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Agree
Except I think the royal quality is vastly overrated. A smudge better than Breds but like I said in the Jordan 1 thread
Shadow quality>> bred and Royal
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Except I think the royal quality is vastly overrated. A smudge better than Breds but like I said in the Jordan 1 thread
Shadow quality>> bred and Royal
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Royal's were the best quality out of the '13 trinity. They were just made different, I guess cause they were the first ones. Even the lining and cotton tongue is different compared to the black/red and shadows.
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Yeah those and Knicks got the same treatment. Knicks came a month before if I remember right.
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That's disappointing that they aren't actual/genuine leather. Are any J's real leather anymore?
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I'm not sure. The pinnacles might be? But it's not like pure rawhide anymore.
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Not very many in sneakers in general just because of the cost of leather.
The only shoes that use genuine leather from a cow nowadays are $500+ dress shoes.
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the confusion about leather on NT is outta hand.. i.e people implying leather is an extremely rare/expensive commodity or that Nike literally, somehow MIXES shredded leather and plastic together? lol
Its either synthetic (vinyl, 'plastic' etc), split (in which a thin, cheap leather is coated with a synthetic) or.. actual leather
...the remastered 1s are real leather
Its either synthetic (vinyl, 'plastic' etc), split (in which a thin, cheap leather is coated with a synthetic) or.. actual leather
...the remastered 1s are real leather
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Okay thank you. I assumed they were, but my Jordan knowledge is limited to XI 2009 cool greys (Patent and suede) and '99 White Cements I sole swapped (synthetic).
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Yeah the Knicks did release a month before the Royals. I remember seeing the Knicks on display when I was copping 2013 Chicagos. Stupdily passed on Knicks back then, but I have a pair now so I'm good.
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Legit, however please utilize the Legit/Price check forum in the future http://niketalk.com/f/7366/jordan-brand-price-fake-checks
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Pretty excited for these.... I wonder if they are really going to be available like I've heard
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What about entire cowhide leather jackets sold for 300-500? Mfg cost gotta be less than $150 on those. Could prob make 5 pairs out of that much leather. Sure not top grade buttery calfskin quality but way better than what is seen even on the SBB. Dress shoes over $500 are using very high grade leather sourced from Europe plus hours of finishing and hand dye process. Also, the volume Nike could buy leather in...they can get amazing prices.
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Yep Knicks dropped same as the plastic Chicagos. That was a joke.
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Yea that makes sense. If I had a pair in hand I could tell if it's genuine leather or not, but going off of conjecture and opinions of others isn't definitive enough.
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Looking forward to seeing these return remastered.
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I want that 2001 Red on this 
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It most likely won't be, sadly. Time to get some angelus
It most likely won't be, sadly. Time to get some angelus
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I like the red that almost borders on orange. Never really liked the dark or deep red.
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So exited for these!
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Beautiful pics my dude. [emoji]128077[/emoji]
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Dope pics man.
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I like the blk toe red. No way on that infrared crap.
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