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What's it gonna take to see a GR AT1 Chlorophyll retro? (25th anniv. is upon us)
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green rhino, all of those would be perfect. Getting back to that would be the ultimate goal. Each one of those is just baby steps away from their OG counterpart.
The 2000s have their own sets of problems (weird diagonal toebox suede creases, midsole paint chipping) but those issues are so minor, that I would accept those faults in 2012.
Then again.....
Nike fixed the weird toebox suede creases and midsole paint chipping with the 2004 air trainer 1 low, by either having the white midsole foam be white to begin with or a better paint application. In either case, that never stuck to other air trainer 1s. So it's really par for the course with Nike. They fix one thing but just don't care enough about their product to go about making it a full time change. They are okay putting out whatever.
And it's not that far fetched to return to material quality like that. I have seen Nike use similar suedes and leathers on other recent products. It's out there but in smaller quantities now. So we're definitely not talking about these being some ultra supreme PREMIUM quality. The retros of the past aren't too high up on a pedistol that Nike can't reach or come close. They choose not to. Maybe I just need to expand my horizons. Stefan Janoski GRs have some great materials. Even your blazers or bruins out there that retail at $70- $90.
The 2000s have their own sets of problems (weird diagonal toebox suede creases, midsole paint chipping) but those issues are so minor, that I would accept those faults in 2012.
Then again.....
Nike fixed the weird toebox suede creases and midsole paint chipping with the 2004 air trainer 1 low, by either having the white midsole foam be white to begin with or a better paint application. In either case, that never stuck to other air trainer 1s. So it's really par for the course with Nike. They fix one thing but just don't care enough about their product to go about making it a full time change. They are okay putting out whatever.
And it's not that far fetched to return to material quality like that. I have seen Nike use similar suedes and leathers on other recent products. It's out there but in smaller quantities now. So we're definitely not talking about these being some ultra supreme PREMIUM quality. The retros of the past aren't too high up on a pedistol that Nike can't reach or come close. They choose not to. Maybe I just need to expand my horizons. Stefan Janoski GRs have some great materials. Even your blazers or bruins out there that retail at $70- $90.
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green rhino, all of those would be perfect. Getting back to that would be the ultimate goal. Each one of those is just baby steps away from their OG counterpart.
The 2000s have their own sets of problems (weird diagonal toebox suede creases, midsole paint chipping) but those issues are so minor, that I would accept those faults in 2012.
Then again.....
Nike fixed the weird toebox suede creases and midsole paint chipping with the 2004 air trainer 1 low, by either having the white midsole foam be white to begin with or a better paint application. In either case, that never stuck to other air trainer 1s. So it's really par for the course with Nike. They fix one thing but just don't care enough about their product to go about making it a full time change. They are okay putting out whatever.
And it's not that far fetched to return to material quality like that. I have seen Nike use similar suedes and leathers on other recent products. It's out there but in smaller quantities now. So we're definitely not talking about these being some ultra supreme PREMIUM quality. The retros of the past aren't too high up on a pedistol that Nike can't reach or come close. They choose not to. Maybe I just need to expand my horizons. Stefan Janoski GRs have some great materials. Even your blazers or bruins out there that retail at $70- $90.
The 2000s have their own sets of problems (weird diagonal toebox suede creases, midsole paint chipping) but those issues are so minor, that I would accept those faults in 2012.
Then again.....
Nike fixed the weird toebox suede creases and midsole paint chipping with the 2004 air trainer 1 low, by either having the white midsole foam be white to begin with or a better paint application. In either case, that never stuck to other air trainer 1s. So it's really par for the course with Nike. They fix one thing but just don't care enough about their product to go about making it a full time change. They are okay putting out whatever.
And it's not that far fetched to return to material quality like that. I have seen Nike use similar suedes and leathers on other recent products. It's out there but in smaller quantities now. So we're definitely not talking about these being some ultra supreme PREMIUM quality. The retros of the past aren't too high up on a pedistol that Nike can't reach or come close. They choose not to. Maybe I just need to expand my horizons. Stefan Janoski GRs have some great materials. Even your blazers or bruins out there that retail at $70- $90.
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Knowing Nike, they will slap some Pleather, fake suede, strip away the sockliner so that the shoe feels like a cast and charge $130 on top of it.
