Air Jordan 1 HIGH ‘85 "Neutral Grey" - Early 2021

[forest hills]

I won't lie I've seen some aged customs that look alright, like those neutral greys up there, but overall it's a very dumb trend. Some shoes, 1s especially, age like fine wine if you actually wear em. Trying to force years of aging rather than letting it occur naturally is not only lame but it won't look as good as natural aging either. I've worn my 2016 Black Toes through rain, sleet, and snow for the last ~5 years now. I clean and take care of them but they're finally at the point where the midsole has oxidized to a cream yellow and I'm here for it. These baby's have been with me through all types of moments in my life and I feel like the aging of them shows that. Every crease and such tells a story. All these people chasing that "vintage", and "grungy" aesthetic by force aging their shoes are wack.

 

[thegamemodo9]

Can't wait for another Black Toe release

 

[forest hills]

Can't wait for another Black Toe release

Am fully prepared to pay resell cause I know for a fact JB won't make em a GR

 

[vinotwofour]

GR nowadays aren't even GR's lol

 

[forest hills]

GR nowadays aren't even GR's lol

Last Dance hype/nostalgia and resellers with no actual job made sure of that unfortunately. I remember back in 2019 I grabbed a pair of black infrareds off SNKRS over 30 minutes into launch cause my card was bugging. After that I casually slid over to FTL and grabbed a second pair off their site with ease. If that release had happened NOW, I'm certain I would have had to pay resell for a pair.

 

[downyboy]

idk if i agree, but i can see why u said that. it definitely tends get to on my nerves

take your pick- aged look, sail laces, hidden ny socks.

 

[marikomorose]

take your pick- aged look, sail laces, hidden ny socks.

Aged look.

 

[kobeoverbron]

 

[geartype]

How does one become a real sneakerhead

Need more input.

 

[wizards23brown]

Some shoes, 1s especially, age like fine wine if you actually wear em. Trying to force years of aging rather than letting it occur naturally is not only lame but it won't look as good as natural aging either.

Exactly how I feel, there are some shoes I enjoy wearing heavily and watching them age

This weekend I saw a guy delivering pizza wearing the most worn out dirty a** trashed 2018 Concords you’ve ever seen in your life.. They were almost all black on top just completely ruined

 

[kobeoverbron]

I understand the ppl wanting to age their sneakers naturally but it’s almost ridiculous to recommend “just wearing” your shoes to make them look like they’re 30 years old.
nobody even keeps their sneakers anymore for that amount of time. I’ve worn my chicagos through the grimiest situations, traveled the world in these and beat them up in Toronto snow and slush, here’s what they look like:

i probably wear my sneakers more than most people too. There’s a reason why ppl customize the 85 age onto a sneaker. It’s almost impossible to have it happen even after 6 years of constant wear and life.

 

[marikomorose]

How does one become a real sneakerhead

I always liked sneakers b/c l, but when I saw Lil Wayne perform in Space Jams something changed.

 

[kobeoverbron]

I always liked sneakers b/c l, but when I saw Lil Wayne perform in Space Jams something changed.

man... ever since getting an OG 8 in the mid 90s, I was hooked. something about the outsole detailing
and graphic lining that flipped a switched for me.

Spoiler: 8s

 

[2pacalypsenow]

man... ever since getting an OG 8 in the mid 90s, I was hooked. something about the outsole detailing
and graphic lining that flipped a switched for me.

Spoiler: 8s

Same. 8s are what did it for me and they’re not even my favorite shoe lol

 

[marikomorose]

Yeah I've owned more 8's particularly the 07 Aquas than other shoe. Definitely my favourite Jordan, and I don't even really like those colours

 

[vinotwofour]

I've owned more WC, BC, TB 3's than any other shoe.

 

[Deleted member 107398]

More BC3s than anything...every release since ‘01, and multiples on a few of the releases

 

[forest hills]

Exactly how I feel, there are some shoes I enjoy wearing heavily and watching them age

This weekend I saw a guy delivering pizza wearing the most worn out dirty a** trashed 2018 Concords you’ve ever seen in your life.. They were almost all black on top just completely ruined

Least he's getting his money's worth out of em. My pair is still sitting unlaced and DS next to my 2019 Playoffs

 

[vinotwofour]

More BC3s than anything...every release since ‘01, and multiples on a few of the releases

lol yeah I had like 3 pairs of the CDP black cement 3's, 2 pairs I had to sell off the 20's to someone to offset and 1 pair I paid a premium for just the 3's from the pack

 

[kobeoverbron]

rafbuddy what you know about BC3 01s only

 

[rafbuddy]

rafbuddy what you know about BC3 01s only

Crumbling midsoles. Tab swap

 

[3thaman]

Crumbling midsoles. Tab swap

Old pic, my last pair gave out 6 months ago.

 

[vinotwofour]

username to post on point

 

[3god]

One day we will get proper WC and BC retros. Who knows when tf that will be.

 

[rafbuddy]

Old pic, my last pair gave out 6 months ago.

Midsole swap is costly. I gotta fork out quite a bit to get em fixed. One year at a time