Air Jordan 11 Retro "Concord" - December 8, 2018 release - $220 #45

[mjmoney23]

i like the narrative of thr 2011 concord being trash because the 2018 one is coming out .... not one person during that time period say it was trash , just didnt like the patent cut..... nowadays the trash talk gets thrown around all loosely, ..... nobody was returning them for being trash......should be an interesting 2 months

When they were your only option, they were held in a higher regard. They were my first ds pair of conchords, as I missed out on the ogs, 99 retro (later got a used pair), and dmps (later got a used pair). The patent cut sucked but they were more comfortable for me than the 09 Jams or 2012 black red pair. Seeing them done right this time makes the 2011 pair look really bad. I personally don't care about the number, as either is historically accurate.

 

[Aquamanjay_]

Same with the ‘14 Infrared; they look bad now, but the addition of 3m, brighter Infrared, and ditching of the fuzzy nubuck made it a hot ticket.

In the moment, we put aside a shoe’s flaws because it’s the latest chance to own a shoe. If a future release is better, we’ll make known the flaws we already knew where there.

 

[WASHED KING]

Idk why some of you cats even care that much if a celebrity has fakes or not. I see fakes at work every single day and I don't think twice about it. If its not on my feet or being funded from my pockets who cares...but back to the topic the 2018's look great, I was nothing but a sophomore in high school the last time they dropped so I didn't have the funds or resources to camp for shoes. Plus resell wasn't an option. I'm getting 2 pairs bare minimum, and if I have the chance to get more I will.

 

[gundamzaku]

The problem of today is that you can’t really tell who’s trolling or not. Saying JT and Bun are wearing fakes, is like saying C.Kent or F.Joe are wearing fakes. If your into this hobbie in any way, it’s almost disrespectful to even troll like that, because you’ll have people who aren’t that knowledgeable believe it. The quality of early pairs is another discussion, but they’re not wearing fakes.

i'm new to this and i can't tell what's real and what's fake, so i wouldn't even know who's serious or just trolling :/

 

[Iceman92]

That’s the thing about the internet. You can’t hear tone inflections or anything that in person would ring sarcasm.

There’s no way to tell who’s joking. Maybe, it’s probably a bad joke too

One of the main reasons I just lurk in certain threads and go about my day atlease until release day that is

 

[KanyIZZY]

 

[nawghtyhare]

thought they were rescheduled to dec 1st
and orlando 10's to the 8th

 

[big1236]

why aren't the 45's stitched like on the jams?

 

[Iceman92]

thought they were rescheduled to dec 1st
and orlando 10's to the 8th

Someone mentioned too in the Orlando thread that they haven’t posted anymore info on the Orlando Xs I hope they didn’t scrap them

 

[Bert.]

why aren't the 45's stitched like on the jams?

We don’t know

Doesn’t make sense either lol

 

[GrizzlyAnimal]

Soon

 

[MJO23DAN]

why aren't the 45's stitched like on the jams?

The original samples weren’t stitched. They were screen printed. The 2018 retros look heat pressed. Hate that look. They should go back to screen printing them.

 

[3god]

Hopefully the 45 falls off.

 

[JRepp23]

The back of these can be blank for all I care. These are looking too good.

 

[tramericanjr]

When they were your only option, they were held in a higher regard. They were my first ds pair of conchords, as I missed out on the ogs, 99 retro (later got a used pair), and dmps (later got a used pair). The patent cut sucked but they were more comfortable for me than the 09 Jams or 2012 black red pair. Seeing them done right this time makes the 2011 pair look really bad. I personally don't care about the number, as either is historically accurate.

Well I had the luxury of having every concord release ...and they all the same .. minus some small differences ... just enjoy lol

 

[you go boy]

ill be heated if they reschedule these... i missed going to DR just for this release

 

[doublemesh96]

Heat press, screen print is it really that big of a difference? Is there even a difference?

 

[pmpdaddyrobford]

Someone mentioned too in the Orlando thread that they haven’t posted anymore info on the Orlando Xs I hope they didn’t scrap them

Nah couple celebs got seeded

 

[3god]

The back of these can be blank for all I care. These are looking too good.

Blank would look great.

 

[Iceman92]

Nah couple celebs got seeded

What do you mean

 

[Gordonson]

What do you mean

Just like Bun B got his Concords in, others (and maybe Bun as well) got Orlando Xs in from JB. Those are fully pressed up and set for release.

 

[Iceman92]

Just like Bun B got his Concords in, others (and maybe Bun as well) got Orlando Xs in from JB. Those are fully pressed up and set for release.

Thank you

 

[MJO23DAN]

Heat press, screen print is it really that big of a difference? Is there even a difference?

Ummm...yes

 

[Iceman92]

The original samples weren’t stitched. They were screen printed. The 2018 retros look heat pressed. Hate that look. They should go back to screen printing them.

Ummm...yes

does one last longer than the other ?

 

[MJO23DAN]

does one last longer than the other ?

If you have any older AJ XIs like 2006 and older they used a screen print method of application of the 23. Because of environmental safety standards and the use of particular chemical based paints and glues, they can no longer mimic the use of the print of the 23 as they did then. Same with the logos on the insoles.

The newer XIs above 2006 have always cracked and faded. Sometimes even fallen off due to delamination. Much of it deals with heat adjustments and welding time of the transfer but that’s basically the technical side of the differences.