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Knowing Nike, they will slap some Pleather, fake suede, strip away the sockliner so that the shoe feels like a cast and charge $130 on top of it.
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The French pair could use less gray and I might be okay. Not $200 okay though
And I'm officially over solar red/pink. Actually was never too fond of it in the first place.
And I'm officially over solar red/pink. Actually was never too fond of it in the first place.
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The French pair could use less gray and I might be okay. Not $200 okay though
And I'm officially over solar red/pink. Actually was never too fond of it in the first place.
And I'm officially over solar red/pink. Actually was never too fond of it in the first place.
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I'm all in for a PROPER retro. Not that crap they've been giving us since 2002. Give us back the Nike Air Trainer High in its true form.
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I'm all in for a PROPER retro. Not that crap they've been giving us since 2002. Give us back the Nike Air Trainer High in its true form.
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Wow, the pair in the NiceKicks photo is amazing as well as those OGs in the magazine picture. I feel like me and every other true sneakerhead wouldnt mind a higher retail on most of these retros if the quality was good. I mean, it would be more expensive for Nike but at the same time the customers would be extremely happy and they would make more money in the long run. The quality I've seen on many shoes in the past years has been almost disgraceful. On a random note, the CDP Jordans were garbage. Straight pitiful...
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Wow, the pair in the NiceKicks photo is amazing as well as those OGs in the magazine picture. I feel like me and every other true sneakerhead wouldnt mind a higher retail on most of these retros if the quality was good. I mean, it would be more expensive for Nike but at the same time the customers would be extremely happy and they would make more money in the long run. The quality I've seen on many shoes in the past years has been almost disgraceful. On a random note, the CDP Jordans were garbage. Straight pitiful...
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one of my favorite pics
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one of my favorite pics
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I know it would be too much to ask Nike not to do a million retro+ colorways with this model, but the Chlorophyll colorway is so vastly superior to anything else IMO (even when compared to many other classics from the 80's) that is deserves to be on its own and ultra-highly faithful to the OG!..
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I know it would be too much to ask Nike not to do a million retro+ colorways with this model, but the Chlorophyll colorway is so vastly superior to anything else IMO (even when compared to many other classics from the 80's) that is deserves to be on its own and ultra-highly faithful to the OG!..
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Bump and a cool story, bros.
I'm in Wally's World with my sis, wearing the 09 euro's, when an older guy approches me. He had to be in his mid to late 40s, dude had the salt and pepper thing going. Anyway, the conversation went like this.
Old guy: "Excuse me, sir. I noticed you shoes. You know thoes were once tennis shoes, like, actually for tennis.?"
Me: "Yea, they were the Andre Agassi's."
Old guy: "Yea, yea, you know. Man, you know in....I think it was '86, I almost got shot over those shoes!"
Me:
Everytime someone has stopped me about my AT1's, they have grey hair in their head.
A GR retro is so pass due.
I'm in Wally's World with my sis, wearing the 09 euro's, when an older guy approches me. He had to be in his mid to late 40s, dude had the salt and pepper thing going. Anyway, the conversation went like this.
Old guy: "Excuse me, sir. I noticed you shoes. You know thoes were once tennis shoes, like, actually for tennis.?"
Me: "Yea, they were the Andre Agassi's."
Old guy: "Yea, yea, you know. Man, you know in....I think it was '86, I almost got shot over those shoes!"
Me:
Everytime someone has stopped me about my AT1's, they have grey hair in their head.
A GR retro is so pass due.
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Bump and a cool story, bros.
I'm in Wally's World with my sis, wearing the 09 euro's, when an older guy approches me. He had to be in his mid to late 40s, dude had the salt and pepper thing going. Anyway, the conversation went like this.
Old guy: "Excuse me, sir. I noticed you shoes. You know thoes were once tennis shoes, like, actually for tennis.?"
Me: "Yea, they were the Andre Agassi's."
Old guy: "Yea, yea, you know. Man, you know in....I think it was '86, I almost got shot over those shoes!"
Me:
Everytime someone has stopped me about my AT1's, they have grey hair in their head.
A GR retro is so pass due.
