- 4,844
- 3,492
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2015
I disagree. Sneakers have been trending upward for years now.. it’s to the point where companies like, Reebok, converse, new balance are making great products putting pressure on the consumer to buy. All the experimenting that Nike is doing… All the releases and collabs that are being pushed.. sneaker brands are behaving how I wish they behaved 10 years ago. The pants analogy is kind of weak though, because whether pants are skinny or baggy, you still need pants. Whether sneakers trends wind through certain trends like “dad shoes” or a distressed look, people still need sneakers. People are always going to want nice sneakers like they have for 40 years, only it’s on a global scale now.It's all good, you are just talking about this particular release/shoe and this particular point in time but can't grasp the concept of market trends and consumer behavior over a long period of time.
FYI- prices are dropping on this one at the moment, surprised me too. I thought they were going to hold steady. These wont drop like the Fire Red 3's but I don't think they reach the level of the L&F 1. They'll sit at $350-ish for awhile maybe even lower.
Anyway, the kids camping out from 2001-2007 has dwindled, I wouldn't even try to put a random data point like 1/8th behind it. People move on, some stay but priorities change and new hobbies emerge.
"When I was in high school" is always a bad debate point, because frankly-- it doesn't matter because you're probably not in high school anymore and-- well it doesn't matter, poor way to support your point.
Trends always fade, some will stick around-- just like us kids that were camping out in the late 90's and early 00's. If you like sneakers you'll enjoy when the trend-hoppers leave. It will be easier to get new releases. It wont change that the ones you missed out on during the hype will already be marked up and stay that way.
Everything fades-- MySpace, Facebook, Vine, Instagram, Snapchat and eventually Tik Tok will too.
Even skinny and/or fitted pants are no longer trendy, baggy pants are coming back!