Here’s a 1978 vintage commercial by Kinney Shoe Stores for their upside down swoosh and 4 stripe NBA branded sneakers. Kinney eventually went on to become the founder of what today is known as Foot Locker.
Kinney Shoes NBA's Ken Berry 1978 Vintage Sneaker Commercial
Here’s a strange 1978 vintage sneaker commercial for Kinney’s NBA line of 4 stripe sport shoes.
The original link is featured over at Indiana University.
Vintage Koby's 3 stripe sneakers commercial from 1981
Nope, not adidas. Last year we posted a vintage commercial for Koby’s vintage shoe shop. Here’s a second ad for the same store featuring $6.44 faux 3 stripe adidas sneakers.
Volume and Payless Shoes 1978 vintage commercial featuring 4 stripe Pro Wings runners
This is from back in the day when shoe ads were mini musicals. Wait for it…. wait for it….16 seconds in to get to the 4 stripe Pro Wings sneakers.
The same ad was used for Payless Shoes in Texas
Nike's first TV commercial
Here’s a classic 1982 commercial from Nike.
Converse StarTech Shoe Commercial from 1984
Here’s an old school 1984 Converse ad for their StarTech model sneakers. The music in this commercial has some strong Herbie Hancock "RockIt" vibes. RockIt was released a year earlier in 1983.
Koby's Shoes commercial from 1981
Nope, not adidas. Here’s a 1981 commercial for Koby's Shoes featuring $6 dollar 3 stripe joggers.
Famous Footwear 1979 commercial
Here’s a 1979 Famous Footwear commercial from back in the day when families used to wear matching track suits and Puma runners were $14.87. We need a time machine NOW.
"Buster Brown" Caitlyn Jenner shoes commercial from 1980
Awhile back we posted a vintage 1978 signature Jenner Roblee sport shoe advertisement. Here’s a 1980 ad for ‘Buster Brown’ shoes featuring Caitlyn Jenner.
Bata North Star Running Shoes Commercial 1978
Here’s a vintage sneaker commercial for Bata’s North Star running shoe models from 1978. The music in this ad has some David Bowie ‘Fame’ vibes.
Hoop Stars: Converse All-Stars Basketball Shoes Commercial from 1976
A couple of days ago we posted a vintage ad for some old Dr. J Converse sneakers from 1978. Today we’ve got a 1976 commercial from Converse for a similar pair of basketball sneaks.
Kinney NBA Sneakers 4 stripe shoe commercial from 1980
We’ve covered Kinney’s NBA line previously with a few vintage ads and on the blog. Here’s a 1980 commercial for the Kinney NBA 4 stripe sneaker line.
Kmart Trax vintage sneaker commercial from 1985 featuring Malcolm Marshall
Here’s a 1985 Australian Kmart Trax vintage sneaker commercial from 1985 featuring cricketer Malcolm Marshall. According to Wikipedia “Marshall is widely regarded as the greatest and most accomplished fast bowler of the modern era in Test cricket.”
Another old school Kmart Trax commercial from 1983
Nope, not adidas. Here’s another retro 3 stripe Kmart Trax sneaker commercial from 1983. If you can make it to the 14 second marker the commercial moves from 8 bit to a regular video.
1977 K-Mart Trax Sneaker commercial
Here’s an old school 1977 vintage ad for Kmart Trax runners.
Retro 1980 JC Penney 3 stripe sneaker commercial
Nope, not adidas. Here’s another 3 stripe vintage advertisement - this time for JC Penney USA Olympics model running shoes. We posted the print ad for these old school runners awhile back and you can see that ad here.
Shout out to Retro Man on Youtube for posting this ad.
Kmart Trax 1978 Cross Country Jogger vintage sneaker commercial
Mark 5 vintage sneaker commercial
Here's an old vintage commercial for 'Mark 5' brand sneakers from Sneaker Circus which was based out of the NY tri-state area. These sneaks might have been in the 1979 cult classic movie The Warriors.
Shoe-Town 1978 vintage sneaker commercial
Stride Rite "Rock Band" vintage sneaker commercial from 1983
Here's a pretty good Stride Rite Zips vintage sneaker "rock band" commerical from '83. The guitarist is no Eddie Van Halen or Tony Iommi but I like that they were prepping the kids for a life of heavy metal. Well done Stride Rite! 🤘🎸🤘