What I remember back then was that the original D3s got popular in Southern California (specifically San Diego) after Osiris started liquidating their stock for sale. When they were at regular retail prices, nobody had them. Then they suddenly became ubiquitous in low-income communities, because they gave them away for near-free at skate and surf shops. And then everybody had/wanted them. The customary thing to do was once they were worn and battered, was to cut the tongue off your old pair, so that you could slide them behind the tongue of your next D3s to make them look even puffier.
@@Doctor_Yuri yeah we treated skate shoes like slides when not actually skating. and sometimes when skating, it didn't work out so well for some moves lmao
Rad! Man, I just bought a pair of rental bowling shoes for like 35 bucks. Leather sole, goodyear welted. Would love a deep dive into these strange shoes.
Dope shoes, I had like 5 pairs over the course of the years. Super comfy, like couches on your feet. Never had any issue skating in them, but I also never liked the more simple "vans" style, which gave great board feel, but also sent Shockwave through my feet anytime hitting a drop or stairset over 4 or 5 steps.
Interesting perspective. I never got too good at skating. I felt like it was just do to me being so big and scared. But i grew up around it. Whats your favorite trick!
Classic Vans suck for street skating. And their wet traction is down right dangerous. Nobody in the 90s skated in Vans. I can't recall seeing one person in the DC area, especially any pros (e.g. Freedom Plaza) skating in Vans. Vans were not very popular in the 80s/90s and didn't seem to start getting popular again until 2000s. With Vans Skateparks popping up, and all the contests they put on, they certainly gained back a little market share, especially after they were purchased by another large company in 2004. My favorite most comfy skate shoes ever were made by NICE (~1996?) that were like a Taupe colored suede. They kind of looked basic, almost cheap on the outside, but they held up for 2-3x longer than any other shoe I ever had skating. From Vision Street Wear suedes (nearly identical construction to Vans Full Cabs), bulky Airwalk hightops, to Etnies, eS, Emerica, DC, and others. I didn't really like when they started all looking like super bulky Basketball shoes. I know Dyrdek had some influence on that as he had dozens of shoe designs he created with DC.
@@hazepheno925 DC were the "poser" shoe in my town growing up. With their atrocious build quality no one who actually skated wore them. People either had the cheapest models they put out cause they were broke (no shade, I was broke too) or their $130 "fashion" oriented shoes that were trying to compete with the Circa, Osiris and Supra flashy hightops. No idea if DC finally upped their build quality but I'll certainly never skate them. Not even my love of Dyrdek growing up could keep me buying them after I shredded two pairs in two weeks.
@@natorious314 I remember some of the Danny Way signature shoes being quite durable. Also... can we get an honorable mention for the Kareem Campbell Axions?
I would love to see adidas samba cut in half. A comparison between the adidas originals and the generic on would be awesome as well. Great video, keep up
This would be amazing. Thank you! I have a pair of Samba ADV (skateboarding version) and I heard are more comfortable than the OG one. Such a timeless shoe
Love this. I did own a pair of these in White/navy. They were quite comfortable, a lot more like a running shoe with a skate style. If you want to continue with skate shoes, Etnies Lo-Cut II or Callicut would be cool. As they were incredibly popular early to mid 2000s and still made to this day.
It seems silly now, but as a skater, the D3's were seen as the poser shoes that non-skaters wore for fashion. Never owned a pair for that reason. In retrospect, all of the shoes I wore were basically the same thing with a slightly different design and logo. I'm looking at you Globe Chet 4's and Es' Schemes.
I mean, in reality they were more casual or fashion shoes, over what a person should want in a responsive skate shoe. In that sense, you have nothing to feel off about. Plenty of non skaters did wear them and other puffy skate shoes. However, I've always laughed at how ridiculous skateboarding is as a culture. So elitist for something that is supposed to be a counter culture. Don't hold the board this way, Don't wear this band's T-shirt, he's pushing mongo, ect. My absolute favorite is how nitpicky people will get on a game of SKATE "But I said only flat ground fakie flip tricks"! That argument really never happens in other sports. Still a fun sport, but just can't get over some of the culture stuff.
The 2001 model (this one) looks so incredibly different from the OG ('99) that has tons of mesh on it and a ring for the laces in the centre of the tongue. Had both versions at one point, still think the OG is a nicer shoe, and puffier overall (which let's be honest was the reason we all wanted them lol). 2001 revision is real nice feeling on the feet though and is much more comfortable than the original release imo.
“Controversy!” sounded more like a tempest in a teacup. I came for the shoe cut. Still chuckle at cut-centred score, especially when it’s followed by the bandsaw going “I’m coming through HERE now!!!” 🤣
I fell in love with the D3 1st time I saw them, I tried to get them in every colorway, I got most. Sk8'n them kinda sucked though. Couldn't feel the board and I found out the hard way, you can't fly a plane in them either. I was learning to fly in a Cessna 172 and the shoes were way too wide for the pedals, I had to take them off and fly in my socks that day. I wore my D3's more casually. I sk8 best in Etnies Callicut and Adidas Superstar.
