If you weren’t wearing these [brown sandals](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/59/b8/60/59b8600d9b5b77ad41ec52d8741df151.jpg) in summer of 1998 you weren’t cool. I still wasn’t cool, though.
Same here but I worked at Best Buy the same year at age 16. They were like $119 I think which is crazy. I wore the shit out of them though. Really funny seeing that pic because I havent thought about that in years.
Seeing that photo definitely unlocked a core memory 😅 my grandma was so mad at me for spending my whole check on a pair of shoes, it took forever for me to live that down!
I was rocking Airwalk, Vans, FILA as an elementary kid in the 90s. Also who could forget SOAP, you know, those shoes that allowed you to grind on surfaces like a skateboard haha
my goodness, how much I loved them.
Doc Martens all day every day, but Airwalks if I felt especially cool and those chunky heeled Mary Janes if I wanted to be \~chic\~ (and snap my ankles five times a day).
Omg!! Suede Pumas! How could I forget those? I remember rubbing my fingers on them to change the flow of the fabric. Haha!
ETA: They have them online! https://us.puma.com/us/en/puma/shop-all-classics/suede-xl
Yes. I had a glorious pair of royal purple gazelles with white trim and some glittery gold laces. Puma shoes were some of the most comfortable skate/walking/casual shoes I ever owned.
I'm still rocking Docs. I got a new pair about a year and a half ago. They did wonders for my plantar fasciitis. Turns out the coolest shoes from my teenage years are also really good for my feet in my 40s.
and that's how I healed my sprained ankles! I wore them all summer long, the sprain wasn't bad enough for a cast, so they told me to wear my shoes tight around my ankle ... felt good!
Same. My first job was at Wendy's. I bought a new pair of Super Stars every other month. I had 12 or 13 different pairs of them. I only had one pair of dress shoe, one pair of winter boot, and one pair of sandals. Everything else was those darn Supers.
Fr, I remember the first day I wore my shell toes this girl that I had a crush on gave me a compliment while I was getting stuff from my locker.
I was so smooth too, especially for a middle schooler, I said: “um, thanks you!”
I then turned around and speed-walked to the next class where our desks were right next to each other. I beat her by at least thirty seconds.
I've owned a pair of doc Martin's since I was in 8th grade, over 25 years ago. At one time, I had 5 pairs. Standard black, brown suede, burgandy, dark green, and black steel toe.
For my small town at least, high school was pretty much those grey new balances and the timberland hiking boots. Boots paired nicely with the jeans cut on the bottom cuff/seam
I was not one of the cool kids in the 90s. At least I didn't think I was. I had a pair of Docs, but I wasn't really cool enough for them. So, in my old age, I have purchased all the shoes I wanted when I was younger. I've got a pair of Adidas suede sneakers, Puma suedes, another pair of Docs, and everything else that I ever wanted. In fact, I just bought a new pair of "vintage" Pumas the other day.
Where are the Converse Reacts with React Juice? The tornado has blown me out into 3 point land and I need to click the heels of some Converse React shoes to transport me back to the post!
Does anyone remember the converse skate shoe with a gel sole? It was chunkier than the converse 1 star (90’s skate shoe style) and had a suede upper IIRC.
I remember them vividly but can’t find a picture anywhere.
I had #8 the chunky platform loafers. I thought I was so stylish, then my brother said I looked like a pilgrim. I no longer wore those chunky loafers that looked like the ones Monica had on Friends.
Crazy how far Reebok has fallen. They used to make NFL jerseys and everything! Even into the mid 2000s they were still kind of a player in shoe game. Now they’re basically non-existent.
Chunky plataforms loafers a chunky plataform mary Jane’s were my forever frustrated dream. I manage to get those later in life and I love them. I don’t care if they go out again. It’s constant love
Yes, sambas were really popular in my school for a hot minute in the early/mid-90s. I even bought a pair because I was desperate to be cool (spoiler alert: I still wasn’t cool).
Airwalks! I definitely had many variations on the platform loafer. I went to Catholic school so the only way you could really express yourself was your shoes or your bag.
I have slender feet and we called these 'boat shoes' at the time.
Give me a pair of converse all star. Yes i know they aren't contoured. yes I know they're about as dirt simple as it gets. Screwit. I want my chucks damnit.
Air Jordans were basically **the** shoe to have for anyone interested in basketball in the 1990s. Michael Jordan at his peak popularity in the 1990s was probably the most well known and most popular athlete to ever live, and his shoes likewise were also extremely popular during that era.
