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Now this is what you call premium leather.My 2004s
OFFICIAL AIR FORCE ONE THREAD!!!!!
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Love how the shape of the swoosh on the actual shoe vs on the strap are completely different
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Na, gotta disagree here. They crushed these. I ordered for my wife and now I need for myself. Comparing then to the $90 pair is like comparing choice steak to Kobe steak. Sure it's beef, but not the same. The average Joe may think it's the same but it doesn't mean I have to settle for choice. Get a pair in hand you'll understand. I'll be loading up on these. I can't go back to the plastic $90 pairs. These are soft as butter and will be infinitely more comfortable.
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I think you missed my point. I didn't say that these weren't better than the $90 pair. I was trying to point out that most people wouldn't buy these because it resembles the $90 pair which will probably result in these being below MSRP.
Glad to hear that the leather was done right in this pair compared to the "Be Fresh" models. I just don't want to pay $150 for these so I'm going to wait for the price to dip a bit more.
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Yea I don't care at all that someone else won't know what I'm wearing. That's not why I wear shoes. I'll gladly buy a few of these at $150 and more if they go on sale. I don't even want to know how many my wife will end up with lol.
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How do these compare to just making a triple white NBY at the $140 level? I took a chance on the Fresh pair because the design elements were a bit different, but these seem the same.Na, gotta disagree here. They crushed these. I ordered for my wife and now I need for myself. Comparing then to the $90 pair is like comparing choice steak to Kobe steak. Sure it's beef, but not the same. The average Joe may think it's the same but it doesn't mean I have to settle for choice. Get a pair in hand you'll understand. I'll be loading up on these. I can't go back to the plastic $90 pairs. These are soft as butter and will be infinitely more comfortable.
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I think you’re still missing his point. He’s not saying people won’t buy it because they won’t becable to flex, he’s saying they won’t be able to see the difference because they don’t know what to look for. And he’s not claiming heads won’t buy, he’s just betting that there’s not enough of people like us (I also copped at retail) to keep the price up.
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Na, gotta disagree here. They crushed these. I ordered for my wife and now I need for myself. Comparing then to the $90 pair is like comparing choice steak to Kobe steak. Sure it's beef, but not the same. The average Joe may think it's the same but it doesn't mean I have to settle for choice. Get a pair in hand you'll understand. I'll be loading up on these. I can't go back to the plastic $90 pairs. These are soft as butter and will be infinitely more comfortable.
They definitely did these right.
I went home and checked both the pairs I copped from Kith and I need more of them lol. Quality was impeccable and with no glue stains.
Leather felt comparable to Ivory Snakes to me and I love those retros.
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Haven't held the Fresh pair but all of the reviews I saw said the toebox and side panels were the same hard plastic leather they put on the $90 pairs. These COTM feel completely different in hand. It's like late 90s, early 2000's leather to match the box. Honestly made me think of Untold Truth pack. That thick leather.
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need to know as well
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Patiently going to wait for these bad boys to hit below $120. I was so damn close to buying the crafts, glad to hear from you guys that the quality is solid.
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I was surprised Canada already released these, luckily the last pair they had was my size
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Sorry I wasn’t clear. I wasn’t asking for comparison to the Fresh, I was asking for comparison to NBY $140 option.
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Not sure, I passed on those.
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Sounds like a petty complaint but the Fresh pair came with an off-white colored pair of laces that doesn't match the icy-ness of the rest of the shoe.
Don't know why they didn't put the standard icey-white laces on these.
Don't know why they didn't put the standard icey-white laces on these.
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Official Images // Nike Air Force 1 “Lakers Alternate”
As has been the case for the majority of the four decades prior, the Air Force 1 continues to dominate Nike’s catalog of releases. Its next effort looks to a little LA flair, as this new Air Force 1 “Lakers Alternate” appears ahead of the autumn season. Clas in heavily-tumbled black leather, the...
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I have a feeling they will be pretty similar. The main reason I ordered cotm, even though I have like 6 white based nby annis, is the swoosh on the upper part of the toebox (under where a dubrae would be).
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gonna get rid of some jays and get these white on white forces. forces on the regular
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these look goodNa, gotta disagree here. They crushed these. I ordered for my wife and now I need for myself. Comparing then to the $90 pair is like comparing choice steak to Kobe steak. Sure it's beef, but not the same. The average Joe may think it's the same but it doesn't mean I have to settle for choice. Get a pair in hand you'll understand. I'll be loading up on these. I can't go back to the plastic $90 pairs. These are soft as butter and will be infinitely more comfortable.
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Makes sense. $10 for mini swoosh instead of dubrae. I guess I’ll know for sure on Tuesday
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The toothbrush nbys are so good, idk how the cotm could be better.
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Let me know how they compare. I'm also on a quest to buy the best white on white option.
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Need to wear these more often
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Nike Air Force 1 Low “Grey Suede” Coming Fall 2022
Nike Air Force 1 Low Grey Suede Color: Light Iron Ore/Light Orewood Brown-Moon Fossil Style Code: FB8826-001 Release Date: 2022 Price: $120
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Need to wear these more often
Beautiful.
JE's are one of the best white/whites. Simple with subtle changes.
AND, most comfortable AF1.
Just looked at mine today as I'm packing for a trip and unfortunately they're not as crispy as yours anymore.
