Canvas Sports Shoes

[Mr. Rover]

I just ordered a pair of the Keds Triumphs in a size 9. It's shipping to my dad's office, which is forwarding it to Taiwan. Hope it fits! I tried on some Pro-Keds at the store and the size 9 fit me pretty well, but they didn't have the triumphs.

I usually wear Chuck Taylor's in natural/beige canvas, but after some more excessive athletic wear in PE, they are starting to tear at some seams, and a hole has started to grow.

 

[Mr. Rover]

Rubber stamp?

It seems that only Pf Flyers keeps the rubber stamp on the ankle and a engraved rubber on the heel. Does Keds still use blue rubber on their heel logo? Converse only prints it on now, I think.

 

[swinggal]

I have a pair of white Jack Purcells, the 'smiley face' replicas from the 30's. I don't find them as comfy and my Keds though.

Dunlop, the British shoe company also remade a sneaker that was worn in Wimbeldon comps in the 30s called the 'Green Flash'. I have a pair of those and I love them.

http://www.dunlop-greenflash.de/green_e/legend.html

Dunlop shoes began in 1929 with the first Footwear model, the 'Green Flash', which attained fame through Fred Perrys Wimbledon victories. It became a best seller with more than 25 million sold.

 

[BellyTank]

I remember the Dunlops illustrated at that link from the '70s, definitely not the '30s model. I had a pair of those ones in the '70s
Did they actually make some '30s style ones?

I still think the PF Flyers sre the coolest vintage style sneakers available.

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[swinggal]

 

[BellyTank]

Pardon?

B
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[swinggal]

Sorry, my links were crappy.

 

[Mr. Rover]

yay! Got my keds today! The cut is like an oxford shoe but in canvas. I like it.

 

[Blackgrass]

Where did you order the Keds from and were you able to find a good price? Also, did the size run true to the other shoes you have in the same size?

 

[Mr. Rover]

I ordered them straight from kedstriumph.com. They size is pretty true, if a bit smaller, as there are only 4 sets of holes to put the laces through, so that fit is different so say, a converse chuck taylor. I wear a size 8 chuck taylor, but bought a 9 keds. I think 8.5 keds might haf fit a bit better, but at the moment, they'll do.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Repro casual/sport shoes

Check these out.

1930's casual.

http://www.classicsportshoes.com/pff-75017.html

 

[Andykev]

PF Flyers: "Run Faster and Jump Higher"

Unfortunately, those shoes are only in sizes 10 and above.

I remember PF Flyers as a kid in the 60's. They helped millions of kids "Run Faster and Jump Higher". Remember that? We all got new shoes, and ran up and down the sidewalk, jumping. We really believed that slogan...heck, we felt we could leap over a building and out run a cheeta!

 

[Matt Deckard]

Converse 1908 reproduction. Even has brass aglets on the laces according to the description (Aglets keep the shoelace from unraveling, usually plastic on the ends).

http://www.converse.com/zsearch.asp?txtSearch=1908

1946 repro
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http://www.converse.com/zproductdetails.asp?zcatid=2&zsubcatid=3&zgenid=1&sku=1Q862#

 

[scotrace]

Any good?

Anybody here have shoes like these? Fer 'em or agin' 'em?

 

[Thomas Walden]

I really like those converse repros; might get a pair...

If anyone has a pair, please tell me how you like them!

 

[Matt Deckard]

Just got these from Zappos and they are too cool. They just completed my outfit. Leather jacket, linen pants blue dress shirt and now PF Flyers.

They are true to size 10 (as I said before I am a 9 1/2 eee so I went 10 to compensate for width.

They are more comfortable when compared to Converse for the arch support, nice insole. I'll update my findings in a few weeks. First impression is great.

 

[Thomas Walden]

Yeah, they're really grippy, too, on hardwood

 

[Thomas Walden]

Does anyone know where I can get a pair of those 1908 Chucks in a more normal men's size? They only seem have tiny sizes on the Converse website and zappos doesn't carry them anymore. :cry:

 

[Matt Deckard]

According to the Converse representative I just spoke to the 1908's are out of production and they are just selling what's left (small sizes), so check Ebay or elswhere.

I posted a pick of a 1946 version above, they have those in bigger sizes.

 

[Thomas Walden]

OK, thanks, Matt. I'll check those out.