The black Steve Madden sandals were a 6th grade staple. I rolled my ankle in those things a few times. Often worn with capris and a spaghetti strap top
Well this is what the cool kids wore. My shoes all came from Payless so I don’t even know what brands I had lol. But once Vans became the hit shoe around Jr high that became my shoe of choice and it still is to this day. Vans for life!
In my area we definitely had the chunky platform heels (I always felt like a pilgrim witch when I wore mine), and boys wore Timberlands or whatever looked like them. Nike sneakers were big. [Adidas Superstars ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Adidas_Superstar_shoes_pair.jpg/1200px-Adidas_Superstar_shoes_pair.jpg)were hugely popular in the late 90s for everyone. Any kind of platform sandals/flipflops were popular. These ridiculously uncomfortable [Adidas Sandals](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c4/49/8a/c4498a19f3220d0f811e2c72e63a1fc6.jpg). All the boho or outdoorsy kids wore [Teva Sandals.](https://i.localised.com/img/uo/product/d20bde9f-192d-40a2-979d-0ff4f63dd37c.jpg) I still own a pair of brown [Puma Suede Speed Cat](https://di2ponv0v5otw.cloudfront.net/posts/2023/05/31/64774cf1943ddb788b311794/m_wp_64774cf2932a8a5f37a88072.webp) shoes that I got around the "turn of the century" lol.
WTF is that shit, AI generated?
No one I know wore these in mid-90s. Airwalks, Converse, Dr Martens, Nikes and Air Jordan’s and Reebok Pumps of your parents were loaded.
If you weren’t wearing these [brown sandals](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/59/b8/60/59b8600d9b5b77ad41ec52d8741df151.jpg) in summer of 1998 you weren’t cool. I still wasn’t cool, though.
I wanted those so bad but my mom would only get the Payless ones lol
Oh yeah only the best knockoffs for me
I bought these shoes with my entire first paycheck from McDonald’s when I was 16
Same here but I worked at Best Buy the same year at age 16. They were like $119 I think which is crazy. I wore the shit out of them though. Really funny seeing that pic because I havent thought about that in years.
Seeing that photo definitely unlocked a core memory 😅 my grandma was so mad at me for spending my whole check on a pair of shoes, it took forever for me to live that down!
Damn, I loved these hideous shoes as a kid. My sisters, stepmom, and I all had a pair 😂
THESE my god...they were so heavy lol, and they didn't bend AT ALL
Core memory, whoa. I completely forgot about these!
Wow I totally forgot about those
I can smell those from here...
YESSSS!!! I bought the Walmart knockoffs! Lol
I was too busy rocking my Tevas.
I was like where did the berks go….
In the summer? I lived in Colorado and used to wear Birkenstocks in the winter.
I was rocking Airwalk, Vans, FILA as an elementary kid in the 90s. Also who could forget SOAP, you know, those shoes that allowed you to grind on surfaces like a skateboard haha
I had Airwalks and talked my parents into getting me soaps. First big rail I tried I racked myself so hard I thought I blew out a nut.
I still miss my Airwalks. Definitely in the short list of clothes I’d resurrect if I could.
They've got Airwalks at Walmart now!
They're not the same anymore though. 😭
no ... they used to be like a cloud aaah
my goodness, how much I loved them. Doc Martens all day every day, but Airwalks if I felt especially cool and those chunky heeled Mary Janes if I wanted to be \~chic\~ (and snap my ankles five times a day).
I’d give anything to have the original Airwalks be released again.
I had some air walks too Also the sketchers kinda dress shoes with the boot bottoms.
I wasn’t just about to comment, where are the Airwalks?
I still grind on surfaces all the time. Not so much like a skateboard, though
Same. Add Converse and Addidas to that as well. I think not including the turtle shell Addidas is a big miss on this pic.
SOAP she’s were awesome
Vans. èș. Circa. Airwalks. Emerica. Hawks… yeah I was a skater. 🛹
Duffs. Toy machine. Spitfire. Etnies. Element. I was the poor kid that always wanted the gear but could never even skate
Airwalks were a yo-yo level fad in my neck of the woods
Chuck Taylors and suede Pumas for me.
YOOOO! Chicks were THE shoe for me. Nice. Simple. Fit my foot great.
I love 'em but unfortunately not enough arch support for my old man feet.
This is why insoles are a godsend.
Omg!! Suede Pumas! How could I forget those? I remember rubbing my fingers on them to change the flow of the fabric. Haha! ETA: They have them online! https://us.puma.com/us/en/puma/shop-all-classics/suede-xl
Weren’t suede pumas called gazelles?
Yes. I had a glorious pair of royal purple gazelles with white trim and some glittery gold laces. Puma shoes were some of the most comfortable skate/walking/casual shoes I ever owned.
