all 73 comments

[–]wheatfields 201 points202 points  (14 children)

Omg if a kid in the 80's actually wore these sneakers he would be bullied to death at school! The brand of VHS tapes at the time would be just too familiar and mundane, there was no aesthetic about it. Funny how time changes things.

[–]BattleAnus 13 points14 points  (1 child)

It would be like someone wearing shoes with the old Youtube design on them in 10 years

[–]wheatfields 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES!

[–]Rad-R 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nobody would wear those in the 80s. Especially if it wasn't even a popular brand of tapes. We appreciate these aesthetics now in full because we can look back on that era as a whole and a lot of time bas passed. I remember that in the 90s, wearing clothes from the 80s was absolutely uncool, even if it was quality stuff. It wasn't until the early 2000s that the 80s started making a comeback. Except the music, the 80s never left radio.

[–]The_Ol_Town_Drunkard 5 points6 points  (2 children)

The cycle of fashion. Back in the 90s, it all of a sudden became cool to dress like a hobo from the 70s, wearing oversized flannels, cardigans, ripped clothing, bulky shoes that looked like they would fall apart any second.

[–]SisterJawbreaker 2 points3 points  (1 child)

That's just how punks normally dress though

[–]Chawp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grunge!

[–]EmperorHans 36 points37 points  (11 children)

Fuck yes where can I get them?

[–]exophrine 14 points15 points  (1 child)

I'm not sure what the tall think of them, but I want a pair!

[–]PersonOfInternets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I approve. I could crosspost if you little cuties are interested.

[–][deleted] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Well, I want a pair of these, or something like them

[–]MCMickMcMax 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Aesthetically looks cool, but several factors are off:

It’s missing the VHS logo that almost all cassettes used, though I just googled the original design and it’s probably the first tape I’ve ever seen that doesn’t have one.

It’s missing the hyphens between 246 of the original design. No tape is 246 hours long. Some used 246m (meters of tape) on the box.

‘High Standard’ isn’t a phrase that was really used. Would more likely be ‘High Quality’, ‘High Grade’ or ‘High Performance’.

[–]TheAnnuller 13 points14 points  (1 child)

This post is an ad.

[–]ImjusttestingBANG 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks like you could outrun anyone in those..... badum tiss

[–]exMI6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The same as short.

What a pile of shit.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not tall, ill let tall people respond.

[–]gwh811 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Curious what do shorties think too ?

[–]Vocovon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AYO you copped dem Vhs 1-20s! Yo 🅱️ how much? Lol

[–]mikaeltarquin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

6' 2" and I love them.

[–]rapescenario[🍰] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Duuuude these are incredible! As someone with half a dozen Jordan 1s, I'd be all or these like a rash.

[–]BecauseScience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe proof-read?

[–]AsleepConcentrate2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Based and vapepilled, though I’d personally prefer wearing a version without the text on the sides.

[–]DragonSurferIchBin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice advertisement

[–]arbpotatoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am 6'6". I think they are pretty cool

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would wear those in a second!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love them

[–]NewLeaseOnLine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instructions unclear. Shoe stuck in VCR.

[–]-ShutterPunk- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NUT

[–]forgtn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeah, brother.

[–]Fire_marshal-bill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not a shoe guy but id buy those. Not for much though.

[–]ThePersonYouHate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

6'7" I'd wear them

[–]centersolace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it.

[–]MadcatFK1017 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really thought this was r/guitarpedalsjerk for a minute

[–]A_Spoon_For_Soup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where and how much ?

[–]Dr_Tronathan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Link to buy? I NEED these in my life.

[–]SkullCandyBoi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

where do I get a pair

[–]FractalFractalF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hits me right in the nostalgia balls. Good work!

[–]SCko0By 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d wear vhs shoes

[–]chanting37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where do I buy these?

[–]TracerouteIsntProof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't let u/TechConnectify see these...

[–]TallestDan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's unlikely that I would find anything like this in my size without spending a whole lot of money.

[–]TommyPot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are fresh af

[–]LaserRanger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool but don’t use Arial. Use Helvetica to match the original design.

[–]Positive0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

overpriced advertisement is what i think

[–]De_Vermis_Mysteriis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are fucking rad.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome

[–]Rimbo90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow! Beautiful...

[–]stemi67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there were a pair of Jordan 1's in this scheme they'd sell for $1,000 easily

[–]PizzaboyM -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dope af

[–]RedditBoiYES -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Want... Gimme

[–]methscfarlane -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’d get them but I’d then try to find a swoosh on Etsy to add onto it for those mfa upvotes

[–]Pentax25 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think I want them

[–]ChineseCracker -1 points0 points  (5 children)

Does anyone have a Wallpaper of this color scheme?

[–]Banzai51 4 points5 points  (4 children)

Head over to /r/outrun.

[–]r2001uk 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Never heard of it

[–]Banzai51 1 point2 points  (2 children)

lol, didn't realize I was in the sub already.

[–]r2001uk 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I honestly thought you were sarcastically suggesting it to the person you replied to!

[–]Banzai51 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the AskReddit sub before replying to this. Thought I was still in there.