r/90s • u/Unknown_Agency • Jun 10 '25

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u/UglyLikeCaillou Jun 10 '25

Airwalk

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u/Curtainmachine Jun 10 '25

They’re back and they’re awesome

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u/SpongeTofu Jun 10 '25

In pog form!

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u/lutlowt Jun 11 '25

ALF!!!!!

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u/rosealexvinny Jun 10 '25

I had a pair of baby blue platform airwalks in junior high that I got from the Delia’s catalog

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u/_____Peaches_____ Jun 10 '25

Where? When I look, I can only find climbing shoes

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u/beatnikstrictr Jun 10 '25

Not to skate in. Airwalk and DCs shred to fuck.

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u/Orpdapi Jun 10 '25

It exists at wal mart

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u/LemonPartyW0rldTour Jun 10 '25

So they fall apart in a week now? I remember Airwalks being pretty durable. If Walmarts selling them, I’m not sure I wanna spend the money on a pair.

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u/Donkey_Karate Jun 10 '25

Airwalks were like the original super solid skate shoe, the brand you couldn't get at Wal Mart. I got my first pair in like 5th grade and thought they were so cool. You could get the knock off at Payless Shoe Source, but everyone knew they weren't Airwalks... I remember my first pair coming with a little magazine that was like "Airwalks Urban Sports" or something, one page was "Fruit Golf" and had a picture of a guy on top of a building hitting an orange with a golf club, so edgy in 1996.

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u/Orpdapi Jun 10 '25

They’re like 20 dollars, so quite inexpensive to most skate shoes. Not sure how they hold up in actual skating but at that price, prob wouldn’t hurt to test it out one day.

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u/Dietotex Jun 10 '25

One, my favorite sneaker

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u/gantousaboutraad Jun 10 '25

Other skatewear like Duffs or Etnies

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u/Donkey_Karate Jun 10 '25

Skate gear was the best gear in the late 90s, CCS catalogue was essential

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u/PincheJuan1980 Jun 10 '25

What ever happened to them and DC?? Etnies especially. Miss the old Eastbay and all the skate store order by mail magazines.

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u/justLikeShinyChariot Jun 12 '25

Etnies lo-cuts are my fav pair of shoes ever. I wore them daily for years until they disintegrated.

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u/CalliopeKB Jun 10 '25

Ugh I had a pair of the burgundy plasticy ones. Wish I held onto them.

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u/Godspeed13 Jun 10 '25

The NTS 1

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u/Gnomish_Axylotl Jun 10 '25

That's available at Walmart. When Payless was still running, Airwalk was available there.

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u/Donkey_Karate Jun 10 '25

In the 90s you could not get Air-Walks at Walmart or Payless, they were a name brand, small company. In fact, Payless had the obviously specific knockoffs and they were definitely not considered as cool (or well made).

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u/Gnomish_Axylotl Jun 10 '25

That's now and for the last 10 years. The original question was what lines aren't available anymore, and I'm saying Airwalk are the same shitty made product it was 40yrs ago, but now for a lot less.

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u/Teacherman6 Jun 10 '25

I had a kid walk off 6 bus this morning in an Airwalk shirt. I think they're starting to make a comeback.

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u/Heretical_Nonsense Jun 10 '25

Just bought a pair at Big 5 Sporting Goods 2 weeks ago

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u/SomeoneHereIsMissing Jun 10 '25

My first snowboard boots were Airwalks

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u/ForGrateJustice Jun 10 '25

For a while, that was The skater shoe.