Under The Palms

Just came across this old ad & totally forgot i had these! Anyone got some info on these DC's?

I never had a DC Carroll, but I had a similar looking DC shoe that was grey, blue, and yellow. I want that shoe again. AND a cleaner pair of Osiris D3 OGs, not 2001s. I have an all black pair, that I wore for a year straight, and they still held up pretty well. Classics right there.

Im not sure if MC actually had a Sig DC or if he just promoted a couple pairs. I remember copping the OG danny WAys when i was at woodward...damn DC's used to be super fresh.

I saw the retro DW1s at the Rack last year...passed though. All white, with his sig on the tongue.

Damn yall and ur sick rack pick ups! My rack aint got shit!

i hope you don't get made fun of when you rock D3's. hahaha.... i'm so glad that era of skateboarding style had passed.

Never had any of the Carroll's, but I had multiple pairs for the Clockers and Boxers in the 90's. I loved skating in those shoes - at the time, I though: the bigger the better. The SAL 23's where what changed my mind. They were the first pair I wore that wasn't as bulky and that's when I started slimming them down.

The skateshop that I worked at occasionally in the early 2000's had a DC account and we used to do massive orders and the owners would let uis get anything we wanted at cost...as long as we had enough of our friends rolling in buying. I've still got a buddy who has boxes of untouched shoes from the same time period at his place. I'll have to ask him what he's got.

magas wrote:i hope you don't get made fun of when you rock D3's. hahaha.... i'm so glad that era of skateboarding style had passed.

Naw homie, in fact, it's the opposite. Nostalgia had people giving props for my D3s, because EVERYONE back in 2000 had a pair, and the chunkiness is what made that shoe so popular. Not with skaters so much, but with every other shoe buyer, like me, who would walk into an Active, or other local skateshop, looking for some new shoes. They are one of the most comfortable pairs of shoes I've ever owned, despite being pretty damn heavy. The DVS Bexley almost had that style coming back about 5 years ago, too. At least, with the "bro's" and street bikers. Skaters have migrated towards the skinny look over the past few years, but what do the rest of us big guys do? Not everyone is into Jordans, or basketball shoes, or runners, so the chunky skater shoe still has a place, but just not in any trendy fashion-forward environment.

Speaking of bro's, I remember when the bro's took over Adio with them Wray's. But yeah those D3's were a hit when I was in Jr. High, everyone and their mom was on those, along with those bulky ass globes that were pretty much just socks. Thats along the era were I discovered Vans and shook my head at the Idea of bulky shoes. Everything in my collection is low-profile and slim, no hi-tops or mid's for me. I don't hate on em', their just not for me.

I just wonder what's next?! Back in the 90s, "technical shoes" were just a gimmick, and the technical portion of the shoe wasn't even near the term technical, but now days, the technology is proven to be beneficial, but it just doesn't look good for some reason...speaking of lunarsoles, zigtech (my opinion), and a few others. People just aren't ready for them yet.

Man i remember these, skated the shit out of these

and D3's man i loved those things! haha

My favorite DC shoe was the Alias, a runner-type skate shoe. I just saw that DC is coming out with a lighter, slimmed down version of it this season. Might cop.

I also was really into the first 4 shoes in the DVS Daewon series (yeah, that's why my sn is what it is). I beat the hell out of the ones I had and a 2 of em got stolen when I had my GS-R. Too bad they're nearly impossible to find these days.

Did anyone have any of Muskas Circas around this time? I had the CM901 and CM902. Remember the tongue stash pockets?

They were the shit! I've always wanted a pair.
I was also super stoked when Fallen Rivals came out. I still want them, since my Lo-Fi pair is thrashed.

man, these bring back mad memories for me... anybody remember girl co-owner, rick howard's shoes that he came out with on dc? such a solid looking shoe!