. I just feel so awesome wearing them. I don’t have an affinity towards Crocs but that doesn’t stop you from wearing them. Thanks for sharing, mate.
lol! Love your writing! A good read with my morning coffee…. especially the bit about canvas archetypes made me laugh!
I love my Chucks, I have three pairs on the go including a ten year old pre-Nike pair that are falling apart but I just can’t get rid of them. Take a look at this post about Chucks in movies.
W/r/t “there are some nascent rules to an American style of public and private dress that should be followed.” You’re talking to a guy who’d wear his cat as a hat (if she was into that kind of thing). Besides, my headstone isn’t going to say that I wore Tommy or Territory Ahead (even though I do). I’m a writer/agitator, not a fashionista!
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Crocs! I just can’t do crocs either. Adidas shell toes – now they are the way to go.
Hilarious!
haha I dig it.
I wear my Chucks all the time and with just about any outfit. I need to get new ones soon because mine are starting to feel uncomfortable from it being worn out and all.
hey cool article, i love converse!
The “Chucks/Crocs” or Converse branded shoes look funky to me in a bad way. I don’t know if they’re comfy at all, but it seems to me they are overpriced for what they are worth. Sticking to my pair of cheap Nike’s and military boots. I will only buy them if they contain magic, in that case I might as well drink redbull and fly like Hermes.
Remain.Simple
I love my chucks but then, I don’t have very big feet… just the opposite. I can’t get any of the cool colors because, although I normally wear women’s shoes, Converse doesn’t make them that small. I have to wear a 3 in kids…
I believe that Chuck Taylors have a certain aesthetic to them that can be applicable in certain scenarios. I have always viewed them as sort of a timeless accent in American fashion. Converses have a deep history, especially with the Chuck Taylors.
Certain people can pull off the look, I feel it goes best with a young person wearing nice denim with a long sleeve shirt over the top.
Still, as much as you don’t like Chuck Taylors, I view that their cultural impact cannot be ignored.
A lot of Chuks fan here! Count me in. Chucks actually feels way better if they reached their 3rd year (at least). and yes.. they really make our feet huge. hahaha!
I…….I pooped in my pantz…
I wore Chucks in the mid 70′s….I had red ones and white ones and I wore mine with long blue jean skirts. My mother hated it, but then again, that’s why I did it.
Chuck are great shoes. I think they F’d up the feet of players who wore them on the courts when they first came out, ignorance was bliss back then. Remember footnball players in 40′s also wore thin leather helmets.
I wonder if there’s any correlation between Alzheiemr cases and men in their late 70′s and 80′s who wore inch thick leather helmets on the gridiron.
I’d also be interested in the results of astudy performed on the early onset Alzhiemer cases in 60 year olds who went to Woodstock. Or anyone who did acid or took a lot of drugs back in the day.
That would be interesting to see how many have Alzhiemers to—-uh….wait. What was I typing???? Where am I?
LK
Great post
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I bought my first pair in 6th grade – 48 years ago. Everyone on our basketball team wore them. It didn’t help me. I was a fairly fast kid until I put those things on. I felt like I was pulling the lead sled. I could jump with them, but they were heavy lugs.
Im fine with Chuckies. But Crocs? Nah, I don’t thinks so.
What??! NO CHUCKS AND ONLY CROCS? lol thats weird… hmmm and those are some serious sterotypes haha
haha love this post! although, I do prefer chucks over crocs
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Crocs….I plan to be buried in mine.
They should make a bio-degradable croc that turns to dust in the fall. I’d venture to day that the demographics of Crocs wearers = rural, gardeners, people like to get their hands dirty. Not so much city attire…
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