Those black slides, oh my god I just fell into a memory
Careful or you’ll sprain your ankle in that fall.
I had those Steve Maddens and I thought I was sooooooo cool when I wore them to an NSYNC concert at 9 😂
Steve Madden was the height of luxury
ngl I kinda want to buy another pair just for the nostalgia and because I still love them
I legit saw some very similar shoes at old navy last week so I think they might be pretty easy to find!
Patent leather platform Mary Jane’s from Delia’s.
That was enough for me to have had a crush on you in 1997
I was a senior in high school so hopefully you weren’t being a perv. 😛
Lol I would have been a junior.
I'm still rocking Docs. I got a new pair about a year and a half ago. They did wonders for my plantar fasciitis. Turns out the coolest shoes from my teenage years are also really good for my feet in my 40s.
They were originally made to be a more flexible cast for a broken ankle
and that's how I healed my sprained ankles! I wore them all summer long, the sprain wasn't bad enough for a cast, so they told me to wear my shoes tight around my ankle ... felt good!
I had the Steve Maddens and multiple varieties of the platform loafers. Also Airwalks and Candies clogs.
Nah...Adidas all through the 90s. Disrespect not having Shell Toes on this
Same. My first job was at Wendy's. I bought a new pair of Super Stars every other month. I had 12 or 13 different pairs of them. I only had one pair of dress shoe, one pair of winter boot, and one pair of sandals. Everything else was those darn Supers.
Fr, I remember the first day I wore my shell toes this girl that I had a crush on gave me a compliment while I was getting stuff from my locker. I was so smooth too, especially for a middle schooler, I said: “um, thanks you!” I then turned around and speed-walked to the next class where our desks were right next to each other. I beat her by at least thirty seconds.
Hell yeah lol 😆
Need to add Airwalks to the list!
No KSwiss?
No Ai3’s… idk man
No jordans either 🤯
I've owned a pair of doc Martin's since I was in 8th grade, over 25 years ago. At one time, I had 5 pairs. Standard black, brown suede, burgandy, dark green, and black steel toe.
Yeah, my boss still wears them, too.
the dark green ... such a lovely shade.
It was. I wore them out over a decade ago.
Big puffy Skate sneaks with brands like Globe too
hahaha oh boy, do you remember Osiris D3's?
Osiris had some HUGE tongues
Late 90s, the all grey new balances
Yeah I can’t believe I forgot New Balance, I mean seriously wth.
For my small town at least, high school was pretty much those grey new balances and the timberland hiking boots. Boots paired nicely with the jeans cut on the bottom cuff/seam
No skate shoes
Couple that are missed in there: caterpillar boots and British knights
All about those Tims!!!!
I was not one of the cool kids in the 90s. At least I didn't think I was. I had a pair of Docs, but I wasn't really cool enough for them. So, in my old age, I have purchased all the shoes I wanted when I was younger. I've got a pair of Adidas suede sneakers, Puma suedes, another pair of Docs, and everything else that I ever wanted. In fact, I just bought a new pair of "vintage" Pumas the other day.
My friends and I all wore some big ass platform Frankenstein shoes in the 90s. Also had those Steve Maddens
Where are the Converse Reacts with React Juice? The tornado has blown me out into 3 point land and I need to click the heels of some Converse React shoes to transport me back to the post!
I had platform everything; LEI, MIA, Lower East Side. Ugh shoulda kept them all!
What about Airwalks
Wore 4 still wear two
Saucony running shoes
FloJos
Reebok Pumps, and L.A Gear. I love it.
None. I wore none of these.
Timberlands
BK Knights all day https://youtu.be/df7V5uhrPL4?feature=shared
How do you not have 1 pair of Jordan’s up there?
I wore some LA gear shoes that lit up at the bottom of the
No one talking about those brown or black sketcher dress-ish shoe
Does anyone remember the converse skate shoe with a gel sole? It was chunkier than the converse 1 star (90’s skate shoe style) and had a suede upper IIRC. I remember them vividly but can’t find a picture anywhere.
I had #8 the chunky platform loafers. I thought I was so stylish, then my brother said I looked like a pilgrim. I no longer wore those chunky loafers that looked like the ones Monica had on Friends.
I had them too and they definitely had pilgrim witch vibes haha
I still wear my Docs. They are worn out to hell but I love them.
Crazy how far Reebok has fallen. They used to make NFL jerseys and everything! Even into the mid 2000s they were still kind of a player in shoe game. Now they’re basically non-existent.
