THE OFFICIAL AIR MAX 1 THREAD

[us3less]

I’m still lookin for that “sweet spot”, when it comes to number of pairs. I’m thinkin gettin down to 50 may be it, triple digits sure ain’t for me no more

When I went up to 63 pairs about 5.5 years ago, I was like "dear God, this is too much" and took a trip that just got me to offload 35+ pairs.

It's funny... when you ask an average person how many shoes they got and what for, they'll say "oh I just have 2 pairs of shoes: my everyday shoes/boots and my gym shoes." You ask a sneakerhead this question, we'll say "oh we have 10 pairs for the rain, 30 pairs for fancy occasions, 90 pairs for beaters, and 1 pair for wedding shoes." Not exactly like that, but conceptually ridiculous-sounding.

On that note though, that's honestly how I'm trying to narrow my pairs down. The few dailys to rotate, a few weekend shoes to rotate, 1 for workout, and 1 or 2 for hiking and inclement weather. Sounds easy, but again... so many good choices out there that it's hard to keep that collection small.

 

[redblack35]

Oh yeah nothing new, amazed by the quality but have to send those back, im in the group who have to half size up. Second pair with the « correct » size on the way

 

[tarkens]

I’m still lookin for that “sweet spot”, when it comes to number of pairs. I’m thinkin gettin down to 50 may be it, triple digits sure ain’t for me no more

56 is where i want to be (ikea 4x7 shelves on two walls ), i’m on 67 at the moment, down from 113 about three years ago

 

[kip2mylou]

Glad I got mine from Nike then. They're still sitting and cheaper on StockX in my size so probably going to return my Nike order anyway. Just wanted to see how they fit.

 

[perfectchaosrei]

if you work from home and have a dog, the key is to change pairs every time you go out the house to do a walk. currently at 220ish after selling off some pairs the last few months.

 

[illustrayt]

Excluding NBYs, donors (upper and soles) and older releases (from 2021 and older), I purchased 50 new releases (different brands) that launched in 2022. And I thought I was pretty picky/selective this year too, but it added up LOL

 

[Davey Magoo]

Oh yeah nothing new, amazed by the quality but have to send those back, im in the group who have to half size up. Second pair with the « correct » size on the way

You’re saying these run small?

 

[sneakaprince]

Excluding NBYs, donors (upper and soles) and older releases (from 2021 and older), I purchased 50 new releases (different brands) that launched in 2022. And I thought I was pretty picky/selective this year too, but it added up LOL

I bought a lot i don't think I hit 50 tho.

I tried counting up my receipts and I'm around 35 (for me) probably 50 total if you count the stuff I bought for my wife and kid.

Gotta do less of this next year.

 

[johngotty]

I’m still lookin for that “sweet spot”, when it comes to number of pairs. I’m thinkin gettin down to 50 may be it, triple digits sure ain’t for me no more

40-50 is the sweet spot. Gives you a good balance between special pairs, nostalgic pairs and pure wears.

Less means more chances to wear the ones we say we love.

 

[over30andwhat]

Incoming

 

[redblack35]

You’re saying these run small?

« For me » it can work with tts and thin socks but a half size up is the way in my experience.

 

[playaproved]

Those safaris just above are super nice.

 

[Davey Magoo]

« For me » it can work with tts and thin socks but a half size up is the way in my experience.

Is that what you normally do with AM1s?

…how bout Air Max 90s?

 

[greatabyss43]

dumped a ton of shoes over the last 2 years. Pushing 40 and working from my house I really dont get to wear anything at all. Finally down around 100. Trying to get down to the 50-70 range next year.

 

[Beeb2407]

Hmmm my measly 6 pairs of kicks this year... and I'm tryna downsize next year.

 

[nstreak]

When I went up to 63 pairs about 5.5 years ago, I was like "dear God, this is too much" and took a trip that just got me to offload 35+ pairs.

It's funny... when you ask an average person how many shoes they got and what for, they'll say "oh I just have 2 pairs of shoes: my everyday shoes/boots and my gym shoes." You ask a sneakerhead this question, we'll say "oh we have 10 pairs for the rain, 30 pairs for fancy occasions, 90 pairs for beaters, and 1 pair for wedding shoes." Not exactly like that, but conceptually ridiculous-sounding.

On that note though, that's honestly how I'm trying to narrow my pairs down. The few dailys to rotate, a few weekend shoes to rotate, 1 for workout, and 1 or 2 for hiking and inclement weather. Sounds easy, but again... so many good choices out there that it's hard to keep that collection small.

The concept of keeping the collection small are what companies aim to break down, they want us to keep buying. Whether it's the usual old classic Jordan coming back that they know people will have one to rock and one put on ice or the collab to revive the silhouette or just tweaking the shade or color just a bit.

 

[BabyKiller138]

These landed today. Immediately switched out the laces. Much better.

 

[Fozz]

Definitely like the dark laces.

 

[illustrayt]

These landed today. Immediately switched out the laces. Much better.

Black Laces on the Honeydews >>>>

That's definitely more fitting for you since I know you're a big Halloween enthusiast!

 

[playaproved]

That pic confirms what I already knew. Dark laces make these go even harder. Need to find that discount now.

 

[us3less]

The concept of keeping the collection small are what companies aim to break down, they want us to keep buying. Whether it's the usual old classic Jordan coming back that they know people will have one to rock and one put on ice or the collab to revive the silhouette or just tweaking the shade or color just a bit.

Yep exactly. A few months ago, I was telling my friend to look at SNKRS and see how there were 4-5 shoes release EVERYDAY from Tuesday to Saturday. That is wild as hell. I totally forgot it used to be a few shoes every Friday or Saturday and that was it.

Learned that the real true way to not fall for their tactics is also the hardest way: staying away from looking at shoes. Away from the forums, the online stores, IG, etc.

 

[BabyKiller138]

Black Laces on the Honeydews >>>>

They actually aren’t “true” black. It’s a shade in between the anthracite on the mid panel and black. Even in hand it’s hard to tell exactly what color they are.

 

[dhtowng]

Not one complaint.

 

[Dhizzle]

Man, all these talks of downsizing making me depressed lol.
I have 350+ pairs from way back in ‘99 (first bred4 retro). Question is, how do you sell shoes that are non-DS? Most of my pairs only have 5-7 wears

 

[907]

All this talk of cutting down is helpful to me, I've currently got over 200 pairs, and would be happy to get down to half that, then assess and likely cut in half again. Thank you all for the inspiration!