Is Nike no longer as cool as it used to be?

[fluid hips]

990v1s is what I associate with DC

 

[sneakaprince]

990v1s is what I associate with DC

Nah 992s in grey is the true DC staple.

 

[Magic33]

990v1s is what I associate with DC

Have you been to DC?

 

[DCAllAfrican]

990v1s is what I associate with DC

Never seen a soul wear these.

 

[Magic33]

Nah 992s in grey is the true DC staple.

Used to be the 998

991, 992 and 993 are all pretty interchangeable.

 

[Magic33]

I don't think you got laughed at for wearing anything

but I'm tired of seeing fitness influencers being unoriginal and all wearing the same New Balance and Asics. They make **** wack. Like when they started wearing dunks and Jordan 1's. It reminds me how they were wearing those ugly *** Fila's a few years ago.

 

[wayniac211]

Nike should do sole swap. Especially with flyknit.

They got too political and went Hollywood. Stay strictly sports related

 

[HankHill]

Used to be the 998

991, 992 and 993 are all pretty interchangeable.

That’s what I was wearing early 2000s in high school. 1500s looked dope but were too narrow for me

 

[fluid hips]

Have you been to DC?

Yes

 

[finessence]

990v1s is what I associate with DC

These the footlocker 2 for $89 jawns

 

[finessence]

I don't think you got laughed at for wearing anything

but I'm tired of seeing fitness influencers being unoriginal and all wearing the same New Balance and Asics. They make **** wack. Like when they started wearing dunks and Jordan 1's. It reminds me how they were wearing those ugly *** Fila's a few years ago.

Exactly. I never understood why people care about what others think about what THEY spend their money on

 

[fluid hips]

I seen the youth rocking em

 

[DCAllAfrican]

I seen the youth rocking em

Must have been out Annandale or something. No kids in the city are wearing these.

 

[brian8598]

These the footlocker 2 for $89 jawns

Nah, those are the 574. Similar to the untrained eye though.

 

[lovehateself]

I seen the youth rocking em

Toddlers

 

[fluid hips]

 

[adobecs4]

574 still get rocked to this day

 

[cs02132]

I only got into NB the last 2-3 years. Prob have like 10-15 pairs now. Totally revived my interest in sneakers too. And I used to hate on them and make fun of my friends for wearing them and I’m from Boston..probably the second most worn place besides the DMV

I just bought a pair of dunks and immediately returned them. So cheap and uncomfortable compared to the new balances I’ve been getting

These were the ones that sparked it off for me

 

[DCAllAfrican]

I thought New Yorkers argued us down that they were the New Balance capital of America.

 

[finessence]

Those hard

 

[fluid hips]

I thought New Yorkers argued us down that they were the New Balance capital of America.

Nah. Y'all tried to claim timbs and Nike boots

 

[TSCQ]

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[sharpshooter718]

I thought New Yorkers argued us down that they were the New Balance capital of America.

Not sure why the DMV thinks they started everything ... New balance been a thing in NYC since the late 80s. Never a staple , but always in rotation. Y'all could have it

 

[Andrew S. Lam]

Hi y’all. Can you help settle a debate for me?

I told a friend that Nike was no longer the cool hype must have sneaker brand among Gen Z (and in general.)

I told him other brands (imo like ASICS) have overtaken them in coolness with the current generation. I also pointed out that the past several Jordan releases have sold out while other brands are selling out and more sought after.

IMO gen z doesn’t really **** with Nike.

As a counter my friend said all of his Gen Z neighbors are still crazy about Dunks and Nike is still as cool and hype as it always has been. He also stated Nike’s earnings are the same which is actual evidence.

But idk. IMO the vibes are down. It’s not the same.

So what do y’all think?

nike air force ones are good to buy. maybe they sell lots of kicks but air force ones are some of the greatest casual shoes out there even today

 

[nako xl]

Not sure why the DMV thinks they started everything ... New balance been a thing in NYC since the late 80s. Never a staple , but always in rotation. Y'all could have it

New balance belong to Boston