I’m from the Bean aka Boston. New Balance was originated here. We’ve been wearing NB up here since the 70s before they became mainstream. Mainly white ppl wore them. The hoods up here wasn’t really going to crazy over them. The hood wore those A.dogs aka. Adidas. Honestly the black community needs to make there own shoe and stop making this Europeans millions they don’t care us.🙏🏾💯💪🏾
Does anyone know the name music video from the early 2000's or maybe, late 90's where all of the rappers wore New Balances in the video? In the video, there were seen rapping in the middle of the street at night and they were all wearing New Balances in various colours.
I first visited DC in 1996 and I saw lots runners wear 'em near the Capitol Hill area, classic grey New Balances. Two years later, I bought my first pair the 990 in 1998, which is now known as the 990 version 2. I am from Canada and I was the first person to rock the grey New Balances in Canada, I swear. In 1999, I saw in the Italian fashion magazine called L'uomo Vogue, they had a fashion photoshoot of models wearing the grey New Balance 990 version 2 wearing classic clothing, and I knew that these shoes are good looking and will work well with different outfits. Heck, I ran my first 10k running event in 2002 wearing the New Balance 991.
DC deserves the recognition ❤ they made this brand popular hands down… my senior year of high school I went to a trip to DC, Baltimore and Philly and everyone wearing the 1300 or 574 and that was my intro to their shoes and they were my favorite hands down! Now I got 4 pairs only but they will grow!
@@kevinsalgado1656 I’m 50yrs old Bra. I got a bunion on my foot as a memorial to this day. My cousin foot was smaller then mine a them joints are cut narrow and I shoved my feet in them because I couldn’t afford them back in the day🎯💯💯
Awesome store!! Great records and very friendly staff: peace to Ambrose, who i met in person! I was there last year early autum with my homie. it was my very first record store stop on my USA Vacation (comming from germany), and it blew me away... as i said, i found many unknown dope rap wax from the 90s and just had a great time diggin. if i come to the US again (hopefully next year)...first stop will be JC. Peace to you guys... Dj Skeli
I grew up in DC and I am still here and I remember growing up and I used to cry as kid because we were poor to buy them and I used to watch all of the hustlers wearing them and I used to imagine how I would love to have them. Once I able to get a pair I went crazy buying them in the bundles. My favorite are the 2000's some of the most comfortable shoes ever.
DC rocked New Balance the best because everybody's feet looked good in them - unlike the Reebok Classic, Freestyle, Fila Classic, or K-Swiss which were a hit or miss fit. New Balance definitely belongs to DC Culture! Loved this documentary.
Lol … Ye developed his flavor in Chicago and is clearly more Nike influenced than NB. No one wore those shits outside of Boston and old crusty white dudes
This is rather confusing. In the very early 1980s all the guys were wearing white Adidas and in contrast, the white kids were wearing black or other color Nikes. In the mid 1980s, in Go Go there was a pronounced shift to Fila. Girls wore pastel Reeboks. Had to be Reeboks, had to be light blue, pink, white or other bright colors for girls. Mid-80s, White kids started wearing indoor soccer shoes- specifically Mitre. Mitre Indoor Soccer shoes were absolutely hot in 1985, 86, 87 and completely unknown outside of DC- they were slim and low to the ground which was on purpose when junior high kids were wearing unlaced, pumped up white Jordans- always bought a size too big because these little kids were going to "grow into them." This is when kids in NYC were revisiting the Adidas Samba. The indoor soccer shoes were big with skaters in the winter when Vans were just too cold. As far as I'm concerned, this film is either hyper local to one store and one high school or primarily fictional. I knew plenty of people in Go Go and they wore Adidas and then shifted to Fila track suits and sneakers by 1986. This movie just focused on one crew and ignored everyone else who made up the majority of the city.
I appreciate your perspective - consider nobody else was wearing NB for fashion in the 80s as much as DC no matter how big or small that demographic may have been. Sales data will support this fact as it has been acknowledged by New Balance. Not EVERYBODY was wearing them but, it was enough people to make a difference. I look forward to you telling your story in a meaningful way!
This is really dope. 991s are the greatest sneakers ever made. The 2000s were the top tier luxury line, so comfortable. But I miss my Navy Blue 991s, the most comfortable sneakers I've ever worn.
I bought the New Balance 991 when it was released in 2001, it was a poorly made shoe because the Abzorb clear plastic on the shoe would break apart first within months of wearing the shoe and the quality control was poor, the left and right shoe, though I bought it as a size 11, was shaped differently in the toe box when you look down. There is a new version called the New Balance 991 v2 which is made in England which looks like it's better quality and a better made shoe.
