Yo, same here actually. I've struck out on ever OW release in history, and even though I like the black pair better, I can't justify the cost. Sails are attainable and I've seen them looking
on feet a few times recently. 5s (and 4s, and 3s, and 1s... basically every jordan) fit me a little narrow in the toe box, but I've heard the OW versions are less padded and might feel a bit better. Curious if anyone could chime in on that
You successfully finessed Nike
take them things to the doctor bruhTook the extra bungee laces off
Nah no need, you just gotta cut off the bits that started sprouting and they're still fresh.
Lol man Nike is wild disrespectful with the QC checks on these. Toebox looks like a crumbled coffee cake. Brand mew out the box. Basssssura
That's more of a Nike being cheap issue than a QC issue. The toe vamp is much smaller now so it ends in the middle of the mudguard/toetip. And because the leather they used on these OW50s are much nicer/softer than the usual leather they use on the lifestyle Dunks, it'll be prone to crumpling up like that. So it's a compromise you'd have to take - harder leather on the mudguard so you won't be prone to that issue, or softer leather on the mudguard so you're prone to that issue.
The toe vamps used to extend all the way down to the soles and the mudguard was just an additional layer added on top. So the red is the size of the toe vamps now, whereas the green is where it used to extend to ages ago:
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