Core77`s Blu Föm Shoes by Fila

I cry myself to sleep every night over this as well. The thing that burns me is that I saw when they were on sale, I put it off and then it was too late. :frowning:

Sorry to rub it in, but I still have my original pair. They are only worn on special occasions. Even my students at The Hong Kong polytechnic University went gaga when they saw them and knew exactly where they came from.

They are so cool that they should make a comeback.

1 hour design challenge for V2.0?

As a shoe collector i disagree. limited availability is part of what makes them cool. I should also note that i want/wanted a pair and missed the chance.

fun

We’ve actually had a 2.0 brainstorm with a different brand (I’m sure you could guess) and I drew up a bunch of concepts. Pink Fom was obviously one of them, but some other really good ones. We could do one a year for the next decade based on some of the concepts we generated. We had some really good, subtle ones that I think would have been awesome.

And what is stopping it from happening?

Right—what are we waiting for?
Core77`s 15th year online is the perfect opportunity to come up with something new—

15th year? is this true? i didnt even own a computer until 15 years ago.

I wear mine out on special occasions and I love them. I bought them right before I started design school, and honestly very few people have known what they are. That said, I get constant compliments on the shoes themselves. I find them comfortable and stylish. Although bright blue, I find them rather understated compared to a lot of available shoes here in SF. And I love the white eyelets.

But yes, I’d love a round two with another brand/design. Perhaps yellow foam? Perhaps pink foam? Perhaps 3d print? :wink:

I was cleaning out my closet the other day and found a brand new, never worn pair of Blu-fom shoes, size US 11… I am currently not sure what to do with them but they don’t fit :slight_smile:

PM me. lol.

Easy come, easy go.

Your link was not working but I found it searching blu fom.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FILA-Blu-Fom-Core-77-Limited-Edition-Sneakers-/230668989407?pt=AU_Men_Shoes&hash=item35b4f173df#ht_500wt_1156

Is it wrong that I wore mine?

As a shoe designer and collector, I say shoes are meant to be worn. I would never buy a pair of shoes and not wear them.

Maybe i should wear mine to the upcoming IDSA conference in New Orleans. Hope the streets are clean :slight_smile:

I wore mine to a regional conference 5 years ago. No one noticed:(

Cheers, thanks :slight_smile:

I am definitely wearing my at the IDSA conference next week. Anyone else take up the dare?

Stu, see you there.

I’m bringing this back from the dead because I think the above should come to reality (especially since I missed the first ones!).