I'm in Wally's World with my sis, wearing the 09 euro's, when an older guy approches me. He had to be in his mid to late 40s, dude had the salt and pepper thing going. Anyway, the conversation went like this.
Old guy: "Excuse me, sir. I noticed you shoes. You know thoes were once tennis shoes, like, actually for tennis.?"
Me: "Yea, they were the Andre Agassi's."
Old guy: "Yea, yea, you know. Man, you know in....I think it was '86, I almost got shot over those shoes!"
Me:
Everytime someone has stopped me about my AT1's, they have grey hair in their head.
A GR retro is so pass due.
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I think i had a pair of these in white and navy back in like 02 or 03...got them from the nike outlet at woodbury commons in ny
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I think i had a pair of these in white and navy back in like 02 or 03...got them from the nike outlet at woodbury commons in ny
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bknowbles, you brought it back with that one. People go crazy when jordan is seen in anything but jordans, like the air 180s. There's bound to be a photo shoot out there with MJ in those air trainers.
Some other photos:
1993 retro
2000 retro:
87/88
Jason Bateman, AD fans recognize.
Bo Jackson holding an unknown pair in a tr 1.2 video from last summer:
In another screenshot, or if you just watch the video, you will notice the tongue logo has opposite color placement. NIKE and AIR TRAINER are black, with a green SWOOSH.
In the back of my mind, I thought it was some sort of recent sample. I get my hopes up way too much with this brand.
Nike had this football innovation event and the original air trainer high made an appearance.
http://sneakernews.com/2011/11/21/nike-football-innovation-summit/
That's the only positive I can see out of all of this. At least the shoe isn't forgotten about. They tease us and know it exists, at least.
Some other photos:
1993 retro
2000 retro:
87/88
Jason Bateman, AD fans recognize.
Bo Jackson holding an unknown pair in a tr 1.2 video from last summer:
In another screenshot, or if you just watch the video, you will notice the tongue logo has opposite color placement. NIKE and AIR TRAINER are black, with a green SWOOSH.
In the back of my mind, I thought it was some sort of recent sample. I get my hopes up way too much with this brand.
Nike had this football innovation event and the original air trainer high made an appearance.
http://sneakernews.com/2011/11/21/nike-football-innovation-summit/
That's the only positive I can see out of all of this. At least the shoe isn't forgotten about. They tease us and know it exists, at least.
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bknowbles, you brought it back with that one. People go crazy when jordan is seen in anything but jordans, like the air 180s. There's bound to be a photo shoot out there with MJ in those air trainers.
Some other photos:
1993 retro
2000 retro:
87/88
Jason Bateman, AD fans recognize.
Bo Jackson holding an unknown pair in a tr 1.2 video from last summer:
In another screenshot, or if you just watch the video, you will notice the tongue logo has opposite color placement. NIKE and AIR TRAINER are black, with a green SWOOSH.
In the back of my mind, I thought it was some sort of recent sample. I get my hopes up way too much with this brand.
Nike had this football innovation event and the original air trainer high made an appearance.
http://sneakernews.com/2011/11/21/nike-football-innovation-summit/
That's the only positive I can see out of all of this. At least the shoe isn't forgotten about. They tease us and know it exists, at least.
Some other photos:
1993 retro
2000 retro:
87/88
Jason Bateman, AD fans recognize.
Bo Jackson holding an unknown pair in a tr 1.2 video from last summer:
In another screenshot, or if you just watch the video, you will notice the tongue logo has opposite color placement. NIKE and AIR TRAINER are black, with a green SWOOSH.
In the back of my mind, I thought it was some sort of recent sample. I get my hopes up way too much with this brand.
Nike had this football innovation event and the original air trainer high made an appearance.
http://sneakernews.com/2011/11/21/nike-football-innovation-summit/
That's the only positive I can see out of all of this. At least the shoe isn't forgotten about. They tease us and know it exists, at least.
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Those are lookin serious! the grey part on the toe box has that sleek OG look to it. Nike..were waiting..Originally Posted by WallyHopp
Bo Jackson holding an unknown pair in a tr 1.2 video from last summer:
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Those are lookin serious! the grey part on the toe box has that sleek OG look to it. Nike..were waiting..Originally Posted by WallyHopp
Bo Jackson holding an unknown pair in a tr 1.2 video from last summer:
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