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Memories of a More Fashionable/Athletic Me . . . Rewind to 1973

By Ross

In 1973 I was in 7th grade. Part of being “cool” was all wrapped up in one’s choice of sneakers. In my neck of the woods, the prestige shoes were Adidas and not just any Adidas models. Not the red-striped Viennas. Not cool enough. The then-pinnacle of tweener footware for guys at Lakeshore Middle School in Mequon, Wisconsin were the green-striped Adidas Italias. My parents wouldn’t spring for them - I had to settle for the red-striped Vienna model. I’m sure that any latent sense of inadequacy I might still harbor at age 47 is likely attributable to this fashion shortcoming 36 years ago. But I’ll cure it with a brand new pair of Adidas Italias! Part of Adidas “Originals” series, the original Italias are back - in all their green-striped glory. Check them out here - $59.99 at Amazon. Sure the economy sucks, but you can relive your glory days of yesteryear for a mere $60 bucks!

Full post as published by Ross Ipsa Loquitur on March 13, 2009 (boomark / email).