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So ready for these to drop, I got my iphone ready too lol
Letsssss goooooo Speckssss!!
Letsssss goooooo Speckssss!!
Air Jordan IV White/Cement 2012 Via Modern Notoriety Update **Nov 2nd 2011** 1st Page VOL ON POINT!
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So ready for these to drop, I got my iphone ready too lol
Letsssss goooooo Speckssss!!
Letsssss goooooo Speckssss!!
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Your analogy doesn't really work at all. Converse and Cole Haan were companies acquired by Nike. Jordan Brand is just a subsidiary, basically started to accomodate Jordan's demands given the amount of money and power he brought to the Nike brand. Furthermore, this transition from Nike to Jordan Brand occurred in 1997. Yet dozens of shoes retroed between then and 2001 featuring Nike branding on the outside and inside of the shoes. Likewise, even today the AJ 1 Banned featured Nike branding. Now perhaps this is why it only made it to Nike outlets and never to JB accounts, but there's no denying that even the boxes still feature the Nike logo. Converse is it's own brand and as far as I know, you can't buy a pair of Chucks and find a swoosh on the box.
There's nothing stopping JB from making the retros more akin to the OGs in various cosmetic ways, even if Nike has put a foot down on using the swoosh and Nike Air branding on Jordan releases. Given this, I think it remains clear that the changes in more recent retros is a strategic decision to differentiate the new retros from past ones and the OGs in very identifiable ways. I'd also mention that the idea that Jordan Brand is autonomous from Nike and makes its own decisions is rather disingenuous. For all intensive purposes they use the same resources as Nike. There may be JB account reps, but these are ultimately Nike employees. The shoes are made in Nike-contracted factories, and there are a host of other resources provided by Nike to the Jordan team. In the grand scheme of Nike's business, JB is a rather small fraction worldwide.
The jury is still out on these IV's, as well as the Chicago X's, but it does appear we will see some differences that may be a deterrent to those hardcore about staying true to the originals.
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Your analogy doesn't really work at all. Converse and Cole Haan were companies acquired by Nike. Jordan Brand is just a subsidiary, basically started to accomodate Jordan's demands given the amount of money and power he brought to the Nike brand. Furthermore, this transition from Nike to Jordan Brand occurred in 1997. Yet dozens of shoes retroed between then and 2001 featuring Nike branding on the outside and inside of the shoes. Likewise, even today the AJ 1 Banned featured Nike branding. Now perhaps this is why it only made it to Nike outlets and never to JB accounts, but there's no denying that even the boxes still feature the Nike logo. Converse is it's own brand and as far as I know, you can't buy a pair of Chucks and find a swoosh on the box.
There's nothing stopping JB from making the retros more akin to the OGs in various cosmetic ways, even if Nike has put a foot down on using the swoosh and Nike Air branding on Jordan releases. Given this, I think it remains clear that the changes in more recent retros is a strategic decision to differentiate the new retros from past ones and the OGs in very identifiable ways. I'd also mention that the idea that Jordan Brand is autonomous from Nike and makes its own decisions is rather disingenuous. For all intensive purposes they use the same resources as Nike. There may be JB account reps, but these are ultimately Nike employees. The shoes are made in Nike-contracted factories, and there are a host of other resources provided by Nike to the Jordan team. In the grand scheme of Nike's business, JB is a rather small fraction worldwide.
The jury is still out on these IV's, as well as the Chicago X's, but it does appear we will see some differences that may be a deterrent to those hardcore about staying true to the originals.
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Originally Posted by RICO7JT
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^ maybe.
dunno tho, that's black on the inside midsole. not supposed to be like that.
but its a IV tho uh?
When he turns around you can see the jumpman on the back with what looks to be a grey tab.
does it? i musta missed that.
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Originally Posted by RICO7JT
Originally Posted by DJ Proto J
^ maybe.
dunno tho, that's black on the inside midsole. not supposed to be like that.
but its a IV tho uh?
When he turns around you can see the jumpman on the back with what looks to be a grey tab.
does it? i musta missed that.
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Those are the Columbia 4s. They released in 99 ( I think) but drake has an exclusive retro pair
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Those are the Columbia 4s. They released in 99 ( I think) but drake has an exclusive retro pair
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Yea you right cool guy.
They Columbia IVs.
Yea you right cool guy.
They Columbia IVs.
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Yea you right cool guy.
They Columbia IVs.
Yea you right cool guy.
They Columbia IVs.
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Dude, you cant be serious. Have you not paid attention to the million different colorways of the AJ 1 that has been released over the past 3 years. What is the main part of the AJ1? The ginormous NIKE SWOOSH thats takes up both sides of the shoe. If your point was Correct, do you honestly think JB would mass produce the 1 knowing that the main component of the shoe is a Nike Swoosh and not a Jumpman?
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Dude, you cant be serious. Have you not paid attention to the million different colorways of the AJ 1 that has been released over the past 3 years. What is the main part of the AJ1? The ginormous NIKE SWOOSH thats takes up both sides of the shoe. If your point was Correct, do you honestly think JB would mass produce the 1 knowing that the main component of the shoe is a Nike Swoosh and not a Jumpman?
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here are SAMPLES on feet. I don't care what anyone says cause even if they dropped like this i'd triple cop, but rest assured modern notoriety says that the official release will feature the right colors, shape and speckles. I'm more hyped up about this release than any other. My 99s are rockable, but they don't have that freshness about them anymore that a brand new pair would have.
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here are SAMPLES on feet. I don't care what anyone says cause even if they dropped like this i'd triple cop, but rest assured modern notoriety says that the official release will feature the right colors, shape and speckles. I'm more hyped up about this release than any other. My 99s are rockable, but they don't have that freshness about them anymore that a brand new pair would have.
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Yeah, no thanks. Especially for 160. Those would be any easy easy easy Pass. And quality looks the exact same as the Fire Red IV's from 06.
Yeah, no thanks. Especially for 160. Those would be any easy easy easy Pass. And quality looks the exact same as the Fire Red IV's from 06.
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Yeah, no thanks. Especially for 160. Those would be any easy easy easy Pass. And quality looks the exact same as the Fire Red IV's from 06.
Yeah, no thanks. Especially for 160. Those would be any easy easy easy Pass. And quality looks the exact same as the Fire Red IV's from 06.
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^^ thanks for the pic.
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^^ thanks for the pic.
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What part of SAMPLES don't people get? Just as everyone got up in arms that the BC3 wasn't going to feature leather, rather some suede/nubuck, which MN made clear was not happening.People wh talk like this end up copping usually. Reading comprehension is helpful though. Really, it is!
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