So what does this thread think about Pharrell's tenure at Louis Vuitton? Looking good?
Me lately I've been obsessed by an "inspiration" :
Source : www.highsnobiety.com
I really like them but I kinda regret how monotonous basketball sneakers have been for the past 15 years or so. It's always the same knit, always the same flat-ish out and midsoles (except for the zoom freaks, they be curvy), and overall it seems like a giant game of "spot the differences".
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Actually, the more I look at it and the more I realize this heel embodies the Jordan "prestige", i.e. the fact they're always going above and beyond in terms of technology to justify charging ≈200 dollars a shoe. Also its sharpness blends well with the kryptonite fragment on the collar, I think.
Damn, didn't even remember the 2011. Not bad. The 2009s, albeit weird looking, are quite pleasant, in retrospect. I'm going down the rabbit hole of forgotten early 2010s Jordans right now lol.
Wow I didn't think it would get any better than the 36s at this point, yet they're here. Both are among the best late jordans imo, with the jumpman Swift 6s and Jordan 21s.
They kinda look like an unofficial retro of an older Vietnam pair, the 3M Greys or "Liquid Metal" (577131-001), from 2012.
Other pics here :
Sources: Tnuniverse, Reddit.