1970s sneakers

We guess that advertising socks must of been a pretty tough task. Apart from the pictures and the numerous play on word titles like “He’s got socks appeal”, there’s not too much you can say about a pair of socks. Despite this we’ve found some cool adverts scattered around the internet from the 1950s to [&hellip

Saved up for months for these babies. Old school Nike shoes

From the words of Björn Borg himself about the Diadora Borg Elite trainer, "If I were in your shoes, I'd want to buy my shoes."

Today we take it all the way back to the very first Reebok Pump model.

Here's an old school 1970s vintage sneaker ad for Bata Jogging shoes styles 96, 56, and 04. They are "Dashingly stylish" according to the ad. ​​Ad info is below: To jog, or not to jog: That is your option. Style 96 👟 Style 56 👟 Style 04 👟 Your new Bata jogging shoes.

Nike men's training shoes in the 1983 J.C. Penney catalog. They included the classic Nike Cortez at upper right which had become a major American style fad among both men/boys and girls/women by 1979-80 and was at the top of Nike's running shoe price scale. When this catalog was printed, Nike was still about a year away from releasing the Air Jordan, and five years from introducing their now-iconic "Just Do It" advertising slogan.

1977 Montgomery Ward Spring Summer Catalog, Page 279

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This double feature blog post goes out to all of the ladies playing under the table games. The ads below were made 7 years apart and more than anything this probably speaks to the cyclical nature of advertising. We’ll kick it off in 1973 with a vintage sneaker ad featuring the Converse Coach and Ja

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