I actually had the OG's when I was a kid and I remember the lettering on the tabs fading from strapping and unstrapping. Even if you don't unstrap them all the way. The plastic rubbing on the straps scratches it over time. So I would have to agree with you. One of the reasons I hardly strapped...
Yeah, but the difference is nobody tried to rock it just cuz Pac did. Because we knew it looked ridiculous, regardless of who was rockin it. Now Ye wears a dress and it's "hot".
For those of you asking about what EM is and how it feels. EM is used on the LunarGlide 4's. So go check those out. Although, the EM on the Kobe VIII's seem to be more basketball specific and looks more tightly knit.
I really doubt that those are the VIII's. I mean look at them compared to the first pic posted and even the lifestyle VIII. Not even close. Also, they mentioned it would include EM material. That just looks like some sort of hyperfuse material.