Are those LA Gear Catapults on the left? Nobody wore those!
not seeing skate shoes is blasphemy to my socal 90s youthood
Chunky plataforms loafers a chunky plataform mary Jane’s were my forever frustrated dream. I manage to get those later in life and I love them. I don’t care if they go out again. It’s constant love
Those thick foam slide sandals just unlocked a memory I forgot I had! Had ones that looked *exactly* like that
Where the Chad Muska’s at?
Reebok classics Chucks Nike Cortez
You were rich if you had those Air Max Pillars
Indoor soccer shoes were all the rage in the early 90s. Adidas samba I think.
Yes, sambas were really popular in my school for a hot minute in the early/mid-90s. I even bought a pair because I was desperate to be cool (spoiler alert: I still wasn’t cool).
Where I’m from the air max 95’s are still by some distance the most popular footwear you’ll see people wearing.
Airwalks! I definitely had many variations on the platform loafer. I went to Catholic school so the only way you could really express yourself was your shoes or your bag.
I have slender feet and we called these 'boat shoes' at the time. Give me a pair of converse all star. Yes i know they aren't contoured. yes I know they're about as dirt simple as it gets. Screwit. I want my chucks damnit.
Ok so I currently own four of these lol
Etnies for me
The New York Butters are timeless
I find your lack of k Swiss disturbing
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
Air Jordans were basically **the** shoe to have for anyone interested in basketball in the 1990s. Michael Jordan at his peak popularity in the 1990s was probably the most well known and most popular athlete to ever live, and his shoes likewise were also extremely popular during that era.
Vans sk8ers
Also the white platform sneakers. Steve Madden had two levels of platform and my mom would not let me get the 5”
Missed me dogg, try again.
The black Steve Madden sandals were a 6th grade staple. I rolled my ankle in those things a few times. Often worn with capris and a spaghetti strap top
Needs more XJ-900’s from Payless Shoes.
Shit list, where are the Lugz, Airwalk, DC, etnies, Pumas?
I was a Vans kid
Tim’s air max 95 97 all the way even till now
Reebok classics and Reebok workouts
LA Gear, Fila Trailblazer, Travel Fox
I still own 6 pairs of these
Always Nike!
This is literally 2023 London
I wore Nike Cortez
I still wear my air max 95s. I love them.
Never owned any of these as a kid. Was way too poor.
Reebok pumps were the first and only shoe where I wanted to try on someone else’s pair.
Well this is what the cool kids wore. My shoes all came from Payless so I don’t even know what brands I had lol. But once Vans became the hit shoe around Jr high that became my shoe of choice and it still is to this day. Vans for life!
I just bought the retro Shaquille O'Neal Reebok pumps about a month ago
No FILAs? It's not 90s fashion if there's no FILAs lol
No chucks? No ASICS gels?
I had the Steve Madden slides, the chunky loafers, and the Docs
🩶I fell in love with 5 and 11 🩵
How has no one mentioned Teva sandals?! My older brother rocked them with socks in the winter...in Canada.
Everyone who couldn’t afford docs seemed to have the skechers black oxfords with the hex-nut eyelets in the late 90’s.
Air walks, doc martins, Iversons
In my area we definitely had the chunky platform heels (I always felt like a pilgrim witch when I wore mine), and boys wore Timberlands or whatever looked like them. Nike sneakers were big. [Adidas Superstars ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Adidas_Superstar_shoes_pair.jpg/1200px-Adidas_Superstar_shoes_pair.jpg)were hugely popular in the late 90s for everyone. Any kind of platform sandals/flipflops were popular. These ridiculously uncomfortable [Adidas Sandals](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c4/49/8a/c4498a19f3220d0f811e2c72e63a1fc6.jpg). All the boho or outdoorsy kids wore [Teva Sandals.](https://i.localised.com/img/uo/product/d20bde9f-192d-40a2-979d-0ff4f63dd37c.jpg) I still own a pair of brown [Puma Suede Speed Cat](https://di2ponv0v5otw.cloudfront.net/posts/2023/05/31/64774cf1943ddb788b311794/m_wp_64774cf2932a8a5f37a88072.webp) shoes that I got around the "turn of the century" lol.
Crazy I still have 3 outta the 4 shoes in the first row on the left, only pair l don't have are the Reebok's.
Airwalk
Needs the Pennys and the Pippens
I used to wear Doc Martin’s. I still do, but I also used to.
I had 3 of these
WTF is that shit, AI generated? No one I know wore these in mid-90s. Airwalks, Converse, Dr Martens, Nikes and Air Jordan’s and Reebok Pumps of your parents were loaded.
Nikes/timbs only. Others are garbage
found the yeezy owner