Crizzy,
the quality is above decent but below excellent. the leather quality is identical to other smooth leather max 1's that have come out in the last year or so. its not tumbled leather, but its not pleather either.
other items of note:
- i thought the liner was going to be leather but its not. its like a meshy type material that is different from the fabric liner of the mesh base max 1's.
- new sock design. a tonal black on black "Nike ID Air Max" screen print.
- no more "suede" shoe bag. now there is nikeid tissued paper in the box.
as far as the Cerise color goes, my camera is terrible so i cant really get a good pic of it. its basically a very HOT pink. its an awsome accent color that really pops, glad i used it on the back.
oh, and my camera cant really get the true color of the Deep Red base. the pics make it look slightly pink, but it really is a dark red, almost Cordovan color.
ps - peeps who are not doing a pair cuz they are leather are missing out bigtime. im gonna wear these into the ground. cant wait to crease them up.
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