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

[a blinkin]

Nike zoom x invincible run 3 .
You can find some on ebay for less than 100 sometimes.
Theyre better than most 200 and up shoes.

Theyre cool.

Good looks fam. Gonna give them a shot.

 

[nako xl]

Youre an old soul, salute.

Its because of people like you, the legacy of Jordan lives on.

That trendy stuff is all gimmick and fad, nohing beats established greatness.

Pretty sure Frank Mucus is like 43 years old unless you believe he joined/changed his NT name when he was a new born

 

[cragmatic]

As a gen z who is 17, turning 18, there's a bunch of weirdos wearing allbirds, hoka, salmons, and them new lanvin curb joints which are humongous.

Not me. I can't rock with that. Plenty of people still wearing panda dunks thinking they're doing it though.

I have a little cousin who wanted panda dunks and I had put his lil fat *** on game to only rock Jordan 1 og lows or 85s instead

It says you joined in 2008

 

[cragmatic]

Idk maybe its a regional thing but in Texas its On Clouds. I kinda feel like its some political bs behind it too.

Now that you say that, I had an old conservative co worker who raved about onclouds. I see a lot of Hokas in the wild up here in Michigan. I think Hoka is popular with healthcare workers too.

 

[jape]

yup
hokas are the cool shoes of middle aged soccer mom health care workers

 

[caleekicks]

Niketalk/Nikepark is apex. We good.

 

[us3less]

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?

I feel like this is more of a "I like apples" vs "I like oranges" debate, 'cause it depends on how you see the information (general audience vs. individually).

In the lens of the general audience, Nike still does have that "cool" factor at least here in the US; it's just that other brands are getting more attention one way or another. There's not one single factor but possibly multiple (and a combination): current fashion trends, the economy (maybe), social media, personal growth/awareness (within themselves and/or about Nike's marketing), etc. If you think about it in terms of filling up a pie chart 100%, if Nike took up 90% (generously speaking) of the pie chart, the other brands have shrunken their dominance to maybe like... 80%, but it doesn't change the fact that they're still dominant.

With all that said, to answer your question... In my personal opinion, I think Nike still has that cool factor, but it's not the same vibe I once felt about it. I just say that from just being more aware of Nike's marketing tactics and how it's gotten frustrating.

 

[cs02132]

I got some hokas and they’re just aight for me. I prefer less support and bounciness

 

[WASHED KING]

I only people that wear Hokas are the nurses I be dating off Hinge with a golden retriever and a jeep.

She probably likes espresso martinis, Target, and traveling. Take her to a happy hour at an above average sports bar on a Friday night, tell her how much you admire her work and you're in there. EASY.

 

[stuntman mike]

 

[oh you mad]

It says you joined in 2008

Frank probably the CEO of footlocker by now... or at least district manager

 

[waitwut]

bro is just built different

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[oh you mad]

Yall forget Gen Z chicks and their Beat white/white AF1s?

 

[WASHED KING]

Yall forget Gen Z chicks and their Beat white/white AF1s?

For every like Asics get in an IG post there's 100 Haleys, and Ashleys in their dogged out AF1's and Panda Dunks

 

[frank mucus]

Frank probably the CEO of footlocker by now... or at least district manager

I wish. I was fired.

I remember my boss, this little short fat looking pig nosed girl who thought she was the **** just because she was getting her guts tore up eer night.

 

[doublemesh96]

Whatever happened to those rock deep shoes? Looks like Steph be in them I wanted to pick a pair up

 

[Hijo Del Promo]

Pretty sure Frank Mucus is like 43 years old unless you believe he joined/changed his NT name when he was a new born

Dang, I thought we got Steph and it was Seth. SMH.

 

[fluid hips]

Brooklyn fam the home of trendsetting for America

Uptown Manhattan set the trends

This is Brooklyn

 

[jape]

 

[DCAllAfrican]

I still don't "understand" Crocs man. Wild you got dudes in the hood rocking them like that.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Crocs are lowkey fire

Comfy af, easy to wear and borderline trendy

 

[fluid hips]

Mfs don't clean them and they stink

 

[shogun]

Yall forget Gen Z chicks and their Beat white/white AF1s?

Is it still trendy for them or have they moved on to crocs?

 

[HarlemShakeStory]

High school kids wear Crocs, Dunks, AF1, AM97, and anything that looks like a Dunk/AF1.

Old white people now wear those On Clouds. That’s the kiss of death for them. Same with Cole Haan zerogrands. No longer cool for adults.

 

[ALNotSure]

Mfs don't clean them and they stink

I am crying