Nike Air Trainer '88 Retro

[vig09]

Anyone seen these in person? How's the upper material? The classic silhouette is peering into my soul.. Impulse buy any week now.

They are all over ebay and other places... We could see some price drops soon. So I shall wait... for now.

Jimmyjazz marked EM down already to $74

 

[udhoop]

These '88 TW's in the smokey navy blue are my absolute all-time favorite shoes!  I wish they would retro these in the original colors, not the flamboyant colors they always seem to come out with.

SoleAddict34 and I are on the same wave length here. I guess I am getting old too.

It's funny though.. There has been so much crap lately, and crazy colorways, that a simple colorway like the og c/w air trainer 1 low 2004 garners much more attention than it probably should deserve... So I do think there is a market for basic... It has to be done right though.

The key, shown here by green rhino123 in OG form, is the white toebox that is BOXED in by a colored front piece.. I believe that is the key to many cross trainer models out there.. Yet year after year, they just don't get it right

I would drop over $500 on multiples of these:

 

[vig09]

Jimmyjazz has these now for 49.95 ,at that price I had to cop at these one pair ,I actually had these in 88 so couldn't pass at that price

 

[shortyc94]

Team Too Old. ...Seriously, I'm thinking about starting "Team Get off my Lawn" on here.


But, one of the many important ways Nike has veered from what made them great, is that in its heyday Nike had the concept of boldness in moderation down to a science. They integrated bold color, patterns, accents, materials, etc. into simple and classic foundations and that led to so many classics. The neon on 95, the infared on the 90, accent colors on the AF1 high straps, 3M tongue on the Jordan V, elephant print, and on and on.


They've gotten away from that and now use these elements as a crutch. So much of what they do now is so excessively loud and gaudy. As a result, it's also cheapened these formerly special design elements.

I Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself. Nike Does What's Safe Nowadays. Nothing Really Innovative. Even The Commercials Are Bland When You Can Find Them.

 

[fresh out dabox]

therapeutic shoes

 

[vig09]

Not bad for $49

 

[johngotty]

I want to like these. but also want better colorways to make me like them more.

 

[vig09]

I want to like these. but also want better colorways to make me like them more.

Agreed , if they would release at least one og color way I would pay retail

 

[green rhino123]

i want these, but in the white-wine (maroon) colorway...

nike air cross trainer i low

 

[universityblue]

was suprised to see these 88's on zappos.. not much talk about this retro.. cw's look clean minus the patent leather..

http://www.zappos.com/nike-air-trainer-88-hyper-blue-stadium-grey-stadium-grey-hyper-blue

 

[green rhino123]

a lot of us want an original colorway release if they're gonna produce retro+ colorways of that model (or close to that model)

like a tw or twII in an original colorway...

 

[universityblue]

a lot of us want an original colorway release if they're gonna produce retro+ colorways of that model (or close to that model)

like a tw or twII in an original colorway...

i hear you on that one.. i think that is a problem with retro's in general, it's like og cw's are often avoided on lesser popular models..

 

[rob1ne]

Look at this ****
http://sneakernews.com/2013/11/06/nike-air-max-360-trainer-2/#more-466619

 

[AIRMAXDISCIPLE]

Look at this ****
http://sneakernews.com/2013/11/06/nike-air-max-360-trainer-2/#more-466619

WTH !!!???

ugly as F, they even dare to ask 160 for them lmfao

 

[johngotty]

I bet they're halfway comfortable.

But those things are going to ROT on store shelves

 

[rcjbbp1313]

since i have no association with this shoe i dont mind the midsole change but they need a better colorway and to drop the price a bunch

 

[green rhino123]

nike, please look at the pics i posted in this thread and try again

 

[arstyle27]

 

[Magic33]

I got those for like $29 or $39 from Jimmy Jazz. Want to change the laces.

 

[dipsetgeneral]

Ima pass.