New Shoes

[Hannah]

So it's finally time to trade in my shoes for a new pair, and I thought I'd invest in something nice. I've never bought shoes online before, but I know how Nikes fit me so I'm not worried about it. I picked Nike specifically because I like the Nike+ipod system. Anyway, you get to pick your own colors and embroidery! I wear a lot of pink and black, especially when exercising.

What do you think, too gaudy? I know white would prolly look better, but I walk a LOT and for exercise shoes I don't want to have to be constantly cleaning them so I picked a black base. I wish the pink was lighter, though. I'm torn on this and with my tendancy to dress like a ->-bleeped-<- clown I'm trying to be more careful.



I might get a second pair of pink and white just for lounging, but white is so hard to keep clean that I doubt I'd wear them out much.

[Janet_Girl]

I have been think of getting those new Skechers Shape ups.



At a $110, it might be a bit.



Janet

[Hannah]

Those are cute but I'm buying Nikes because they work with my iPod to track my work. Besides, I tried a pair of shape-ups on a while back and I don't see running in them. Every time I go back to the Nike page I'm more and more sold, but I'll wait until tomorrow to order them so I get a look with a fresh pair of eyes.

There are cheaper customizable pairs as well, I just liked this particular design.

[Nero]

Hey do they have customizable colors in men's?

[Janet_Girl]

I did not look, but I imagine Nike does.  How do they get them to work together Becca.



Janet

[Hannah]

They do. You like those embroidered tounges don't you  I dunno why I think it's such a cool idea to have my name on my shoes, lol

[Janet_Girl]

And no one can say they are their, unless the have the same name. 

That would be cool.  Does that cost a lot for them to do that.


Janet

[myles]

I like the color combo but the pink might be too much, since you said you have a tendency to look like a "->-bleeped-<- clown". Haven't tried to customize that pair yet can you back off on the pink in a few areas. I agree the black is great for not having to clean and looks really good. I have bought a pair of the custom shoes they are so cool, had my initials put on them and everything.
Myles

[Alexie]

I so like the pink!!

Do they come in size 13 though??

Alexie

[Hannah]

Yes they come in size 13 lol. You start with the basic shoe and build your own materials and colors. I'm going shopping tomorrow for some new sweats as I have shrunk out of everything I own, so if I can find some decent outfits tomorrow I'll go ahead and order them. I'm gonna swing by the Nike store and check for sales first, but I'm pretty jazzed about the tounge embroidery.

Oh yeah, it's a little sensor that goes in the shoe and sends mileage and calorie usage blah blah to the iPhone/pod. It's pretty neat, and helps me stay on track because my mind tends to wander and I forget how long I've been out.

[Muffin]

Wait so what you're saying is your shoes are in cahoots with your cell phone?
Since when was it the future!

[Hannah]

Yes, Apple could sieze control of me at any moment!

I love their things so much, the iPod+Nike thing is just one of a long list. One of my most favorite things is a program you show your less intelligent friends. You type in their cell number, and it does a big dramatic map search and then "pinpoints" them. The implication of course is that Apple can track them everywhere, when in fact it's just showing the location of the screen the astounded people are looking at.

[Alexie]

Gee... the "Get Smart" shoe phone wasn't such a silly idea after all 

[Cindy]

You type in their cell number, and it does a big dramatic map search and then "pinpoints" them. The implication of course is that Apple can track them everywhere, when in fact it's just showing the location of the screen the astounded people are looking at
That sounds awesome, but it would have stop me cheating in the school cross country event. They would have found me cutting across the field

But seriously you design the shoe on the web? or did I misunderstand?

Probably not in Australia as yet.

Cindy

[Nero]

Here's a light pink.
http://store.nike.com/index.jsp?country=US&lang_locale=en_US&l=shop,pdp,ctr-nikeid/pn-navina0809/pbid-INSPI_47024_v9_0_20080923/piid-7701/pid-217868/cid-1&metricsId=195270176&sitesrc=dl_nikestore

[Alexie]

Here's a light pink.
http://store.nike.com/index.jsp?country=US&lang_locale=en_US&l=shop,pdp,ctr-nikeid/pn-navina0809/pbid-INSPI_47024_v9_0_20080923/piid-7701/pid-217868/cid-1&metricsId=195270176&sitesrc=dl_nikestore

Thanks for that Nero.
What a brilliant site!!

I can get my pink and white runners after all 

Alexie.

[FairyGirl]

if you wore them with jeans they would probably not be over the top, even in hot pink. I just love my Converse Chuck Taylors, which you can also customize all kinds of ways. I got the light pink ones with baby blue laces lol

[barbie]

In my work pace, there is a young girl who is tall, slim and pretty. Moreoever, her fashion sense is admirable, and her makeup is always graceful. She is probably 20 yrs younger than me, and I had never a chance to chat with her. Her fashion is usually moderate, but sometimes she does wear casuals like other young girls here.

Today I saw her wearing athletic sneakers which is similar to the ones Becca shows here. The color was luminous and yellowish green. Strangely they fit very well with her black long coat.

I also usually wear athletic sneakers at my workplace. The ones I love were from Payless shoes about 5 years ago in the U.S. I got two pairs of the same style, but the one is sky, and the other is red. The cost was just ca. $20 per pari.

They are now worn out, and I tried to purchase similar items when I visited the U.S., but could not find any longer.

The red sneakers seem to match well with long jeans, and the sky ones with my short pants.

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?action=mgallery;sa=media;id=1939
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?action=mgallery;sa=media;id=1941
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?action=mgallery;sa=media;id=1940

Did anybody see sneakers of the similar style in the U.S.?

Barbie~~

[Muffin]

I've only ever bought skate shoes for sneakers, they are cheap durable very stylish and there are millions of different shapes and styles. Most of the female range are awesome. But the guys ones can be androgynous!!

Only down side is they don't send/receive txt msgs...etc

[tekla]

A pair of shoes lasts me 6 months tops.  That's $30 discontinued Sketchers at the outlet store or $150 Nikes from their flagship store.  Given that, I'll continue to buy whatever is cheap.