Anonymous wrote:My sons are into Nike Blazers, Nike Dunks, Vans, Chucks, Yeezy Boosts, and some Jordans. And crocs have been huge this summer, oddly enough. I see so many guys sporting them at the pool instead of the slides that were popular last year, especially the Gucci (and Fucci) slides of last summer.

AF1s are apparently 'over' now and mainly only being worn by teen girls.

100% agree with all of this

I teach high school (9 and 10, not far off.) The boys wear Dunks, Jordans, Crocs with socks (do not wear them without). It’s mostly girls in AF1s now. Some of the boys wear Blazers, not a ton- think you need to have pretty slender ankles to make those work. Obviously there’s kids who don’t care and wear whatever athletic sneaker is comfortable but if you’re asking about the cool sneakers for kids who do care, it’s those.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD has ASICS...they were on sale. She does not care. She is a good kid. (She does have a Yahama Saxaphone. That she cares about).

Lmao what a nerd

Lmao what a dummy

My sons are into Nike Blazers, Nike Dunks, Vans, Chucks, Yeezy Boosts, and some Jordans. And crocs have been huge this summer, oddly enough. I see so many guys sporting them at the pool instead of the slides that were popular last year, especially the Gucci (and Fucci) slides of last summer.

AF1s are apparently 'over' now and mainly only being worn by teen girls.

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Anonymous wrote:Nike, period.

Doom your teen otherwise. I wish I were joking.

haha no. the 'grails' for 8th graders are yeezys.

if you see any sneakerhead IG or reddit and the trendiest 8th graders, it is a lot of adidas ultraboost, nmd, and yeezys.

that said 8th graders in dc are behind the times compared to 8th graders in cali.

Agree!

I am not sure if DC kids are “behind the times” compared to California. My 8th grade son and his friends all wear Yeezys.

+1 This really depends on the kid and what their immediate friend group is into. My oldest son wouldn't be caught dead in yeezy's and my younger son has had them for a few years now.

Anonymous wrote:The ones he picks out for himself..

This is the correct answer.

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Anonymous wrote:Nike, period.

Doom your teen otherwise. I wish I were joking.

haha no. the 'grails' for 8th graders are yeezys.

if you see any sneakerhead IG or reddit and the trendiest 8th graders, it is a lot of adidas ultraboost, nmd, and yeezys.

that said 8th graders in dc are behind the times compared to 8th graders in cali.

Agree!

I am not sure if DC kids are “behind the times” compared to California. My 8th grade son and his friends all wear Yeezys.

Anonymous wrote:I also hate how short the Brooks laces are. I thought it was just me.

ME TOO! My 10 yo for a pair to help with Sever's and he could not tie those suckers.
The laces were ridiculous.

I’m so jealous of all these kids who are not into sneakers and don’t know what they want! That had not been my experience since ES.

I also hate how short the Brooks laces are. I thought it was just me.

Mine loves yeezies and a lot of vintage ones. My H has a cool collection and he wears his dad's, as they both wear the same size currently. They are tall dudes in size 14, so a lot of the B&M stores don't have their size. My boys grew out of the Costco selection in elementary school. I can't believe you guys judge yeezies. Did you forget the atrocities from the 80s? The perms, the blue eyeshadow, the socks?

My sporty 8th grader likes new balance and pumas. He will only buy school shoes he can run etc in. Likes Brooks but says the shoelaces are too short. Only likes Nikes for basketball.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine our New Balance nerds. They seem to be the best for wide feet and one of my boys wears orthotics. Hard to find soles that come out like NB. Nikes tend to run narrow even in wide.

Same here. Mine had tried on approximately 100000 pairs of Nike over the years and he usually goes back to New Balance, Asics or even Brooks. Yes, Brooks. He always ends up picking what’s comfortable and often needs to put in inserts.

Another New Balance fan over here. The kid goes for comfort/fit every time.

Anonymous wrote:Mine our New Balance nerds. They seem to be the best for wide feet and one of my boys wears orthotics. Hard to find soles that come out like NB. Nikes tend to run narrow even in wide.

Same here. Mine had tried on approximately 100000 pairs of Nike over the years and he usually goes back to New Balance, Asics or even Brooks. Yes, Brooks. He always ends up picking what’s comfortable and often needs to put in inserts.

Anonymous wrote:My DD has ASICS...they were on sale. She does not care. She is a good kid. (She does have a Yahama Saxaphone. That she cares about).

Lmao what a nerd