Clothes of the Seventies, Northstar Runners
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Description: these were a Sears brand of runners, made to look like adidas ( i think) mine were white leather look-a-likes with two blue stripes on each side, and a blue star.
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I remember those! I wore them to school everyday in the 70's! I've been trying to find them again (even a picture would be nice)but they are just a memory!
I always wanted a pair of the white ones but my dad would never buy them for me - said the white would get dirty too fast. He did eventually buy me several pairs of blue suede ones with yellow stripes. I also had a pair of brown seude North stars with sort of a square toe - wore them to church as they were a bit dressier.
I had a pair in grade 5 (76/77) and they had blue soles. They were banned from the gymnasium as they left long blue skid marks on the floor. I found a pair here in Vancouver. They are my prize possession!
If anyone finds a site (whether on-line or retail),where I can find these runners, I would be forever grateful.I knew these were going to be discontinued way back in 1978,so I bought 2 pairs.Wore 1 pair till they fell off,and the other pair were "borrowed" by my sister.Should have grabbed em before I left home!.Should have bought 20 pair !!!!!Anywho,I can be reached at starvingdad@yahoo.ca Much appreciated
Head to the Canadian Design Resource to learn more! Www.canadiandesignresource.ca
Just saw new North Stars on sale at The Bay department store in Vancouver, Canada. It was like I was blasted back to the 70's.
Found the website for them. Never knew they were a Canadian company. See www.northstarsportswear.ca
In the 70's, I had both a solid blue suede pair of runners, and the other was all red suede, with a rounded toe, and the bottom sole was a yellowish rubber. They were kinda chunky, square style runners. I thought they were North Stars?
I have fond memories of my North Star runners. I had the blue suede ones with the two yellow stripes. When those wore out I got another pair. I remember that the blue dye in the suede would come off and stain the toes of my white socks. It didn't bother me, though.
I so remember these joggers. My buddies and I would swap these shoes everyday in school so that we wore difference colourway each day. It was wicked swap these everyday with the boys back then.
My Dad made them at the JA Johnston Shoe company It was the only tennis shoe I wore until the American company broke up the company and stop manufacturing them in Brockville Ontario ( not to menition Cambridge Ontario
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