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Don't forget the original Yeezys, which retailed at $250, were meant to have completely new tooling until they decided to move away from it because of cost. Molds aren't cheap even if they don't have new tech, and it affects prices more when you don't produce a ton of shoes with them. If these were produced at Vapormax numbers you probably would see a lower price point, but you won't.
Totally see the low volume/higher price. $395 is still outrageous given they’re producing low numbers. it’s a win on their side with the designer attached, they’ll get that $395 easy.
They’re definitely going the original yeezy route. It’s unfortunate Kanye wasn’t given this amount of freedom, looks like Nike lived and learned from that.