These were THE shoe to have when I was in 6th grade. It’s crazy seeing the amount of foam in the tongue. It’s like a Tempur-Pedic mattress on your foot 😆
I miss my D3's, they were the white and acid green. And you are right about the convincing of parents, not an easy task especially when they were so expensive (for the time), my 12yr old self had to spend an entire summer washing cars and mowing the good old neighborhood lawns to save up the $$$ to own a pair. Still my favorite skate shoes to this day!
I had these in just Grey back in the day, moved onto wearing Osiris Bronx which were also super puffy. Both super sweaty tbh but I think Bronx have D3's beat for the amount of foam in them... at least the early Bronx(of which there are many), the last few models became super slim with no foam at all.
Could never afford shoes like these as a kid but one day I was blading at local park and a kid asked for a trade for while on his deck and I can still remember that experience like it was yesterday 🥰 felt like I just slipped my feet into some clouds with all that foam and I didn't want to take them off at the end of the session. Was legit the only time putting on someone else's shoe and it didn't feel foriegn AF but now looking at that mid I can see why 👌
I remember wanting these so bad. I had a friend who was an amazing skate boarder and got sponsored by Osiris. I remember he got every color way and he would sell them to kids as an extra source of income. Pretty smart for a middle school student haha
I remember I went to a skate tour in ‘96 or so and all the pro skaters were selling their extra shoes. I wanted a pair of Sal 23’s or Eric Koston’s and they were close to 100 at the skate shop and these dudes were selling them for $20-30. But all the pro skaters were little dudes and nobody had my size.
What made these so popular was the fact they were made of tough rubber compared to your standard vans and Etnies that would wear out after weeks of skating. These shoes where the holy grail on the inside skating circle when they dropped. Nobody had to replace they’re old vans after they came out with these. Forever a change in the skate scene for the shoes we wore. I got a pair of these from my older cousin as some hand me downs. Wish I still had them.
Skate shoes stopped being made from real leather and such in the mid to late 90s. I get why but man I miss those days when a shoe was really beefy. Loved the first koston es and muskas. Great shoes.
I had the grey and yellow 2001’s in 2001 and they were insanely comfortable. I used to hit my ankle a lot skating if I missed a flip trick and these remedied that. For me that was worth the money (that my parents paid) just to not limp around campus. Also, I made the choice to wear these for the year vs getting 5 pairs of Vans. Still worth it in my mind and it’s cool to see how the center cut looks. Thanks for this! Checking online they’re around $100 these days. Might have to buy a pair and download some Limp Bizkit to relive what I consider to be the golden era of street skating.
Bought a pair about a year and a half ago(Blk/blk of course, regret not getting the blk/glow ones...). Love them, so comfortable! Was never a skater back, I typically wore combat boot, 20 holes, etc. Back in that day, borrowed my friends D3's one day to go to 7/11, fell in love with them "I need one pair of these!". Only took about 20 years... Better late than never!
These things have a special place in my heart and Ben though I think they are ridiculous, a kid at the park I used to skate who was always sort of picked on even though deep down everyone loved the guy, talked his unemployed single mom that used to pick up cans into buying him a pair and he was a small kid so everyone made endless jokes about his shoes that he was so proud of
Loved these shoes, I had em in like 3 diff colors. A few weeks ago I found the old osiris promo book from when these came out. It was really cool looking through all the shoes and clothing from the time, half of it I'd still rock today.
In 2001 the Osiris shoes were great for stairs and drops for me. They absorbed a lot of impact compared to the vans, emerica and globe shoes I wore for more tech tricks. The Josh Kaspers were one of my favorites. I remember a lot of “Posers” wore them, that never even stepped foot on a skateboard. I still find it weird at an older age when I talk to someone that wears skate or surf brands but don’t do either. The pro skater Dave Mayhew, who designed that shoe killed it in the Osiris video with those shoes. His interview in the Nine Club is worth watching or listening.
I just bought a pair of these today since I got wide leg jeans again. I’m 39. I liked skate shoes in my youth but never had these. I love that style circle back around and I get to relive my youth with things I never had 😂
It always cracks me up when a company trots out the old 'designed by our Athlete' Usually accompanied by the obligatory photo of said Athlete in 'The Design Lab' ...especially when the Athlete is holding a Last or a pair of scissors. "Athlete designed our latest product for his exacting requirements" ...No he didn't, a designer did, someone who can operate measuring tools, run design programs, knows how to make a pattern or blueprints. Nowadays it's often not even somebody with the brand, but just a guy who works for the factory in Asia. Having worked for several footwear, clothing, and gear brands, I've seen it up close;-)
I remember wanting these so bad until I went to buy them tried them on and they were so uncomfortable for my wider feed. So I bought the ct-4 globe shoes with the attached tongue and by far were the most comfortable shoes I ever wore, I still buy globes to this day over 20 years later and they still make a couple models almost the same with the attached tongue.
"Dad, PLEASE let me get a pair of D3s !!!🥺" Dad: "No way man, you're just gonna cut them in half.." Just playing man, cool video. Being almost 32 and looking back brings a smile to my face. I remember i had a pair of Osiris that had a "stash pocket" in the tongue. The old style DC, Adio, the excitement of getting an Eastbay catalog in the mail. The good ol days..It almost brings a tear to my eye..
