Super normie shoes advice
Yo, sup guys,
Im a student and a metalhead and I mostly wear hoodies or shirts with my favorite metal bands and black helikon-tex tactical pants, cuz i carry a lot of things usually and they are just super practical for me, especially because I always carry two pocket knives. Im not into fashion at all, as you can propably tell.
Im just looking for some shoes that:
- look decent
- I can wear casually, basically everywhere
- are in my student budget zone
- arent like those wannabe gangster white NIKE airs
Feel free to give me tips to improve my look overall, since Im a super normie. I would appreciate it A LOT. Dont wanna ditch the metal merch tho. Thanks a lot guys!
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calling white AF1s "wannabe gangster" is insane for so many reasons
just get chuck 70s
pretty odd to specifically call out Nikes considering the below
anyway like raisin said get chuck 70s or see what kinda shoes/trainers bands were wearing in the 80s/90s for inspiration
the hell do you mean by wannabe gangster lmao
wannabe gangster is a really bizarre thing to say
anyways buy some vintage combat boots from a milsurp store or something
nahh, not calling the shoes like that, but usually the people i see wearing them are black hoodie, black pants full white shoes "im super cool"
idk, as i said, i dont understand it so
wear whatever you like, who am I to judge
Mustaine was a big sneaker head, ik
i meant i dont want the full white nikes
idk, nevermind i cant talk myself out of this xdddd im too stoopid
just pretend i didnt say anything
as i said, i dont understand anything about it
so you guys r propably right
xdd
are you american?
It's that the choice of language used, specifically calling them gangster has connotations to it
no
ah
in the people it is used to describe, but as raisin has asked, particularly in the US
ok, sorry for offending anyone
xdd
didnt mean to
but do you guys actually have recommendations?
you were given some
im asking for an actual shoes to wear xddd
something casual
Chuck 70s, Vans SK8-Hi would work pretty well
if you means casual as in sneakers/trainers
ye
thanks, looks cool
if boots ian suggested some milsurp type combat boots or you could look at doc martens
@Soup wait u a metalhead too?
nahh, im not trying to make "i listen to metal" my entire personality, i just like supporting the bands by wearing their merch
among other genres yeh
do you know what sneakers did mustaine have?
that would be actually pretty cool xd
I think Nike Air Force 1 Highs
thanks
like nu?
other options are Adidas Postmove Mid or Reebok EX-O-FIT Hi
those are like a good shape and look of what a lot of the thrash metal people were wearing in the 80s or early 90s
not really any nu no
how bout newbalance?
too unc-status like?
nah I could see 650's working
or 440s if you wanted something with a slimmer shape
ye i dont want anything "high"
iykwim
440 look dope ngl
Bruh watchu need 2 knives for lmao
you dont carry a pocket knife?
(i actually carry 3 usually lol)
I carry ONE
Lmao
Dawg
+ a flashlight when i go out at night
watchu got?
i dont know anything bout fashinon, but im a big knife-head
Why you need 3 knives homie lmao
?
are you canadian?
1 for heavy duty tasks, one for normal tasks and one if someone needs to borrow and i know hes a dum dum and would destroy my normal knives
why?
just askin
@NudlicKEK
an otf?
interesting for an edc, truly
Whatcha do for work dude? Cuz there’s like, maybe three jobs that would require 3 knives LOL
but hey, if it works for you
high school
Dawg
but i deliver newspapers
xddd
no, europe
i go out to the woods a lot
like hiking
Me too homie, and I have literally never needed 3 knives
but yea, even i know its a bit of an overkill, but makes sence to me
Anyway: shoes
I'm a metalhead that has reached unc status now so I know what you're going for. Get the vans Sk8 low if you don't like the hi top look
i mean if you do casual hiking, mora is usually the go-to price/power
they actually look good
I’m not a knife guy, I just buy what’s solid and suits my needs. Def not looking for recs 🫡
Anyway, shoes: just get a good pair of boots if you’re in the woods a lot
smth like this?
LMAO
okay, imma shut up
i said
im looking for something casual
i already have a reliable salomon shoes
Boots are the definition of casual
like to the city yk
Yeah I wear boots in the city all the time
have u been to a city before
Idk these might make u look like a gangster
fr?
Dude
i dont know if you guys r just trolling me xddddddd
Those shoes are just Nikes with a blue swoop
i said i have no clue
We are trying to help you but you keep saying dumb shit
You’ve received plenty of good recommendations
i know xddddddddddd
so theyre shit?
No you dummy, they’re Nikes, they’re fine and completely inoffensive in every way
But theyre exactly what you said you didnt like in your first message
buy geobaskets
just ignore it xdd
i dont even know, language barrier
Sure
my fate is in your hands guys, i said i have literally no clue
We gave you options, just pick one
Okay, homie listen, couple things here to break down. I’m a metalhead too, have been for ages. I like tactical shit as much as the next person. Whatever.
You’re young af so I’ll give you a pass on some of this shit, but someone should tell you how you look to others before you’re grown and end up bein the weird guy with three knives.
