just got my pair from GS. I really like the materials they used for this shoe. It may not be on par with the vegas 1s, but definitely a well crafted shoe. Usually there's always one side, left or right, that looks really good but surprisingly they both look well crafted. I definitely like the parachute tongue which pays homeage to the Air force/ Dunk tongues and OG Nike tongues. IMO it's better than the stretchy nylon tongues used on the Royals and Knicks. The royals seem to be the only OG pair that has different leather from the whole OG series. The shadow leather is similar, if not identical, to the knicks leather. The overall shape is not as bulky as the royals. Call me crazy, but IMO these take the number 1 spot for the OG series, followed by Black toes, Royals, Knicks, and then the Celtics. The royals were a bit overrated. Don't get me wrong, the blk/red and royal colorways destroy any other 1s in the appearance department, but the Shadows are the best in the craftsmenship department. The shadows are definitely a well crafted pair. If JB treated the royals with the same materials and craftsmenship as the shadows, they would definitely be my number 1 ones.