I remember Trax from my childhood when they were basically the closest thing grade school had to a scarlet letter. There really wasn't a more damning insult than one that made a link between your preferred footwear and a pair of velcro-stripped Trax.
Which means they'll be probably be huge... posted by Aphex Kid at 12:29 PM on February 6, 2002
I was thinking KangaRoos before I even opened the comments, I have been looking for a place to keep my lunch money now that I'm a big boy.
Zips are good, but Velcro is great! posted by jonah at 12:51 PM on February 6, 2002
I don't think that Trax were as likely to make one a pariah as Toughskins jeans, at least at my elementary school. posted by Harry Hopkins' Hat at 1:25 PM on February 6, 2002
Parachute Pants! Let's regurgitate 'em to the youth of today, then sit back and watch the hilarity ensue.
(Hmm... maybe now I can afford the purple ones? Back in the day, Chess King was selling them for $75 ... a little too rich for my blood.) posted by Fofer at 4:51 PM on February 6, 2002
everyone at my school had toughskins. the pariahs [like me] were the ones with too many of those crazy toughskin patches, usually a different color. went great with my knock-off porsche shiny silver jacket.
trax are, uh, Emo? posted by th3ph17 at 5:04 PM on February 6, 2002
emo shoes?
What the hell does that mean? posted by glenwood at 6:14 PM on February 6, 2002
One year, at my school, it was bell-bottom jeans.
The next year it was boot cut. And I hadn't gotten the memo.
Kids are mean. posted by dhartung at 10:59 PM on February 6, 2002
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