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how long do you think they'll last before they get taken down?
Probably not long. But shoe surgeon is still doing his thing in plain view of Nike as well.
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how long do you think they'll last before they get taken down?
U got cats paying $2000 for Travis joint that cost less than $20 to makeI feel you. By all definitions those are reps no round about way of putting it. They also look great. For me the price is a dealbreaker, I don’t want to spend $600 on any shoes period. There also isn’t an alternative by Nike that someone can buy that looks like those.
At the end of the day it’s all leather and plastic we’ve placed arbitrary value on that doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things. At least not to me anyways. I buy my shoes, I wear them.
Reps are reps homie. If that's what you're into the. Good for you.Were you around when henderscheme was releasing shoes? John Geiger with his yeezy 2s and misplaced checks drops? Shoe surgeon runs a workshop where you can literally make your own Nike shoes and he sells his customs for hundreds. These are def not authentic Jordan 1s but let’s not act like there’s no nuance here compared to the mass produced replicas that folks are getting instead of getting them from footlocker lol
Damn brother... You co-signing this fxckery? SmhU got cats paying $2000 for Travis joint that cost less than $20 to make
Reps are reps homie. If that's what you're into the. Good for you.
The semantics game... A replica is a replica fam whether it's the highest of quality or the lowest. You don't have to justify your love of reps to me. Some people are into em... I say live and let live.I’m not saying they are authentic. I’m just saying ignoring the nuance and reducing it to “reps are reps” isn’t really that interesting of a discussion lol especially when there’s precedence to the “hand crafted”/ artisan not made by Nike custom that have generally been accepted by the sneaker community.
A lot of us remember when these “reps” were being sold at the same boutiques that sold Nike products. Ironically you can still pick them up on GOAT and STockX and they’ll get authenticated as real lol
The semantics game... A replica is a replica fam whether it's the highest of quality or the lowest. You don't have to justify your love of reps to me. Some people are into em... I say live and let live.
It certainly seems to be.If having a contextually complete discussion is a semantics game then sure I guess? To your point, maybe this is an old head discussion.
Anyone who says that UAs are an affront to humanity should watch this.
Missed out on those. Prob my fav UNC 1
The thing is, the majority of people buying Nike products don’t really care about the quality.. Retros included.im definitely going to pick up a pair before Nike inevitably drops the hammer on them. I get why some would be opposed to them, there’s no if ands or buts about it, they check every criteria for a fake shoe. But there’s nuance here that separates them from what is commonly referred to as a replica in 2022. Same was the case for Geiger’s past work and shoe surgeon.
That said, Nike has got every right to come after them but I’m not going to put a cape on for them. It’s wild that they have failed so badly at keeping the market satisfied that a nobody could come through and make $600 reproductions that people are legitimately impressed with.
Jordan 1 High Reimagined Chicago have been postponed to November 19, 2022 now.
The semantics game... A replica is a replica fam whether it's the highest of quality or the lowest. You don't have to justify your love of reps to me. Some people are into em... I say live and let live.
You not allowed to argue semantics or anything ever since you started ruining days posting Jay and his louie tootie fits.
Were you around when henderscheme was releasing shoes? John Geiger with his yeezy 2s and misplaced checks drops? Shoe surgeon runs a workshop where you can literally make your own Nike shoes and he sells his customs for hundreds. These are def not authentic Jordan 1s but let’s not act like there’s no nuance here compared to the mass produced replicas that folks are getting instead of getting them from footlocker lol
IIRC Shoe Surgeon is allowed to operate because he buys the authentic show base and works from/on top of it.
Just watched this video, and I’m shocked that no one has mentioned it here. He reviewed those Viberemakelab “Jordan 1s” that so many have talked about. I personally don’t judge, and to each their own, but a fake is still a fake in my book. Now in this case I guess you could end up with a fake that is constructed, looks, and is made up of better materials than a legit/authentic pair, and closer to the original ‘85 releases. They’re not for me, and I couldn’t do it, but again, to each their own.
im pretty sure the only thing hes shown to take from authentic shoes is the sole. in the videos ive seen for jordan 1s he and the people in his classes completely rebuild the uppers from scratch.