My man is SOOO thorough wit his information, I've NEVER seen another channel likes ur bro, aint NO ONE doin the same things ur doin! (Atleast to my knowledge). Keep up the GREAT work fr. 👊
If you could review more skate shoes it would be tight, the durability of skate shoes is super important and I would love to see detailed videos not just skating them but showing everything that goes into the shoe
I just got two new pairs, all black and the tan/copper pair, they are just as big and ridiculous as i remember them, and dumb comfy. Ive been rocking NYC 83's for 20 years now, i fell off the D3 train about 10 years ago but now that they are making a come back and Osiris seems to be releasing them in a steady stream I was sure to grab a few pairs. You can all thank me for keeping Osiris in business because for the last 20 years because every time my friends would comment on my NYC 83's they'd say "You have got to be the only guy keeping Osiris in business man, you gotta give it up already"
You've been killing it bro can't wait to see you at a million btw I never heard of Nick's or thorogoods and others before I found this channel or even how to take care of boot also I found the channel Trenton and Heath through you thanks so much Weston.
Okay I’ve been thinking about this for a week, Please do the etnies marana. The backstory is, they have a three times more durable formula that they just released however, in doing that, they got rid of their old formula and I am under the belief that nothing actually changed. They always offered the 3X durable in a Ryan Sheckler pro model, so a year ago, I bought that as well as their classic marinas and they seem to hold up equivalently After I made that realization they stopped selling their classics and said all of their shoes are now three times more durable Please get to the bottom of this🤩 Thanks🤙
I collect the D3 2001 and now the Original (since their return in 2022) and this was such a neat video. I've always wondered what was inside but never had the heart to cut them in half, haha. Anyway, awesome video, maybe you can do another skate icon by Globe called the CT-IV? They were huge during the same time as the D3 in the early 2000's and in my school the cool kids either had the D3 or the CT-IV. Forgot to mention, the CT-IV has a built in tongue that is fused with the rest of the shoe! It's so unique and I'd love to see what it looks like.
The CT-IV was THE shoe that everyone who didn't skate but wanted to look like they skate wore when I was growing up. Admittedly comfy but god damn were they ugly 😂
RoseAnvil! I never gave a crap about what my shoes were made of until 2 days and 20 of your uploads later. Now I'm staring at all of my shoes like I'm some detective and I love it! I was wondering if you would do army standard issue boots. I would love to know what the source of blisters in basic training came from!
Would be cool to see Reebok pumps cut in half, those were the coolest kicks when I was a kid. Pretty sure the air unit is just in the tongue area but they also had a special cushion in the soles as well. 😎
@@mphilleo I remember them being out of my size but I was determined to be cool so I got a size up, tripped in the parking lot on my way to the car and still have a scar on my knee from it... I'm 38 now 🤣
lol man i'm old .. i had the grey and yellow pair in high school... they weren't exactly the best for actually skateboarding but they were so flippin comfortable just to wear. i loved them
These and the Reebok Answer 5s were the most popular shoes in my 2001-2002 5th grade elementary school, loved them both still to 5his day. It's funny because it was Reebok & Osiiris and Jordan's ofc.
I loved this. I wonder what the original D3 2001 looked like on the inside/how similar they are to this re-release. I was lucky enough to buy two pairs of these shoes back in the day, the black and red and the black and blue. My nonna HATED them. They were super stiff and gave me blisters but I wore them to death both to skateboard and just as a leisure shoe anyway. I remember them being super hot, and with all that padding, yeah, makes sense.
As far as I can recall I have not heard of this brand before. In other words I have never heard of these. I would love to see 8000 kicks cut in half. Those are nice shoes.
I had the original release of these shoes. There was a limited edition later on with the S.N.G. Pants and I had those too. My mom kept me fresh as a kid. Thanks ma!
You NEED to do Nike Shox of some type. In middle school, your coolness was directly related to weather or not you had Shox and/or Gogurt when I was growing up.
I skates these in the early 2000’s. Zero board feel but, we were not worried about that. In those days we just hucked down stuff and hoped to land on the board! So, the more times you could jump down some huge set or drop or gap or whatever it was without destroying your feet the better!! For the old heads out there, Emerica and Es are doing reissues of the muskas and the mark johnsons sooo sick!!!
I believe I had a pair of D3s in 2001, but it might have been another Osiris skate shoe. At the time, people thought there was some major performance benefit to wearing big chunky skate shoes. In retrospect, that seems a bit silly but the padding in the tongue and collar was helpful in reducing impact if a flip trick goes wrong. For a second, I thought this was going to be about the Muska shoe that had the stash pocket. Now that I've looked it up, that shoe was made by és tho.
Dave Maybe a ended up with the original D3 because he showed up late to a meeting and all brother pros on Osiris had already chosen their shoes from the pre-designed batch.
I been rocking Osiris shoes since 7th grade. And 15+ years later I still love them over all other shoes. Not these ones but almost all others look amazing!
