Fila trainers from the late 80s - early 90s

[Efour]

This is really random....

There was a craze in London/Essex where everyone was wearing these shoes.

I can't find a picture of them for ****.

They were solid colour, red, blue green mostly and possibly suede? I'm not sure... Some kind of oversized skate shoe or possibly 3/4 boot. They looked chunky.

Any resident trainer freak or ex 90s raver got any idea what I'm on about?

 

[Rimsy]

https://goo.gl/images/CFf6ic
These are the only ones I remember from school

 

[koooowweeee]

About 2/3 years ago they came back in fashion in Manchester.

 

[rebel rebel]

Fila hi tops, navy blue suede.

 

[robfosters]

I had a blue pair. Went well with my shell suit. Looked boss!

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I remember having a pair of them. Can anyone remember the LA Gear ones that lit up when you walked? I also had a pair of them too when I was a kid.

 

[chaparral]

https://goo.gl/images/CFf6ic
These are the only ones I remember from school

For me in the 80's/90's it was the same style of trainer but they were Hi-Tech

Somewhere in them years there was also the DR martin boots craze..

 

[Bonjour]

Filas and Champions were popular. Along with Naff Naff jackets.

Also, what was with those two-tone jeans?

 

[Efour]

Filas and Champions were popular. Along with Naff Naff jackets.

Also, what was with those two-tone jeans?

Lol omg yes

 

[Yadda]

This is really random....

There was a craze in London/Essex where everyone was wearing these shoes.

I can't find a picture of them for ****.

They were solid colour, red, blue green mostly and possibly suede? I'm not sure... Some kind of oversized skate shoe or possibly 3/4 boot. They looked chunky.

Any resident trainer freak or ex 90s raver got any idea what I'm on about?

Do you mean Fila Trailblazers? They were everywhere around that time.

https://www.kicksonfire.com/fila-trailblazer/

 

[Efour]

They were deffo suede or fabric not mock leather. Quite comparable to the champions.

 

[Dis86]

They were suede. I had a blue pair and remember them getting screwed by getting wet.

 

[Rimsy]

For me in the 80's/90's it was the same style of trainer but they were Hi-Tech

Somewhere in them years there was also the DR martin boots craze..

Yeah not to mention British Knights and Trek!

 

[arknor]

there was a catterpillar boots craze in the 90s also.

I had some like £100 then wrecked them pretty fast in a forest, don't think they are really that tough, they got covered in scratches from bracken or something

 

[lokiss]

Had a pair circa 88/9 White with a green/black swipe and a rubber strap over the middle of the lace area.

The colour line was fairly unique, they were cross trainers. I had them from Intersport, could have been exclusive, I've never found an image on the web.

Later down the line I picked up a going cheap pair of high top tourissimo, they were far more common.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Does anyone find it funny that 'chav' fashion is still basically the same?

White high tops and track suits....

 

[Nasher]

I remember shoes used to last a long longer before they shipped most of the production out of Europe and the US :/

 

[Efour]

Chav clothes - Shell suits
Its the fashion of JD Sports (Bankrupt?) or Sports Direct

I think i found them, not a 100% match (from memory) but they seem closest to it and the time frame is appropriate..

 

[Bar]

For me it was all about the air bubbles at that time. Nike Air and of course Rebok who had the pump in the tongue that you could inflate by squeezing it

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Rebok pumps were classic, Fila were a but more exotic to start with but were so clumpy and huge the idea that they were any sort of sporting equipment was laughable.
I picked up a pair in the states as a kid and they were frankly ridiculous when I look back at them!
The original air max were far more useful as a sports shoe, and seemed to be more coveted for longer.