So what is the next fashion?

[ericlee]

I was just wondering cause towards the end of 2002, I left for the mid east and was noticing Timberland was becoming an up and coming trend. I now noticed that it's fully blown out with a whole line up of shit. They've even got their own section in East Bay catalogs. I remember back in the day you could buy some nice pleather Timberlakes for like $10 a pair at K-mart. You'd be real pissed when your Mom would come home after shopping and tell you she bought you a new pair of shoes and you see a shoebox with the brand Timberlake on it.

I also see CAT is making it out there too. You could also get shoes from them at K-mart for you construction job and now I see they've got designer watches and shit.

So what's next? Members only? Faded Glory? And how does this transition happen?

[King PSYZ]

I think Dickies and Ben Davis are due for another resurgence

[Justin]

here in WV, bib overalls seems to be working for the past 500 years!!! So no need for any resurgeance

[mickill]

Um, the urban market has been keeping Timberland popular and relevant to fashion for at least 12 or 13 years now. I've had about 5 pairs of Timbs in the last decade or so. I wasn't aware that they were ever actually affordable. Unless you're thinking of a different Timberland brand entirely. And wasn't CAT kinda big about 10 years ago with short people or something? Members Only jackets were kinda happening a little while back, too.

Exactly how long have you been away, man?

[ericlee]

There's only one brand of Timberlands that I know of. They were affordable at one time when they first started selling for the original intention and that is a work boot.

[ericlee]

Of course their website gets nothing but kudos and won't tell about their start in discount stores but it states the name was born in 1973. They got popular in the urban market in the 90's.

Oh BTW, thanks for the hummer in the begining of your post. At least you know how to give me the proper greeting.

[Freebasser]

Derelicte

[ericlee]

^^dont call me that :p

[HEIRESS]

its all about the cowichan sweater (http://www.cvvm.com/cvvmzine/sweater4.jpg) these days

im bringing them back instyle

no lies im wearing one right now

[Lindsey_1535]

I rock one of those at my cottage Heiress :cool:

[HEIRESS]

they fukkin own, especially when its -30

[z-boy]

over here animal tails are making a comeback, people are rocking a wide variety of animal tails, everything from lions tails to monkey tails, the ones that are made from real animal tails are very expensive, its scary stuff, but the good thing is that they do double as a belt, so technically you are getting two items of clothing for the price of one

[ericlee]

I'm waiting for the resurface of B.U.M equipment.

[ericlee]

its all about the cowichan sweater (http://www.cvvm.com/cvvmzine/sweater4.jpg) these days

im bringing them back instyle

no lies im wearing one right now

That is nice. I was thinking of getting a pair of wool lined moccasins and that sweater would match fine.

I could do without the model's mullet though

[TurdBerglar]

yeah

i remember when timberlands were ordinary work boots. i had a pair when i was real young. i also remember when tims just came in that one color. my mom wore tims in the 70's. according to her the were fashinable then too. back when females use to dress like little boys with thier three buttoned striped shirts and cuffed pants and work boots.

[BangkokB]

Fig Leaves are way overdue for a comeback

[mickill]

There's only one brand of Timberlands that I know of. They were affordable at one time when they first started selling for the original intention and that is a work boot.

I don't think that Timberlands were ever intended for work. At its inception the company started out as (and still is, actually) a hiking/outdoors brand. And I don't believe it was ever considered a discount/affordable brand.

Of course their website gets nothing but kudos and won't tell about their start in discount stores but it states the name was born in 1973. They got popular in the urban market in the 90's.

The Timberland Company® story began in 1918, in a small Boston, Massachusetts shoe company where Timberland founder, Nathan Swartz, began his boot making career as an apprentice stitcher. With his own hands, he cut leather, stitched seams, attached soles and learned how to craft fine leather boots. In 1952, he bought half an interest in The Abington Shoe Company. Three years later, he bought the remaining interest and welcomed his sons into the company.

In 1973, the Timberland name was born. "Timberland" started as the brand name for our original waterproof leather boot. Then, because the boot was so popular, the company name was officially changed to The Timberland Company. In 1978 and 1979, Timberland added casual and boat shoes to its line to become more than just a boot company. In the 1980s, the company expanded into an international lifestyle brand. Sidney Swartz took the reigns and under his leadership Timberland was launched in Italy, their first entry into the international market (today they’re represented all over the world). Then they introduced Timberland® clothing and women's footwear. In 1989, Timberland became a founding sponsor of City Year, the Boston-based "urban Peace Corps" that brings together young people from diverse backgrounds for a year of full-time community service.

Oh BTW, thanks for the hummer in the begining of your post. At least you know how to give me the proper greeting.
Yeah, it's not gay to fantasize that much about another dude over an "um". You sure showed me, man.

[ericlee]

Yeah you don't think they were ever intended for work maybe because you weren't old enough at the time. You could probably even ask some of the older people about them and they could tell you. I do remember the hiking boots and I also remember you could get the beigh ones. Which were inteded for work.

I guess you think when they first came out, they came with the flashy colors like they do now and just made a work boot which never served it's purpose then?

It's allright, think what you will and what's all this "I showed you shit?" Relax dude. I'm not about showing anybody off on the internet if that's what you think.

Now how did it go again? Um? No it's not gay if you're on the other end so get to work. You can wear your pink Timberlands while you're at it too, even though they were never intended for work.

[mickill]

Yeah, it's pretty difficult to try to reason with you when your head is obviously jammed quite far up your own ass. But I guess you're right, Timberlands probably were just always work boots. I guess they all had steel toes and everything seeing as work boots don't generally have a soft toe that you could cut open with a butter knife. Even though, according to various sources, they didn't officially introduce their line of work boots until 1998. It probably wasn't just you thinking that all their boots were meant to be used for working. Thanks for enlightening me. I'm just gonna go back to ignoring the majority of what you post now.

[YoungRemy]

this is some funny banter going...

ericlee, Q-Tip was rapping about Timbs back in '94 on Ill Communication.

I think mickill is simply stating they were popular to begin with and there is no resurgence in something that is already popular...

[TurdBerglar]

dude. everything ericlee has said is pretty much true. in the eighties every kid had a pair of timberlands for playing outside and shit. and every father had a pair for shoveling the snow and doing other odd jobs. they weren't considered popular at all and they weren't at all expensive. they were just "work/play" boots and they looked the same as they look now except they came in that one tannish color. then around the late ninties all the black and puerto ricans started wearing them and then they became hip and the wannabes followed. then they came out with all these shitty pastel colors. when i was a kid every kid had timberlands and ever kid hated when their parents forced them to wear them to school when it snowed out. they were cosidered pretty corny. you could of gotten a pair of tims(before they were even called just tims) at like payless shoes or even kmart. maybe it's different for you mickill becuase you're in a different market since you live up in canada. unless you haven't always lived there of course.

[ericlee]

mickill's just mad because he doesn't want to except the truth. It's allright, keep on sportin those Tims man, you've probably got some nice Hilfiger sweaters to match with it. Ignore my posts like you usually do, I surely won't loose any sleep over it. Oh and your sources have their heads up their ass. The work boot wasn't introduced till 98? Bwahahahah.. That's good. It guess it justifies why they use the word "classic" (http://www.sacksstore.com/shop/Timberland-Classic-Boots.htm) here.

Nice cut and paste too. I'm sure it's a good sales pitch for them to say they introduced their shoes at K-mart and payless.

All I'm saying is that in the 80's they sold their work boots at K-mart and Payless at an affordable price. Oh and you could get the hiking boots there too but they haven't made as big of a scene as the work boots. Some did come with steel toes and some didn't. Not all work boots require a steel toe. Sorry if I hurt your feelings man but you can always keep on thinking they've always been expensive and targeted for the hip hop culture.

Have (http://www.earlham.edu/~weisssa/timberland.htm) fun buddy, I hope you like paragraph 2

[TurdBerglar]

i remember when tims exploded in the late ninties and early ummm.... zero zeroes? i was all like what the fuck. i don't understand what the appeal is. i rarely do when it comes to "urban" style. remember those shirts? i think the brandname was like iceberg or something. anyways there were these really oversized flashy pull over shirts with micky mouse and donald duck on them and every playa wanabe wore them. that just fuckn' rediculous.

[TC1]

You can't go wrong with the timeless beauty of a good SKULL RING (http://www.tonycreed.com/skull.html)

[CrankItUp!]

Since tattoos have gone so mainstream and common with people going overboard with them up even people's butt-cracks - I think it should be considered cool NOT to have them nowadays. (y)

[steve-onpoint]

I understand that red togas, silver boots, and Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls T-shirts are on the up.

[laurie_hammy]

I remember back in my Primary School days Yoyo's and Marbles were huge for like a year. Marbles was the biggest though. It had to get banned in the end because people would say to the young kids that the shittest marbles were rare and would play there shit ones for the youngin best ones. haha

[scotty]

This is a lot like what happened to Blundstones in Australia. Ten or so years ago you could go down to the local farmers co-op and buy a pair for 30 bucks, and you'd wear them for one thing - work. Then they became popular and now you pay between 130 and 160 bucks for them.

[mikizee]

i think ppl wearing their collar DOWN will be the next fashion. i fuckin hope so anyway.

or maybe wearing their jeans back to front, kriss kross stylee.

[ericlee]

I see the rubber bracelts are coming out again too. I can't believe people are paying near $10 for those things.

[Dr Deaf]

"killer boots man!" (http://www.reelwavs.com/movies/dumb_and_dumber/dumb19.wav)

i'm hoping for smart-cut utilitarian inspired functional clothes. lots of pockets and compartments without the extreme bagginess. snug-fitting sweaters and multi-function, multi-layered jackets for better protection from the elements. also i'd like to have a jacket and / or pants like this (http://www.star.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/projects/MEDIA/xv/images/oc-okugai3.mpg). outside of synthetics, clothing and styles haven't really changed all that much in the last 600 years. same old shit, really.

[TC1]

Since tattoos have gone so mainstream and common with people going overboard with them up even people's butt-cracks - I think it should be considered cool NOT to have them nowadays. (y)

YOU REALLY THINK SO? (http://www.tonycreed.com/images/bg04.jpg)

[z-boy]

brown skid marks, thats where its at, i hear they are all the rage in Venezeula right now, its only a matter of time before the trend hits our shores, i'ma get in early and start messin up all my cotton drawers...


note to self: after realizing what many have labelled a "pipe dream" of mine, getting two posts for the price of one, i have come to the realization that it is in fact no where near as good as getting a tail and a belt for the price of a tail...

note to inner self: self is not as smart as us and never has been, he fails to recognise that he is fact getting two realizations for the price of one (realization of a pipe dream and realization that getting two posts for the price of one is not almost as good as getting a tail and a belt for the price of a tail)which is almost as good as getting a tail and a belt for the price of a tail

[Nuzzolese]

I think wearing your pants high will be all the rage, like narrowing and angling up almost to your ribs. You can see this style in a few old episodes of Saved By The Bell. Occasionally these pants would be needlessly accompanied by suspenders. The legs were full but would taper at the ankle. Fly Girls on In Living Color also wore them with wide belts and a cropped jacket.