I had these in blue on white. Wish I knew what happened to them. Edit: at the end of the video you asked what people who had them thought, and how they held up. I didn't skate in mine because I had a job and bought them with my own money and I didn't want to destroy shoes that I paid that much for. I didn't wear mine a whole lot because after I had them for about a week I started to dislike how bulky they were and I much preferred my etnies. But I did wear them here and there for probably about 3 years. I kept them clean and only wore them to school or to go out on the weekends if I wasn't working. And I have to say, they felt extremely durable for the time. They never really broke in. And they were so absurdly puffy and bulky that they were practically impossible to crease. The air pockets held up, none of them busted, but I'm sure they would have if I skated in them.
there's no way that shoe was more "controversial" than the Muska shoe with the weed stash pocket built-in. Parents and cops and republicans were up in arms. Also, I had the D3 and the Muska's back in the day. The D3 was not breathable at all and the shoes started to smell bad. PS cut apart the Muska's if you haven't already.
yeah, best part is. they had a lot of muska shoes. the ones that looked like supra where really the only one that cops where hip too eight of weed, cigarettes, lighter, and metal pipe.
I had like 8 pairs of skytops and the stay pocket is so small and tight i couldn't do anything with it. I could maybe stuff a gram in there and when it comes out it's like a pancake
I was in highschool when these came out and I wanted some too but I never got a pair. I do remember rockin the Koston 1 and 2s and the Mike V's in the late 90s.
I had these in the early 2000s those shoes were so crazy comfy. You never did them up just slip them on and off (to be fair I still do that today lol) good times
Check out the Dada Spreewells!! They came out early 2000’s! They had a air unit in them and when you would step down it would rotate a spinning rim on the side of the shoe!! I loved them!! Very unique!
I loved this pair of shoes, I've had five pairs. I recently ordered an unopened original pack - it's now in my collection. Thank you for this great video and great channel.
i know youve done Vans videos, but i dont think ive seen a mention of the "pro skate" versions! in my opinion, they are much higher quality than the department store vans and they even have a thicker removable insole etc
Hey, I have made a comment in the past about if you could cut a good motocross boot in haft and it got like 500 likes. I think I wasn't the only one wishing for it. Again, they are the stiffest and most protecting boot I know and they contain a lot of cool tech. Something like a high end Alpinestar, a Sidi, a Gaerne (my favorite) or a Forma would be really interesting.
Oh man, these and the Globe CT-IV's were my favorite shoes in high school. Those were such great years in skating and fashion, when we started phasing out of Jinco jeans😂
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Please do all skate shoes from 90s and 2000s lol
What I remember back then was that the original D3s got popular in Southern California (specifically San Diego) after Osiris started liquidating their stock for sale. When they were at regular retail prices, nobody had them. Then they suddenly became ubiquitous in low-income communities, because they gave them away for near-free at skate and surf shops. And then everybody had/wanted them. The customary thing to do was once they were worn and battered, was to cut the tongue off your old pair, so that you could slide them behind the tongue of your next D3s to make them look even puffier.
I will never understand you woodd pushers 😂
@@samholdsworth420 🤨🤨🤨
im glad i never haved or wanted that shoe, but a lot of friends haved those
This take me back haha. Must have been pre2k? I remember we never laced them either
@@Doctor_Yuri yeah we treated skate shoes like slides when not actually skating. and sometimes when skating, it didn't work out so well for some moves lmao
Rad! Man, I just bought a pair of rental bowling shoes for like 35 bucks. Leather sole, goodyear welted. Would love a deep dive into these strange shoes.
Trenton & Heath just recently did a rebuild on a pair of Goodyear welted bowling shoes that you might find interesting.
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That would definitely be interesting.
I had a pair of jordans that I tore apart when I was 16, really interesting
@@darinlewis7804 Jordan what number?
Dope shoes, I had like 5 pairs over the course of the years. Super comfy, like couches on your feet. Never had any issue skating in them, but I also never liked the more simple "vans" style, which gave great board feel, but also sent Shockwave through my feet anytime hitting a drop or stairset over 4 or 5 steps.
Interesting perspective. I never got too good at skating. I felt like it was just do to me being so big and scared. But i grew up around it. Whats your favorite trick!
Classic Vans suck for street skating. And their wet traction is down right dangerous. Nobody in the 90s skated in Vans. I can't recall seeing one person in the DC area, especially any pros (e.g. Freedom Plaza) skating in Vans. Vans were not very popular in the 80s/90s and didn't seem to start getting popular again until 2000s. With Vans Skateparks popping up, and all the contests they put on, they certainly gained back a little market share, especially after they were purchased by another large company in 2004.
My favorite most comfy skate shoes ever were made by NICE (~1996?) that were like a Taupe colored suede. They kind of looked basic, almost cheap on the outside, but they held up for 2-3x longer than any other shoe I ever had skating. From Vision Street Wear suedes (nearly identical construction to Vans Full Cabs), bulky Airwalk hightops, to Etnies, eS, Emerica, DC, and others.
I didn't really like when they started all looking like super bulky Basketball shoes. I know Dyrdek had some influence on that as he had dozens of shoe designs he created with DC.
