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Originally Posted by adtheone
[color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]The Nike Air Yeezy was the greatest shoe[/color], quality of material and design, created that was not made by a designer company. I wish people would realize the material and craftsmanship that went into those shoes. This is not about being a "hype beast", this is about being around shoes all of my life, 34 yrs old, and knowing a good quality crafted shoe that was made to be [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]the greatest shoe of all time[/color]. That is respecting the shoe culture, thank you for the Yeezy 1 and if the love is put into the next shoe thank you in advance for the Yeezy 2 Mr. West.
Greatest shoe of all time? You might be reaching with that one. That's a bold statement.
Quality of materials is a different argument. Just because the materials are better than most Nike and Jordan Brand releases in general. All that proves is the lower quality and standard that Nike has on their other products. And the Yeezy doesn't serve any purpose as an athletic shoe. It's only purpose is for casual wear. (Not that you couldn't use it for any athletic activity, but there are shoes specifically for that.) So they can design it any way they want, they can put as many fins, straps, or buckles as they want on it anywhere they please. Or put as much padding as they want wherever they want. Doing whatever to make the shoe aesthetically pleasing without having to meet requirements or specifications that make the shoe look good while also being useful on the turf, court, or track.
If 'Ye never had his name attached to the sneaker. The buzz would never be as large as it is. I'm not saying you could sell anything by combining Nike and Kanye West. But anything decent with both parties involved will be major. You can go back in this thread and people are saying they don't care what the shoe looks like, they already know they're buying it. The names involved do affect the interest and there is a lot of hype.