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Yeah, what?
Wearing Js wasn’t it because of their price or availability…
Hard to argue we aren’t in a more sheepish, materialistic culture but Jheri-curls, moustaches and mullets weren’t popular because of individuality
Sure, covid aside, some brands are down but many are prospering and there are far more cooks in the kitchen than ever IMO
Fair to say those mentioned brands and others popular in the 1980s wouldn’t blow up today…
…instead you have Off-White, Bape and a grip of other successful yet overpriced, uninspired brands which would’ve been laughed out of that market
Asics and Saucony are category leaders in sales…
How them rose tinted glasses?
What are you talking about? Please speak on what you know or experienced.
Asics and Saucony are category in sales? Where? You've seen Matt Powell mention them? You see the Saucony and Asics threads popping? Nobody gives a damn about Asics unless Ronnie is doing it.
Are you speaking from experience? Because not everyone had Jheri-curls. You can look in that same decade and you had high top fades, people wearing fades and ceasars. So no, everyone was not trying to be the same.
That's why you had Run DMC with Adidas. Mc Shan rocking Puma. LL wearing Troop's. Heavy D rapping about Nike. Doug E Fresh wearing Bally's. Because it was about individuality.
Do not speak on a culture you aren't aware of.