Yeah that’s right Airwalks. Don’t pretend like you don’t know what I’m talking about, because back in 94′ everyone had them. I remember when I was in Elementary school I was dying to get a pair of these skateboarding influenced sneakers. My dad never wanted to buy them for me because they were unecessarily expensive ($80 on shoes for a 8 year old was a bit much), and they were hardly athletic enough for my rough and tumble life. However, I managed to convince my dad they were vital in maximising my 2nd grade popularity level, and the next thing I knew I had Airwalks.

Wow was I an idiot. These shoes look awful! I could be worse though, I still see kids today wearing these crappy shoes. I think it is a common law that if you wear Airwalks they:

a.) Have to be ratty and disgusting looking

b.) Can only be worn by wannabe hippies (often seen wearing too much tie-dye and hemp necklaces)

c.) Have to be worn by someone who doesn’t actually skateboard

The good news is that I left these shoes behind in the 2nd grade, along with my first crush, all my baby teeth and a whole lot of Old Navy polar fleece.

Thanks to Flickr for the images.

A blogger is claiming that she will no longer shop at Old Navy because they are fat phobic. We decided to weight the two sides of the argument:

Her side: Since Old Navy no longer carries Plus Sizes in the store they are discriminating against the plus sizes, and she now has to pay shipping of $7 in order to get her merchandise.

Their side: There is not enough of a Plus Size market for stores to carry the merchandise.

Working in retail for years, I can warrant the frustration of the blogger, having to pay shipping for something you once could get without the surcharge, but she needs to understand that most Plus Size woman like to shop in the comfort of their own home, and often do not even try on merchandise in store. So according to their marketing research, it was probably a wise decision to sell Plus Sizes on-line. I’m almost positive that Old Navy realizes the shopping power of those woman and would not want to discriminate in any way

What do you guys think?

Old Navy is desperate to seem hip. So much so that they would use a trend that’s on its last legs in their new ad campaign. Like J.Crew before them, Old Navy has their models wearing glasses in their new ads. Geek-chic?! Really? We’re over it!

Old Navy’s been caught.  Apparently the brand has stolen a design concept from UNDEFEATED X SSUR 2007 collection. Old Navy swiping from a streetwear label?  I know the brand has been trying to be ON lately, but this just smells fishy too me.  Next up bootleg BAPES and Rocawear?

Courtesy Satchel of Gravel.