@@hazepheno925 DC were the "poser" shoe in my town growing up. With their atrocious build quality no one who actually skated wore them. People either had the cheapest models they put out cause they were broke (no shade, I was broke too) or their $130 "fashion" oriented shoes that were trying to compete with the Circa, Osiris and Supra flashy hightops. No idea if DC finally upped their build quality but I'll certainly never skate them. Not even my love of Dyrdek growing up could keep me buying them after I shredded two pairs in two weeks.
Did you ever add eggs or cream cheese for added comfort?
@@natorious314 I remember some of the Danny Way signature shoes being quite durable.
Also... can we get an honorable mention for the Kareem Campbell Axions?
I would love to see adidas samba cut in half. A comparison between the adidas originals and the generic on would be awesome as well. Great video, keep up
This would be amazing. Thank you! I have a pair of Samba ADV (skateboarding version) and I heard are more comfortable than the OG one.
Such a timeless shoe
@@AlexToma depending on the year, tech, and intent, there can be major upgrades with ADV models.
Bro those shoes look like my and 1s
Love this. I did own a pair of these in White/navy. They were quite comfortable, a lot more like a running shoe with a skate style. If you want to continue with skate shoes, Etnies Lo-Cut II or Callicut would be cool. As they were incredibly popular early to mid 2000s and still made to this day.
It seems silly now, but as a skater, the D3's were seen as the poser shoes that non-skaters wore for fashion. Never owned a pair for that reason. In retrospect, all of the shoes I wore were basically the same thing with a slightly different design and logo. I'm looking at you Globe Chet 4's and Es' Schemes.
how were the es schemes?
@@clorb1939 excellent. I actually bought another pair a few years ago when they re-released them. I guess I needed a nostalgia itch scratched.
Them og brown Emerica's were the shit
I mean, in reality they were more casual or fashion shoes, over what a person should want in a responsive skate shoe. In that sense, you have nothing to feel off about. Plenty of non skaters did wear them and other puffy skate shoes.
However, I've always laughed at how ridiculous skateboarding is as a culture. So elitist for something that is supposed to be a counter culture. Don't hold the board this way, Don't wear this band's T-shirt, he's pushing mongo, ect. My absolute favorite is how nitpicky people will get on a game of SKATE "But I said only flat ground fakie flip tricks"! That argument really never happens in other sports. Still a fun sport, but just can't get over some of the culture stuff.
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Thanks for cutting these in half and for adding all the nostalgic skate footage in there, spot on review as always!
The 2001 model (this one) looks so incredibly different from the OG ('99) that has tons of mesh on it and a ring for the laces in the centre of the tongue. Had both versions at one point, still think the OG is a nicer shoe, and puffier overall (which let's be honest was the reason we all wanted them lol). 2001 revision is real nice feeling on the feet though and is much more comfortable than the original release imo.
“Controversy!” sounded more like a tempest in a teacup. I came for the shoe cut. Still chuckle at cut-centred score, especially when it’s followed by the bandsaw going “I’m coming through HERE now!!!” 🤣
I fell in love with the D3 1st time I saw them, I tried to get them in every colorway, I got most. Sk8'n them kinda sucked though. Couldn't feel the board and I found out the hard way, you can't fly a plane in them either. I was learning to fly in a Cessna 172 and the shoes were way too wide for the pedals, I had to take them off and fly in my socks that day. I wore my D3's more casually. I sk8 best in Etnies Callicut and Adidas Superstar.
These were THE shoe to have when I was in 6th grade. It’s crazy seeing the amount of foam in the tongue. It’s like a Tempur-Pedic mattress on your foot 😆
Hey, how's your BMW?
@@pagegirl9147 it’s great lol
I miss my D3's, they were the white and acid green. And you are right about the convincing of parents, not an easy task especially when they were so expensive (for the time), my 12yr old self had to spend an entire summer washing cars and mowing the good old neighborhood lawns to save up the $$$ to own a pair. Still my favorite skate shoes to this day!
I had these in just Grey back in the day, moved onto wearing Osiris Bronx which were also super puffy. Both super sweaty tbh but I think Bronx have D3's beat for the amount of foam in them... at least the early Bronx(of which there are many), the last few models became super slim with no foam at all.
I bet they smelled really good
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Could never afford shoes like these as a kid but one day I was blading at local park and a kid asked for a trade for while on his deck and I can still remember that experience like it was yesterday 🥰 felt like I just slipped my feet into some clouds with all that foam and I didn't want to take them off at the end of the session. Was legit the only time putting on someone else's shoe and it didn't feel foriegn AF but now looking at that mid I can see why 👌
Do the éS Accel OG next
I remember wanting these so bad. I had a friend who was an amazing skate boarder and got sponsored by Osiris. I remember he got every color way and he would sell them to kids as an extra source of income. Pretty smart for a middle school student haha
I remember I went to a skate tour in ‘96 or so and all the pro skaters were selling their extra shoes. I wanted a pair of Sal 23’s or Eric Koston’s and they were close to 100 at the skate shop and these dudes were selling them for $20-30. But all the pro skaters were little dudes and nobody had my size.
I remember wanting these so bad when they were around. It was one of the first shoes that even non skater wore in my school.
