Here’s a 1980 vintage sneaker ad for the Keds Millenium, Open-Road, Breakthru, Seabreeze, Profile and Breakaway model running shoes. There’s a great description for Keds cutting edge technology in this ad:
“The upper has a nylon mesh that's been computerized to place airvents in strategic positions.”
Also, the logo on these looks a lot like the Gallenkamp scats logo in the next ad below. 👇
Ad info is below:
KEDS.YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE RENAISSANCE TRAINER FOR MEN AND THE PHOENIX FOR WOMEN ARE THE TWO BEST SHOES MADE.
Once you get a good look at them, you'll believe it too. And there's more. Many of these same features went into the design of our Millennium (Men's) and Seabreeze (Women's) trainers.
• Same replaceable Wear Plug System
• Same lightweight, durable, polyurethane midsole
• Same pre-molded external heel counter as Renaissance
• Suede toe-piece reinforcer for extra wear
• A new light-weave Dupont mesh upper
• 9 ounces (men's size 9).
Open Road (Men's) and Profile (Women's) round out the Keds training shoe revolution. They're lighter than most conventional training shoes yet provide an exceptionally durable outsole and shock absorbent midsole. And, we've also come up with incredibly light, high performance racing flats, The Breakthru (Men's) and Breakaway (Women's). The outsole is durable SBR rubber. The upper has a nylon mesh that's been computerized to place airvents in strategic positions. All this weighs just 5 ounces. Unbelievable. The new running shoes from Keds. Something to believe in. MILLENNIUM (Men's) OPEN-ROAD (Men's) BREAKTHRU (Men's) SEABREEZE (Women's) PROFILE (Women's) BREAKAWAY (Women's)
Keds
675 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
