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conradshen
Nov 29, 2005, 8:34 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: Two words: High tops It's about time that retro styling came to the climbing world. There's a whole generation out there who have never even seen boot-style climbing shoes, let alone worn them. Full protection for your ankle bones from rock abrasion! Pretty soon, we can have local bouldering areas full of old-school new-schoolers, decked out in headbands, tank tops, and maybe eventually spandex. Fashion in climbing just moves forward all the time, so I think we're due for a little homage to the folks that really pushed the limits 25-30 years ago. You could call these shoes the T2 or T3 or something. I propose Gladiator-style knee-highs. Don't know about you, but my shinbones are permanently bashed-up. Probably we would need a somewhat lighter construction for the calf side of the leg... http://www.dracinabox.com/malesmeg.jpg :lol: ow f--- thats funny , haha
james:
pls this picture realy no good.
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moggs
Nov 29, 2005, 5:52 PM
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Hello,
I designed the red and black shoes. As Conrad has posted I suggested "Omen" as the name to go along the theme of "Fortunate Man." However, I am really fond of the name "The Liger." The Liger is basically my favorite animal.
I think the whole FM tech shoe line should have some continuity to the names... there could be the "The Liger" the "The Panther" the "The Bobcat" etc.. so yes, I approve of the name "The Liger" for the red and black ones.
-Moggs
PS: Pinky, what kind of shoe would you be looking for that is pink? I could maybe draw something up.. How do you feel about polka-dots...?
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pinkydancer
Dec 2, 2005, 6:02 PM
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Haha! Polka dots~ Sounds retro. I'd love it if more companies would come out with "girly shoes"; feminine colors, etc. I'm not looking for a fancy shoe, I like the good old lace-ups. I wish I had a hand at designing these- then I could finally come up with a shoe that doesn't dig apart the backs of my feet (the heel).
Crrazy hot pink and black is the way to go. :o
Heck, other cool designs might be, like you said, polka dots, wierd tribal designs, interesting zig-zags... it could be a whole new line of shoe design.
Who cares about visual impact? These would be sweet to look at. :o
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happiegrrrl
Dec 21, 2005, 5:22 PM
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When I was a youngster, I had a pair of bowling shoes, similar to these, that I had swiped(yes, i was juvenile delinquent). This was back in the punk rock era, and these shoes, along with my riding johdpurs, and a Boris and Natashia sweatshirt, made quite the fashion statement.....
Anyway - retro is cool these days, so why not make shoes with coloration based on the old bowling shoe? I don't know how to make the link work, but here it is, for your clicking pleasure....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7205178425&category=20850#ebayphotohosting
It doesn't have to be red and blue. Nice brown and tan, with the black rubber instead of leather, and black laces. Also, contrast stitching - matching the lighter color leather..that would be nice.
Other color combo would be Olive Green and Light Tan, or Light Tan and Cream (those would look great once all dirty!)
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conradshen
Jan 9, 2006, 5:01 AM
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In reply to: Here are my shoes (Dolomites). They are starting to get beat up pretty bad (the leather has torn and the cloth part has ripped on the left shoe otherwise I would just resole them again), but I have had them for around 15 years and I really, really like them. They are my comfortable all day shoes. http://members.armourarchive.org/sasuke/shoe1.jpg
hi sasuka:
once you see the notice ,pls contact with me conrad@fortunateman.com .
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musicman1586
Jan 9, 2006, 5:25 AM
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Something I would like to see would be a synthetic slipper designed for people with narrow feet. My problem is that my narrow feet makes me size down to accommodate for stretching, which means that I don't get the fit I want for my toes. My preference would be for slipper that had a very asymmetrical last, but with a relaxed toe profile, in other words, toes flat. Something sensitive, perhaps with a thin mid sole upfront to help with edging a bit. PM me if you have further questions. I hold an affinity for the color blue if you decide to take this idea.
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3cclimber
Jan 9, 2006, 5:50 AM
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I'd love to see some shoes with lightning bolts streaking down the side or maybe Flames :lol:
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