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Monday, May 26, 2008

Chuck Fila

Written by Mike Gallego

FILA Vento was on sale when I bought it for only P3,700. This pair of shoes is designed for racquet or tennis players who need to use their speed on the court. Its serpentine and supple leather gives a lightweight comfort and support, perfect for on court play. It also has a unique FILA Foot Frame construction made up of micro fiber, providing foot support without letting go of its durability. However, you do not wear this kind of shoes during your days off. There is a reason why this FILA is called athletic footwear. This kind of shoes should only be in your feet when you are participating in athletic endeavors.

Converse Chuck Taylors have been around for many generations. Created in 1917 originally as basketball shoes. For years, Chucks have become the world's most democratic shoes and the all purpose shoe for any occasion; although for some, wearing Chucks could make you look like a retro rebel, punk, or emo. The canvas top and rubber sole combination of Converse has actually had more feats on basketball courts all over the world than Nike Air Jordans and Reebok Pumps combined.

I bought my first pair of black chucks, which is the classic design, two years ago and I am proud to say that it still looks neat and new as yet. My second pair is called Jackass, a classic Chuck Taylor altered a bit to include skulls and crutches on the sides where the Converse logo usually goes, making it the perfect shoe for kicking your friend's ass when you fight. My third pair looks like Will Smith's in iRobot.

Today, in the Philippines, the prices of Chucks are just playing around P1,800 to P5,000, depending on the design so you could really sight a lot of random people on the sidewalk wearing it. (Thanks to iRboto.com for featuring this entry.)

7 Comment(s) -:

spoiledbrat said...

Chucks has become really popular these days. Everywhere I turn, someone's wearing them. Though the question we ask ourselves, "can you spot the fake from the original?"

Mike Gallego said...

uhmm.. i don't know.. i haven't seen fake chucks and compared them to the original, though a friend told me that the star converse patch found on the side of the fake ones are only stitched.

Anonymous said...

You're blogging about it because you're gonna sell it for less then Php 2,000???

SURE!!!

Anonymous said...

Chucks are meant to be dirty!

Mike Gallego said...

women size you up by the shoes you wear. are they grimy? soiled? battered? then she'll think she'll be treated the same.

Anonymous said...

Well, I`m bi more of gay. =)) I don`t care. =))

Anonymous said...

how'd you know that? :P haha! That's not even true. Girls like they're guys to be a bit more rugged rather than too clean. :))