Sinolectro » Fashion http://www.sinolectro.com Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:06:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Chinese Shoes http://www.sinolectro.com/2007/12/04/chinese-shoes/ http://www.sinolectro.com/2007/12/04/chinese-shoes/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:40:33 +0000 Brad http://www.sinolectro.com/?p=11 Feiyue ShoesA few months ago, Coolhunting mentioned some classic Chinese shoes that were supposed to be the next big thing in Europe. I didn’t think anything of it at the time, but walking around Hongkou last week I saw the exact same Feiyue (飞跃) trainers at a sporting goods store on Sichuan N Rd. They’re light and comfortable, but most importantly they’re cheap — around ¥30 for men’s sizes. According to Coolhunting, they go for £40 (¥600) in London, but you can get them “direct” from Feiyue for only €50 (¥540). Seriously, if anyone wants to sell a container or two of these in the US I’ll split the 2000% markup.

Huili Basketball ShoesAt the same store, Damen bought a pair of Warrior (回力) low-top basketball shoes, also around ¥30. Apparently these were the standard gym shoe for schoolkids in the ’80s — sort of Chinese Chucks. I haven’t noticed anyone wearing them in Shanghai, but that’s probably just because Chinese kids haven’t figured out irony yet. Next time I’m in the neighborhood I plan on picking up a pair for myself, if only for the amazing retro cool packaging:

Huili Shoebox

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