I had completely forgotten about the impact those sneakers had in the 00's. You have brought back very good memories. greetings from Tijuana Mexico
What made these so popular was the fact they were made of tough rubber compared to your standard vans and Etnies that would wear out after weeks of skating. These shoes where the holy grail on the inside skating circle when they dropped. Nobody had to replace they’re old vans after they came out with these. Forever a change in the skate scene for the shoes we wore. I got a pair of these from my older cousin as some hand me downs. Wish I still had them.
exactly. was looking for this comment
Major flash back, I had rhe Grey and yellow colorway back in the day with yellow laces, one of my fav pair of shoes back then.
Skate shoes stopped being made from real leather and such in the mid to late 90s. I get why but man I miss those days when a shoe was really beefy. Loved the first koston es and muskas. Great shoes.
Old etnies as well
I had the grey and yellow 2001’s in 2001 and they were insanely comfortable. I used to hit my ankle a lot skating if I missed a flip trick and these remedied that. For me that was worth the money (that my parents paid) just to not limp around campus. Also, I made the choice to wear these for the year vs getting 5 pairs of Vans. Still worth it in my mind and it’s cool to see how the center cut looks. Thanks for this! Checking online they’re around $100 these days. Might have to buy a pair and download some Limp Bizkit to relive what I consider to be the golden era of street skating.
lol Same, I just ordered the OG's and the 2001's.
I worked in a surf shop in 99/2000 and sold a lot of these and the Healeys. You should look inside of Healeys. (I think I spelled it wrong)
Bought a pair about a year and a half ago(Blk/blk of course, regret not getting the blk/glow ones...). Love them, so comfortable! Was never a skater back, I typically wore combat boot, 20 holes, etc. Back in that day, borrowed my friends D3's one day to go to 7/11, fell in love with them "I need one pair of these!". Only took about 20 years... Better late than never!
These things have a special place in my heart and Ben though I think they are ridiculous, a kid at the park I used to skate who was always sort of picked on even though deep down everyone loved the guy, talked his unemployed single mom that used to pick up cans into buying him a pair and he was a small kid so everyone made endless jokes about his shoes that he was so proud of
Loved these shoes, I had em in like 3 diff colors. A few weeks ago I found the old osiris promo book from when these came out. It was really cool looking through all the shoes and clothing from the time, half of it I'd still rock today.
In 2001 the Osiris shoes were great for stairs and drops for me. They absorbed a lot of impact compared to the vans, emerica and globe shoes I wore for more tech tricks.
The Josh Kaspers were one of my favorites.
I remember a lot of “Posers” wore them, that never even stepped foot on a skateboard. I still find it weird at an older age when I talk to someone that wears skate or surf brands but don’t do either.
The pro skater Dave Mayhew, who designed that shoe killed it in the Osiris video with those shoes. His interview in the Nine Club is worth watching or listening.
The classic Airwalk skate shoe were it back in my day. Would love to see those things torn apart!
The crossover we never knew we needed
Let's make a crossover the world will never forget...
I just bought a pair of these today since I got wide leg jeans again. I’m 39. I liked skate shoes in my youth but never had these. I love that style circle back around and I get to relive my youth with things I never had 😂
I’d love to see the inside of a pair of Etnies Vallely’s. Best BMX shoe ever made.
It always cracks me up when a company trots out the old 'designed by our Athlete' Usually accompanied by the obligatory photo of said Athlete in 'The Design Lab' ...especially when the Athlete is holding a Last or a pair of scissors. "Athlete designed our latest product for his exacting requirements" ...No he didn't, a designer did, someone who can operate measuring tools, run design programs, knows how to make a pattern or blueprints. Nowadays it's often not even somebody with the brand, but just a guy who works for the factory in Asia. Having worked for several footwear, clothing, and gear brands, I've seen it up close;-)
Been watching your videos a while, skating even longer. So hyped to see something like this! Love the content king
I remember wanting these so bad until I went to buy them tried them on and they were so uncomfortable for my wider feed. So I bought the ct-4 globe shoes with the attached tongue and by far were the most comfortable shoes I ever wore, I still buy globes to this day over 20 years later and they still make a couple models almost the same with the attached tongue.
"Dad, PLEASE let me get a pair of D3s !!!🥺"
Dad: "No way man, you're just gonna cut them in half.."
Just playing man, cool video. Being almost 32 and looking back brings a smile to my face. I remember i had a pair of Osiris that had a "stash pocket" in the tongue. The old style DC, Adio, the excitement of getting an Eastbay catalog in the mail. The good ol days..It almost brings a tear to my eye..
My man is SOOO thorough wit his information, I've NEVER seen another channel likes ur bro, aint NO ONE doin the same things ur doin! (Atleast to my knowledge). Keep up the GREAT work fr. 👊
If you could review more skate shoes it would be tight, the durability of skate shoes is super important and I would love to see detailed videos not just skating them but showing everything that goes into the shoe
I just got two new pairs, all black and the tan/copper pair, they are just as big and ridiculous as i remember them, and dumb comfy. Ive been rocking NYC 83's for 20 years now, i fell off the D3 train about 10 years ago but now that they are making a come back and Osiris seems to be releasing them in a steady stream I was sure to grab a few pairs. You can all thank me for keeping Osiris in business because for the last 20 years because every time my friends would comment on my NYC 83's they'd say "You have got to be the only guy keeping Osiris in business man, you gotta give it up already"
You've been killing it bro can't wait to see you at a million btw I never heard of Nick's or thorogoods and others before I found this channel or even how to take care of boot also I found the channel Trenton and Heath through you thanks so much Weston.
