I’ve mentioned before that no small part of my vision of The Future is based on Back to the Future II and its depictions of life in 2015.
Of course, part of the fun of watching any older movie, set in the future, is everything they get wrong: Texaco stations, endless Jaws sequels, and of course, the fashion: holographic materials, neon colors, puffy sneakers. Of course that’s not how the real future is… right?
Actually, it’s beginning to look like fashions have cycled all the way back around. Looking at department store websites today, I think I’ve stumbled into that version of The Future.
Of course, last year Nike came out with their Hyperdunks, based specifically on the Nikes worn by Marty McFly, but that’s a specific homage to the movie. But a quick look at current sneaker fashion reveals that they’re all getting a lot more, well, puffy. Some skate shoes have begun to creep up the ankle. Even some of the Converse knock-offs are getting fatter, like a cartoon sketch of themselves. 
At this point I’m thinking that, on the later side of my twenties, I might be too old to rock this look. I might stick with tried-and-true Chucks. Sure, I might have been wearing them off and on since I was nine, but apparently you can be a 900-year-old Time Lord and they’ll still work.
But what do you think? Should I embrace the style and welcome The Future? Should I start shopping for rainbow-colored caps and metallic visors? And what’s your vision of futuristic fashion?
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Not counting task-specific shoes (like hiking boots or dress shoes), I’ve worn no shoes but Chucks and flip-flops since hm… Some time in High School. So I officially endorse you staying in normal Converse. Just sayin’.
I don’t know how truly futuristic our fashion will get in the next few years. But I will be honest, I was shopping at the mall the other day to find a reception dress for myself and my best friend’s daughter and swear I had step back in time to 1969. All the dresses were going for a flower power/ hippie chick look that just seemed off to both me and my BFF. Needless to say her daughter didn’t appericate the two of us laughing at the hippie chick look she had tried on.
As much as I would like to believe that we will have futuristic fashion in the near future I highly doubt it. But then again puffy shoes could be neat so I say go with. And you can at least say you were wearing the brand before they changed their look. Myself and my mid-twenties don’t have that excuse to fall back on. ^_^