Footsies Friday - vintage sneaker ads for Converse Jack Purcell and Puma Fast Rider

This double feature blog post goes out to all of the ladies playing under the table games. The ads below were made 7 years apart and more than anything this probably speaks to the cyclical nature of advertising.

We’ll kick it off in 1973 with a vintage sneaker ad featuring the Converse Coach and Jack Purcell model sneakers.

Converse Coach and Jack Purcell 1973 footsies vintage sneakers ad @ The Deffest

7 years later she was back playing foot games in this ad featuring Puma’s Power Cat and Fast Rider runners…

In 2020 she is likely now at a retirement home playing footsies with someones Hush Puppies sporting granddad .🤣

Converse ad info is below:

Converse Coach and Jack Purcell: For guys who want to keep playing after the game is over.

Converse has built a reputation for making great athletic shoes for the greatest athletes in the world. And that's the idea behind our Converse Coach and Jack Purcell. Great performers. But they look great, too. A terrific all-around athletic shoe like Coach (right), that looks good enough to play the field off the field, too. And a great tennis shoe like Jack Purcell, that feels just as at home partying as playing tennis. Two tough-playing, sharp-looking leisure time shoes from Converse. Because some guys are out to build a reputation for themselves. Converse Coach and Jack Purcell.

*converse

Puma ad info is below:

PUMA-SOFTEST TOUCH IN RUNNING!
It's easier to experience Puma than you think. In fact, we're the softest touch in running. Puma people know Puma shoes give something beyond 5-Star performance, finest quality and innovative design—something wild and free. You can capture it today at your favorite running store.

PUMA

Converse 1976 Coach vintage sneaker ad

Converse 1976 Coach vintage sneaker ad

The yellow Converse Coach Jogger sneakers from this ad are posted here.

For the up pulse, leg churning, muscle stretching condition…

Converse Coach athletic shoes. They help you endure.

This is it... Coach by Converse, the superbly made all around athletic shoe built to hang in with you whatever you do. Coach is available in a wide variety of suede, leather, canvas and nylon styles and colors suited to your game, on the field or off. Talk to your Converse dealer and tell him you want Coach. You'll look great together.

Converse an Eltra company

*Selected for use by the U.S. team for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.

Converse 1976 Coach vintage sneaker ad ​@ The Deffest

Sears the Winner II 1977 vintage sneaker ad

The W1nner II

IMPORTED SPORT SHOE

Super Style For Trackin' & Truckin'

🤜🏾👟🤛🏼

Split suede over choice of nylon or vinyl. Padded tongue and collar for comfort. Full cushioned insole for support. Sawtooth-tread rubber sole for traction.

At larger Sears, Roebuck and Co. stores and in the catalog.

Sears

At the Shoe Place

Sears the Winner II 1977 vintage sneaker ad @ The Deffest

Sears The Winner 1974 vintage sneaker ad

The Winner. 

Built by Converse. Just for Sears. 

racing stripes

thick, tough rubber soles 

cushioned "shock absorbers" 

padded comfort all around 

At the Shoe Place

Sears 

Low-Cuts and High-Tops. At larger Sears. Roebuck and Co retail stores. And in the catalog.

Sears The Winner Vintage 1974 sneaker ad @ The Deffest