Carry a knife, fine. Carry a multi tool, totally rad. Right now with where your life is you do NOT need three different knives. You just don’t. Are you bringing them to school? Insane. Don’t do that! Then you’re the weird kid with knives. When you’re grown, carry a firearm if you want—fine. I do! Carry a knife too, never know when you may need it for something. Mine comes in handy a lot, since I do a lot of outdoors stuff. That’s fine.
But the way you’re describing how you dress, you’re painting an inevitable picture in people’s minds when they meet you. Tactical pants. Solomons. 3 knives. I deal with getting painted a certain way as well because of how I dress but I try real hard to make sure I’m not outright going to scare folks. You can dress how you want and carry what you want, but you gotta understand how you’re being perceived here.
Opening with calling the most innocuous shoe ever made “gangster” was not a strong start.
Ok but you also have a gun
I specifically mentioned that too LOL
I also am not deluded enough to think that I would ever use a knife for self defense
okay
mby i should make clear that its completely legal where i live
no regulations on knives whatsoever
I assumed there weren’t
you can literally carry a sword if you want to
think they are just sayin you will look like a dork
^
warp put it nicer
Yeah that
It’s dorky
But more importantly it’s painting a picture of you in combination with everything else
ok, i dont look like this
xddd
i just wear band merch, not anything crazy xdd
It’s very stinky in here guys
Keep wearing metal tees dude! But you don’t gotta wear tactical shit. Just wear jeans
wait i kinda dont understand you to be honest
I smelled it from afar
why tho?
these r exactly the ones i wear
like youre maybe right, i just dont understand whats wrong
its practical yk
What you’re describing, at least to me, is a very specific type of person that loves tactical gear and is probably racist, almost definitely insane, and probably digs Burzum. and that person is not someone I’d ever want to associate with.
warp how much are they paying you to rescue this man
I wear jeans every day of my life and have literally never had any issues with practicality. You’re not a spec ops dude @NudlicKEK you’re a high schooler. You’re walking in the woods not swinging through windows
Warp is using his stop the bleed training but in a metaphorical way
LOL
im not racist, i support marriage for everyone (even for polygamy people n shit), i support abortion right, im a libertarian (thats the part youre not gonna like xd)
full stop tactical gear + knives gives off red flags for "guy who's obsessed with military/police fantasy of getting to legally hurt someone"
i just actually think those r decent
I really feel for this dude because so many of my friends were like this in highschool and they probably could’ve used this tbh
What they said ☝️
??????????
i would never use a knife to defend myself
its only a tool to me
maybe i should say that earlier
nonononon like that's the point,, it gives off that kinda vibes
he just means ppl might see u that way
Its about the image it gives off
Yeah
its like u said nike being gangsta
is just the same logic
oh i see
I think you should buy some chucks
or doc martens
well why should i care then? (not toxic, just actually asking)
You’re in a fashion server asking for fashion advice
I’d rather hang with this guy
like why should you guys care bout how i called nike "gangsta", when i clearly dont know shit bout it
It's odd to say you don't want to wear a certain shoe because you'll look "gangster" and then say "why should I care how I look with three knives"
Because you should stop doing it
why should i care how people see me with 3 knives, when they clearly dont understand it
it just sounds a bit like a dog whistle
That's not the weirdest thing about this but yeh
but like why? xd
Well put
When you picture somebody who is “gangsta” who do you picture
i hate this
i said, i dont know anything about fashion, i was wrong with that statement xd
Because the world around us is influenced by us, and the way the world perceives us is in part who we are
Idk how else to put this
i get you, it sounds odd when you hear it without a contextr
I feel really bad for you homie. Like I don’t want to see you be this person.
but most of the people dont even notice the clip on the pocket
Nudlic do you understand the concept of social cohesion
like i dont actually see the point yk
ok?
have you tried wearing the knives as shoes?
im not saying you guys are wrong, i just dont see it as a big deal honestly
The world is free and you have absolute freedom of choice across the board. But just know that you are being perceived a certain way and based on what you’ve said about your opinions, it is not a way that you wish to be seen.
It goes beyond the knife thing. This shit follows you for your whole life because it compounds over time.
Also, buy cowboy boots
knives as shoes is my favorite 2009 metalcore band
honestly, if someone looks at me and says "he carries a knife, so hes a typical texas guy" hes not worth my time, honestly (i know it sounds corny as shit, but thats actually the way i see it)
i think it would be the three knives
Can you see this from the perspective of you saying a certain shoe looks a certain way then? (I'll accept you used the wrong word by mistake)
It’s really funny going into a server about fashion advice and listening to none of the advice
Everyone is telling you this is massively stinky by normal standards
okay, i just dont see anything wrong with it. I carry 3 knives. Usually a knife-normie doesnt even notice the clip on the pocket, so they dont know until i tell them. Wheres the problem? I actually wanna understand it
Shrugging and saying what’s the problem isn’t really productive
I’m going to lock this thread
Actually
:banned: @NudlicKEK has been banned from mfad! :banned: