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EP lines are really the only miss here that I can nit-pic.
I just don't quite understand...is it a purposeful act that they don't design an EXACT copy of what was done in 88? Not talking materials, but with the EP lines, I just don't understand why they are purposely made so thick as if they aren't looking at the same exact shoe that we are looking at from 88. I just don't get that.
This is exactly why Im going back and restoring 2001s and 2003s…All of this!!!!
Been asking this question for 20+ years.
Thick EP (and height of course) completely ruin III's .
They can fix it, they just don’t want to give us what we really want. It’s ridiculous.I just don't quite understand...is it a purposeful act that they don't design an EXACT copy of what was done in 88? Not talking materials, but with the EP lines, I just don't understand why they are purposely made so thick as if they aren't looking at the same exact shoe that we are looking at from 88. I just don't get that.
They can fix it, they just don’t want to give us what we really want. It’s ridiculous.
That’s not entirely accurate re: the XIs. I still have my OG black/reds and they aren’t a taller or bulkier shoe than the 2019 retro. It’s just that all of the proportions, angles and cuts are slightly different, which in totality adds up to the retros—as good as they look—still not looking exactly the same or entirely right when you know what you’re looking at. Now, previous XI retros were absolutely scaled down versions, and it’s been done on other retros as well.All of the above and the backstabbing and the shoes in general aren't as bulky or tall as OGs. They're slimmer and shorter.
Example: the OG 11s are 4/4 cut in height while the retros are 3/4. That's why people say the patent is too high, well the shoe is too short.
These aren't bad at all
I THINK he's talking about the black cement 4s with the bulkier and taller comment.That’s not entirely accurate re: the XIs. I still have my OG black/reds and they aren’t a taller or bulkier shoe than the 2019 retro. It’s just that all of the proportions, angles and cuts are slightly different, which in totality adds up to the retros—as good as they look—still not looking exactly the same or entirely right when you know what you’re looking at. Now, previous XI retros were absolutely scaled down versions, and it’s been done on other retros as well.
I THINK he's talking about the black cement 4s with the bulkier and taller comment.
The retros 4s just kept getting smaller and smaller everywhere. It's a little better now but it had got bad a few years back.
Let's be real, they're just doing it so that they can wait until 2028 for the 40th anniversary of the Air Jordan 3 to give them the High '85 treatment. I can see it now:They can fix it, they just don’t want to give us what we really want. It’s ridiculous.
We all suckers. The reebok classic is a perfect reproduction of its original mold. Meanwhile Jordan brand only cares about their bottom line. I work for a corp I get it. Money over everything they don’t give a **** about details or the vision they sought out to capture. Jordan just cares about payrollOr maybe they won’t do it at all anyway because we will buy every release regardless.
Which is why Ive passed on so many OG retro releases lately. ..They can fix it, they just don’t want to give us what we really want. It’s ridiculous.
The “we” who actually care about it being a 1:1 accurate retro is in the minority. I said before, those 85 Natural Grey 1s and Georgetowns would have sat if it was a general release. And considering resale prices, I still stand by that.They can fix it, they just don’t want to give us what we really want. It’s ridiculous.
That’s pretty much true but it still doesn’t explain how or why they ever screwed up so many retro models in the first place.The “we” who actually care about it being a 1:1 accurate retro is in the minority. I said before, those 85 Natural Grey 1s and Georgetowns would have sat if it was a general release. And considering resale prices, I still stand by that.