Blogs around the Internet are vocally reviling these Tetris-patterned Puma Disc Blaze sneakers. Charlie Sorrel over at Gadget Lab takes a jolt of Substance D to the alliteration gland and calls them “foul, fluorescent footwear.” But my first thought when looking at them was that these were exactly the sort of sneakers Joel would like. And man, Joel’s penchant for loud, technicolor sneakers must be rubbing off on me (we cuddle) because I have to admit… I kinda sorta like them too.
Puma Disc Blaze 1992 Tetris Pack [Kicks on Fire]
I would wear these.
I would totally buy them in a different color. But these look like a 1980s hair gel pack.
Charlie Sorrel
I went to an M.I.A. concert a couple weeks ago, and, if these had been for sale a little earlier, everyone in that terrible audience would have been wearing them.
I am sorely tempted to buy these for the sole purpose of wearing them in public in the presence of my teenage daughter and her friends.
I am a horrible, horrible father.
Can I wear them with my pink and orange and black Jams?
Don’t forget a Flock of Seagulls style wig and some Human League on the stereo.
Terrible, eh?
Are you referring to the whole fluo (neon) phenomenon in bloghouse / nu-rave music?
For example:
* Yelle – Je Veux Te Voir
* Teki Latex – Les Matins de Paris
I think it’s quite the opposite of terrible, but maybe you got the annoying hipster follow-on version of it.
I definitely got the annoying hipster follow-on version
It’s depressing to see how many people will wear their mothers’ old windbreakers to a concert
some of these people were even singing the tetris theme while we were waiting in line, as a bonus
(because it’s ironic to like tetris I guess)
I have an actual pair of Puma Discs from 1992 that look way cooler than these. Neon green and aqua blue. The shoes are a half-size too small for me now, since I bought them at the tail end of my junior high growth spurt. I totally recommend ‘em if you can pick up a pair! Comfy AND stylin’.
I’ve been observing the slow creep of late ’80′s aesthetics back into hipster culture. I have yet to decide whether the screaming color clashes of my adolescence brings me more comfort as nostalgia, or because it will make my usual odd fashion choices seem more tame in comparison.
Still, could we get a new idiom already? Late ’80′s was mostly a throwback to late ’60′s fashion with an infusion of hip hop culture and upgraded production values. What exactly is it that’s new about it this time around? Will I get back my pre-web cyberculture?
License Farm:
Late ’00′s are mostly a throwback to late ’80′s fashion with an(other) infusion of hip hop culture and upgraded production values.
how’s that?
Man, I hope these come in 13 wide.