Retro TENNIS Shoes
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been able to take any time to play tennis. Finally, for this summer, I joined a local city club, Sir Winston Churchill. I found it offers very reasonable rates for membership and lessons—no fancy club house or exorbitant initiation fee for imagined access to the "right people" and "fine dining." Also, more important, old gear isn’t a problem. Nobody notices, or so I thought. Then, right away, the tennis pro teacher did. In his early 20s, he was drawn to my shoes: "Wow!" he said. "They’re so cool!" "What do you mean?" I asked. "Well they’re really ‘retro,’ and I’ve never seen anything like them…" I was astonished—made to feel very old (I’d had them for about 15 years).
Looking down, I wondered what made my Prince tennis shoes appear so yesteryear, and couldn’t figure it out. Maybe you’ll take a look and let me know…