Okay I’ve been thinking about this for a week,
Please do the etnies marana.
The backstory is, they have a three times more durable formula that they just released however, in doing that, they got rid of their old formula and I am under the belief that nothing actually changed.
They always offered the 3X durable in a Ryan Sheckler pro model, so a year ago, I bought that as well as their classic marinas and they seem to hold up equivalently
After I made that realization they stopped selling their classics and said all of their shoes are now three times more durable
Please get to the bottom of this🤩
Thanks🤙
My sister had a bright pink pair of these! Big nostalgias. Good idea Weston!
I collect the D3 2001 and now the Original (since their return in 2022) and this was such a neat video. I've always wondered what was inside but never had the heart to cut them in half, haha. Anyway, awesome video, maybe you can do another skate icon by Globe called the CT-IV? They were huge during the same time as the D3 in the early 2000's and in my school the cool kids either had the D3 or the CT-IV.
Forgot to mention, the CT-IV has a built in tongue that is fused with the rest of the shoe! It's so unique and I'd love to see what it looks like.
The CT-IV was THE shoe that everyone who didn't skate but wanted to look like they skate wore when I was growing up. Admittedly comfy but god damn were they ugly 😂
You’d be surprised I still have a pair of D3 and they were my favorite skate shoe of all time.
Oh man how I LOVED the Osiris D3s. Seeing the thumbnail brought me back!
RoseAnvil! I never gave a crap about what my shoes were made of until 2 days and 20 of your uploads later. Now I'm staring at all of my shoes like I'm some detective and I love it!
I was wondering if you would do army standard issue boots. I would love to know what the source of blisters in basic training came from!
Would be cool to see Reebok pumps cut in half, those were the coolest kicks when I was a kid. Pretty sure the air unit is just in the tongue area but they also had a special cushion in the soles as well. 😎
My family wasn't rich enough to afford Reebok pumps for me when I was a kid, so I was stuck with the Spalding knock-offs. 😅
@@mphilleo I remember them being out of my size but I was determined to be cool so I got a size up, tripped in the parking lot on my way to the car and still have a scar on my knee from it... I'm 38 now 🤣
I had the Grey & yellows growing up. ILOOOOOOVED THEM. I was very lucky
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lol man i'm old .. i had the grey and yellow pair in high school... they weren't exactly the best for actually skateboarding but they were so flippin comfortable just to wear. i loved them
These and the Reebok Answer 5s were the most popular shoes in my 2001-2002 5th grade elementary school, loved them both still to 5his day. It's funny because it was Reebok & Osiiris and Jordan's ofc.
I had that pair of black D3's with a yellow trim - They were actually great skate shoes!
I loved this. I wonder what the original D3 2001 looked like on the inside/how similar they are to this re-release. I was lucky enough to buy two pairs of these shoes back in the day, the black and red and the black and blue. My nonna HATED them. They were super stiff and gave me blisters but I wore them to death both to skateboard and just as a leisure shoe anyway. I remember them being super hot, and with all that padding, yeah, makes sense.
CCS exclusive white and red D3's were dream shoes for me in middle school
I remember I used to give my skate shoes the Osiris look by putting rolled socks under the shoe tongues.
From Singapore. Had this in early 2000s. The red white and black version. One of the most comfortable skate shoes.
I had the yellow and grey D3 2001 and they were great skate shoes. Good memories.
never had them but im planning to buy some tomorrow witch is why i came to see ur video, thanks so much!
As far as I can recall I have not heard of this brand before. In other words I have never heard of these. I would love to see 8000 kicks cut in half. Those are nice shoes.
I had the original release of these shoes. There was a limited edition later on with the S.N.G. Pants and I had those too. My mom kept me fresh as a kid. Thanks ma!
Never cut towards you, always away from. I got goosebumps watching.
You've got to watch the Dave Mayhew interview on The Nine Club.
You NEED to do Nike Shox of some type. In middle school, your coolness was directly related to weather or not you had Shox and/or Gogurt when I was growing up.
I skates these in the early 2000’s. Zero board feel but, we were not worried about that. In those days we just hucked down stuff and hoped to land on the board! So, the more times you could jump down some huge set or drop or gap or whatever it was without destroying your feet the better!!
For the old heads out there, Emerica and Es are doing reissues of the muskas and the mark johnsons sooo sick!!!
My wife had the grey and yellow ones on when I first met her along with a Metallica hoodie and a pair of DD's, ah those were the days!
Hello Mr. Kay! Any update on the WWII boot series? Thank you!
