By Sandy Dover
As featured by Yahoo!
One of the greatest shoes of the 1990s was Fila’s premier sneaker, The Stackhouse. In large part because of the player who was the sole inspiration for its name, Jerry Stackhouse, the shoe (pictured above) was an instant hit. Stackhouse the player was, at the time, one of the most dynamic college players of the generation and was seen as “Air Apparent” to Michael Jordan with a background and make-up of considerable similitude — both standing 6’6″ and playing both guard and forward, the two were both North Carolina natives, highly-touted high school recruits, highly-decorated North Carolina Tar Heels, and both No. 3 overall NBA Draft picks. Having a signature shoe was only natural for the then-Philadelphia 76er. …
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Do you think FILA going back to their retro lineups will return them to where they were in the 1990s? These are a good shoe but its been a long time since I’ve considered buying a pair of FILAs
No, but they’ll be relevant through this retro cycle we’re going through right now. What made FILA great in the ’90s was that they were a performance company that made products that competed in the marketplace. They don’t compete that way, and didn’t release many performance products, which actually hurts their retro catalog going forward to some extent, but they can definitely capitalize on the classics that they have.
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