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Big facts.Shape been jacked on XIII's for years.. tongue jacked too. They at least look decent so far in all of these pics hiding the shape.
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Big facts.Shape been jacked on XIII's for years.. tongue jacked too. They at least look decent so far in all of these pics hiding the shape.
I'm a huge sucker for this colorway because it's one of the few Jordans you can wear with Mavs gear "unless we rebrand next season."
You care about people looking at your shoes? Eww. But yea you’ll be fine as long as they hit the sight line at the isometric viewIt’s not like people are going to be looking at my shoes from the 1 angle you guys are talking about “them hiding”
I’m in
You care about people looking at your shoes? Eww. But yea you’ll be fine as long as they hit the sight line at the isometric view
The part where you mentioned people looking at your shoes
The shape didn't stop me from enjoying my Cherry 13s, or my Black/Red 13s, and it sure as hell isn’t going to stop me from enjoying my favorite sneaker ever: Flint 13s!
I totally respect your perspective and opinion. But I still question the total dislike for the recent mold of the 13. I had a 13s also way back in 98. But the black reds from 2016, the chutneys, the black cats and the recent black toes have all been satisfactory to me. I never felt they were missing something. Sure I easily can find the small differences but not enough to pass on.It stopped me Its not even the same shoe to me.
I totally respect your perspective and opinion. But I still question the total dislike for the recent mold of the 13. I had a 13s also way back in 98. But the black reds from 2016, the chutneys, the black cats and the recent black toes have all been satisfactory to me. I never felt they were missing something. Sure I easily can find the small differences but not enough to pass on.
A lot of this makes sense. One question, though: the **** really didn’t hit the fan over here until the second week of March. Less than three weeks before release of the fire red Vs, those shoes weren’t even in the country?As far as shape goes...
molds are always remade
just like with anything 3 different people can make the SAME mold and they can vary from each other it’s just how it goes
those OG molds have long been destroyed and the original factories making it and the naterials are long gone also
which means shape and leather quality boils down to pure luck in the end this is why you can have say 1 outta every 15 Jordan 1 releases have amazing leather and the rest so so it’s just random
also while I’m here....
there has been a massive amount of misinformation in regards to push backs and in store etc..
bottom line is this...
during this covid-19 issue and honestly even just before quarantine and lock downs outside of China getting items cleared past customs REALLY slowed up for good reason
and of course due to current state of things it’s a very slow and frustrating process but of course necessary
so getting stuff through customs is very very delayed/backed up at this point hence why a shoe(s) get a single push back then closer it gets pushed again 2-3 weeks out
and honestly it could even get pushed again due to not knowing for sure it will get past customs in time
This is not a ploy to hold shoes for in store sales etc..
trust me the goal is to get the shoe(s) available for online consumption ASAP as it’s the only revenue stream since physical locations are closed till further notice
They just don’t get it unless they had the OG when it released. Only down side to the OG were the instant 2 creases on the outer toe box. But you couldn’t help it with the soft good leather.It stopped me Its not even the same shoe to me.. I guess this is how people who were around since the OG drops for III-VI felt when they wouldn't even cop because of the shape. I passed on both of those and still owned the Blk/Red 04's so that helped.
I regret passing on white/reds only because I killed my 2010 pair and could've gotten the 2017s for cheap. I also have my 05 Flints and they've been coming correct with most OG's so its annoying. Now if we're REALLY being technical.. knowing the shape is terrible and enjoying the shoes are two different things.
That’s it exactly. Why I gave up on IIIs even though it’s one of my favorites of all time. Thirteens, I have two 2018 black toes and am quite happy to have them, but I also know where they lack. Doesn’t stop my enjoyment but I do look at them sometimes and know how much happier I could be if they were even better. It always cones down to how much of the OG features—shapes, proportions, cuts—are what made you like a shoe in the first place. I can accept the modern 13s. I can’t with the IIIs, at least not until this latest version which seems much better.It stopped me Its not even the same shoe to me.. I guess this is how people who were around since the OG drops for III-VI felt when they wouldn't even cop because of the shape. I passed on both of those and still owned the Blk/Red 04's so that helped.
I regret passing on white/reds only because I killed my 2010 pair and could've gotten the 2017s for cheap. I also have my 05 Flints and they've been coming correct with most OG's so its annoying. Now if we're REALLY being technical.. knowing the shape is terrible and enjoying the shoes are two different things.
I didn’t notice that until you just said it. I hate the line where the mid sole meets the sneaker.
Well said. I recall back when these dropped in 1998. I was in HS and we didn’t see shoes months in advance. A month or so before the shoes released one kid in my school had them. Our minds were blown seeing him walk around campus with these on and them shinning as he walked around.I keep coming back to this photo and starring at it lol. Beautiful. OGs were just timeless. Really takes me back to my childhood and simpler time. Of course I want them to look like this but such is life. The new ones will have to do like the last ones did but the OGs could never be truly replicated.
As far as shape goes...
molds are always remade
just like with anything 3 different people can make the SAME mold and they can vary from each other it’s just how it goes
those OG molds have long been destroyed and the original factories making it and the naterials are long gone also
which means shape and leather quality boils down to pure luck in the end this is why you can have say 1 outta every 15 Jordan 1 releases have amazing leather and the rest so so it’s just random
also while I’m here....
there has been a massive amount of misinformation in regards to push backs and in store etc..
bottom line is this...
during this covid-19 issue and honestly even just before quarantine and lock downs outside of China getting items cleared past customs REALLY slowed up for good reason
and of course due to current state of things it’s a very slow and frustrating process but of course necessary
so getting stuff through customs is very very delayed/backed up at this point hence why a shoe(s) get a single push back then closer it gets pushed again 2-3 weeks out
and honestly it could even get pushed again due to not knowing for sure it will get past customs in time
This is not a ploy to hold shoes for in store sales etc..
trust me the goal is to get the shoe(s) available for online consumption ASAP as it’s the only revenue stream since physical locations are closed till further notice