I believe I had a pair of D3s in 2001, but it might have been another Osiris skate shoe. At the time, people thought there was some major performance benefit to wearing big chunky skate shoes. In retrospect, that seems a bit silly but the padding in the tongue and collar was helpful in reducing impact if a flip trick goes wrong. For a second, I thought this was going to be about the Muska shoe that had the stash pocket. Now that I've looked it up, that shoe was made by és tho.
I didn't skate myself but I grew up with so many skaters in Southern California, and these huge ass puffy shoes are such a nostalgia trip
Bro how you gonna destroy these treasures. Great channel.
Dave Maybe a ended up with the original D3 because he showed up late to a meeting and all brother pros on Osiris had already chosen their shoes from the pre-designed batch.
I loved the d3 and the d3 2001. I bought a pair of d3 2001 a year or two ago, I wore the. For a bit and sold them. It was a nice memory.
i was hoping for this video but never tought it would happen. great job.
I been rocking Osiris shoes since 7th grade. And 15+ years later I still love them over all other shoes. Not these ones but almost all others look amazing!
I had a pair of white ones second hand from my skater friend. They worked well bmxing. Very obnoxiously puffy but we didn't notice back then.
I had these in blue on white. Wish I knew what happened to them.
Edit: at the end of the video you asked what people who had them thought, and how they held up. I didn't skate in mine because I had a job and bought them with my own money and I didn't want to destroy shoes that I paid that much for. I didn't wear mine a whole lot because after I had them for about a week I started to dislike how bulky they were and I much preferred my etnies. But I did wear them here and there for probably about 3 years. I kept them clean and only wore them to school or to go out on the weekends if I wasn't working. And I have to say, they felt extremely durable for the time. They never really broke in. And they were so absurdly puffy and bulky that they were practically impossible to crease. The air pockets held up, none of them busted, but I'm sure they would have if I skated in them.
there's no way that shoe was more "controversial" than the Muska shoe with the weed stash pocket built-in. Parents and cops and republicans were up in arms. Also, I had the D3 and the Muska's back in the day. The D3 was not breathable at all and the shoes started to smell bad. PS cut apart the Muska's if you haven't already.
It's recently controversial, only cuz claim to design. Some people recognize Mayhew as designer, some recognize Reid
yeah, best part is. they had a lot of muska shoes. the ones that looked like supra where really the only one that cops where hip too
eight of weed, cigarettes, lighter, and metal pipe.
I had those , and kept weed in that pocket under the tongue
I had like 8 pairs of skytops and the stay pocket is so small and tight i couldn't do anything with it. I could maybe stuff a gram in there and when it comes out it's like a pancake
Shoe lace pocket. It was for extra laces. Yes... laces 🙃
Never had those but the dc, es and vans were the big ones felt every one had in 2000s
I had a pair of white with orange rings back in the day.
I remember them being comfortable to wear.
I miss the NYC 83s. That super thicc padding and heel support.
Love the video’s! But what about some videos of boot brands in Europe for your fans overseas? Love from Amsterdam!
Do the Air Monarch next! I sell so many of those and I want to know why Dad's love them!
I was in highschool when these came out and I wanted some too but I never got a pair. I do remember rockin the Koston 1 and 2s and the Mike V's in the late 90s.
I had these in the early 2000s those shoes were so crazy comfy. You never did them up just slip them on and off (to be fair I still do that today lol) good times
Check out the Dada Spreewells!! They came out early 2000’s! They had a air unit in them and when you would step down it would rotate a spinning rim on the side of the shoe!! I loved them!! Very unique!
I loved this pair of shoes, I've had five pairs. I recently ordered an unopened original pack - it's now in my collection. Thank you for this great video and great channel.
I had every color d3 available. The were a great shoe that last years
Love the videos weston! Keep pumpin' em out!
I had 2 pairs. one black, one white. some days I'd wear one of each. the turn of the century was wild
Gotta do the Globe Sabre now! 😂
i know youve done Vans videos, but i dont think ive seen a mention of the "pro skate" versions! in my opinion, they are much higher quality than the department store vans and they even have a thicker removable insole etc
This is awesome. I'd love to see an es Accel get cut open.
I had a grey pair when they came out. Loved those things, skated pretty nice too. Wish I knew what ever happened to them.
Fred Durst: fashion icon.
How about some Reebok pumps? Great video as usual.
Great video as always
Never thought I’d see this shoe on your program but I’m 100% here for it.
Hey, I have made a comment in the past about if you could cut a good motocross boot in haft and it got like 500 likes. I think I wasn't the only one wishing for it. Again, they are the stiffest and most protecting boot I know and they contain a lot of cool tech. Something like a high end Alpinestar, a Sidi, a Gaerne (my favorite) or a Forma would be really interesting.
I think you need a bigger knife. "That's not a knife, THIS is a knife," kind of knife. Love your channel.
Oh man, these and the Globe CT-IV's were my favorite shoes in high school. Those were such great years in skating and fashion, when we started phasing out of Jinco jeans😂
Aw man, I was waiting for the edgelord skating character intro!
Crazy to finally witness the skate shoe with zero boardfeel midsole, well those def a hyped in the era, but never had ones. I only skate es or nikes
This was excellent!
Definitely would love to see you cut up a pair of Adidas Forum 84 hi.
That or any 80s converse basketball shoes.