There are two actually. We have the Gregg shoes and the Might Kid rubber shoes.
As far as I can remember, my mom would always insist that I wear Gregg shoes as my school shoes. She said that it's one of the most durable. You see I have a way (unintentionally of course) of making my shoes look like it was stepped on by all the people inside Havaianas's stores. I'd sometimes go home with the front of my shoe partly open with matching peeking socks. I really just walk like a normal kid. I do play during recess time and while waiting for our school bus to arrive in the afternoon. But other than that, I have no clue as to why at the second or third quarter of the school year, my school shoes looked really worn out. With Gregg shoes however, they did stay "upright" for the whole year and would probably survive the following year.
I think Gregg shoes are still available today but I'm just not sure if they're the same thing and if they're as durable as the ones I wore before.
The other one that I mentioned the Mighty Kid rubber shoes. These were big back then. Most of my schoolmates had these when we were in grades 1 to 2 I think. One of the probable reasons why kids love them is because of the velcro. They no longer need to recite the "bunny in the whole" bit while tying their shoelaces. It's a shame though that I can't find any pictures of it online. I knew it was a long time ago and I think the company shut down before the 90's (correct me if I'm wrong) but I was hoping I could have a glimpse of it again. The nearest shoe design similar to that of Might Kid are these shoes from Nike. It has the same chunky style and of course the velcro strap.
What about you? Are these two the "in" shoes in your school back in the day?
2 comments:
Nice shoes they are!! Would like to buy them for my kids.
Agree on the Gregg Shoes, but I wasn't a fan of Mighty Kid... I was on Team Kaypee because it was high-cut!
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