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Every girl loves a geek! Gravis, Pointer and Clae
By SneakerFreak | September 16, 2008
TO swoosh or not to swoosh, that’s the question as the big 40 edges ever nearer that I find myself asking.
Now I’m not saying Nike don’t have some rather tasty offerings out at the moment. But these days I often find myself favouring more sedate numbers, rather than much of the neon-ness that’s out there at the moment.
As well as the big THREE, Nike, Adidas and Puma there’s a new breed of sneaks out there for those of a certain age who still want to look cool, but don’t want to look like Kevin the teenager.
Brands such as Gravis, Pointer and Clae all have their fingers on the pulse, without being all ‘nu-rave’.
While Gravis is the footwear branch of uber-cool snowboard label Burton, Pointer and Clae also have some rather tasty offerings on the shelf at present.
Clae, an American brand, is the brainchild of Sung Choi, formely of DC Shoes, who set it up as he felt there was a void in the market of shoes he and his mates wanted to wear and set about producing a range of trainers ‘for grown ups.’ The range now includes some rather nice looking shoes such as the Romare hit top and Parker, all using top quality materials in muted colourways.
A bit closer to home, Pointer was set up by an ex-production manager for Brit brand Silas who decided he was a bit bored of the latest ‘limited edition sneakers’ and set about designing such styles as the Pointer Taylor and Mathieson, designs which give a bit of a sneaky knowing nod to the shoes favoured by your old geography teacher, who always knew geek chic was the way forward.
So remember, if like Sneaker Freak you find yourself in mid-thirties limbo, don’t go down the dad route, take a step back, forget the Nike Air Jordan re-issues, you’re not 18 anymore, and look to Jarvis for inspiration, every girl loves a geek!
http://www.gravisfootwear.com/
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