Ice Cream Shoes

The Look

Some Ice Cream shoes look like something that came out of an old-fashioned ice cream parlor. The colors are bright and lively, mixing blue and yellow and pink in one shoe, and green, orange and black in another. Other shoes have sharp designs as well as great colors. Most of the shoes are lace-ups with a classic street shape, but the colors give them a special edge all their own. They all have the Ice Cream logo – a cone with a man’s head on top – on the sole.

Styles of Ice Cream Shoes

There are dozens of styles from which to choose, so you will always be able to match your outfit. Here are a few current styles:

• Bills Sneakers. With rolled-up bills on a plain background, this shoe comes in color combinations of almost-white with blue and yellow bills and blue and yellow trim; pale blue with orange bills; black with purple and white bills and pale blue and red trim; white with dark blue bills and dark blue and red trim and pale blue with lightly accented bills. You can also get them in dark green with bills that look almost real.

• Butts and Beepers. With a pattern of beepers over the body of the shoe, all saying “Ice Cream” on them, the colors are white with dark blue beepers and trim; white with gray beepers and red trim and pale blue with gray beepers and green trim.

• Diamonds and Dollars. Featuring a pattern of diamonds and dollar signs, it comes in several color combinations, including a red base with black diamonds and dollar signs and white trim; dark-blue base with orange diamonds and blue dollar signs and orange trim; black base with red, blue and white and a black base with orange and yellow.

• Sneakers. In blue, pink and yellow, with white laces and black trim, there are those who consider these shoes to be a great representation of the hiphop way of life. They also come in shades of green, gray and yellow, pink and even all white.

Other designs over the years have included radios and dice, and the latest looks like waffles. But you’ll definitely want to avoid getting syrup on them.

Buying Ice Cream Shoes

Remember, you want to look for shoes that are specifically BBC and have the ice cream man logo. Williams was originally partnered with Reebok, but they have since parted company. However, Reebok still puts out a line of skate shoes in bright multi-colors that they call Ice Cream. Nothing wrong with these, but if you want the hiphop shoes, you have to look elsewhere, and you’ll really have to be careful if you’re buying on eBay. Ask for a picture of the whole shoe so you can check the logo.

Ice Cream shoes can be bought online at such outlets as:

• Urban Elite Wear

• BapeStas, which offers free shipping and insurance worldwide.

• Hip Hop Discounts.

• Bape Mall, which also offers free shipping.

Be sure to check local vendors of hiphop wear to see if they carry the shoes. If not, check the exchange policy of an online shop before you order. You’ll love receiving them – they come in packages that look like ice cream cartons, which is perfect for re-gifting – or just storing your shoes to keep them cool and fresh!