AJ II A Ma Maniere April 29, 2022

[staffsgtdignam]

Curious to see a top 5 ranking.

Honestly, that’s really hard. I’ve been obsessed with UNDFTD 4s for so damn long but I know it’s just because it’s a great cw on an extremely rare pair. Same with Frag 1s. Both of those releases could’ve been GRs and we would’ve loved them but I know their rarity makes them what it is. Dior 1s were also awesome and the European manufacturing made them unique but, similar to the others with the absurd price tag, I think this also adds to the allure. AMM 3s stand out because they were (and still kinda are) fairly attainable and are just a beautiful cw all around with great materials and an even greater message. I got lucky and got a pair for retail and immediately doubled up at resell because of how amazing they were.

 

[boldnewbflakes]

Why did you guys pass on Wing It 2s?

For me they just came out during that time when Jays would sit so I was thinking to myself these are going to go to the outlets anyways so why pay full price. Few months later I saw them at the outlets but the biggest size they had was like a 10.5 and I’m a 11.5 so I just passed in general.

 

[dhtowng]

Why did you guys pass on Wing It 2s?

IIRC I took a L and didn’t bother to pay resell because I was never in love with the “Wing It” branding to begin with. They’re not bad though.

 

[PremioBinSoleFlyUnion]

Be interesting to see what they do next. Assuming it’s the IV or V

 

[2396bullz]

LMAO!

 

[frank mucus]

These look much better than the 1s.

 

[dennistrane]

Be interesting to see what they do next. Assuming it’s the IV or V

Which ever model JB wants to push on designers. That’s what they did with the 2s. A-MA, Union,J-Balvin all doing Jordan 2 collabs at the same time has to be JBs doing to build hype for the 2. That way when they eventually retro the Chicago 2s hype will be off the charts for them and once people take Ls on that they will buy whatever Retro + 2s drops.

 

[rbk93]

Chicago 2s will probably do worse on the resale market vs the collabs.

 

[frank mucus]

 

[Gordonson]

I like the colorway and the toe looks nice and sleek, but I was hoping Jordan Brand was gonna try harder to improve the shape of II mids after how nice the silhouette of the Off-White lows was.

I'll try for retail, but I'm cool on resale just like the Is.

 

[2396bullz]

I like the colorway and the toe looks nice and sleek, but I was hoping Jordan Brand was gonna try harder to improve the shape of II mids after how nice the silhouette of the Off-White lows was.

I'll try for retail, but I'm cool on resale just like the Is.

The toe box is vastly improved and you admitted as much. What else on these needs improving on?

 

[trillhouse665]

Even leaving the snakeskin aside, the black midsole just looks bad. Smokey heel counter looks cheap too imo

Will prob try for retail, but won't be upset with just my 1s and 3s if I miss.

 

[illmatic kid]

Count me in on these.

 

[Magic33]

Remind me of the wings II's

They're cool, not a must have, but I might get them to complete the set

 

[Gordonson]

The toe box is vastly improved and you admitted as much. What else on these needs improving on?

The ankle collar looks stubby and overly sloped still, the spine of the shoe is supposed to straighten more from the Nike branding upward, and the entire top half looks more padded than I'd like.

IIs should barely be less sleek than Is are, but from 2004 to now they've looked short, puffy, and clunky in my opinion. Not a deal breaker for me since I'd take a pair for retail like I said before, but if OG colors are following behind these collabs; I was hoping they'd be on mold that finally came close to how nice the originals and '95 joints are.

 

[dhtowng]

So what’s the projected release date for these? Spring? Summer? Can’t wait.

 

[seandon23]

So what’s the projected release date for these? Spring? Summer? Can’t wait.

4/29

 

[rafbuddy]

I don't think i'm feeling them. For retail maybe, but hell no for resale.

Ain’t nobody gettin these for retail best believe that

 

[Magic33]

Ain’t nobody gettin these for retail best believe that

Yeah, because nobody got the I's or III's for retail

 

[rafbuddy]

Yeah, because nobody got the I's or III's for retail

The run for 2s is a little different. They’ll be gathering all the people on the 2 hype train for collabs only to release the chicagos near end of 2022 in quantities. We’ll see release day how many people are able to grab em

 

[PremioBinSoleFlyUnion]

 

[Magic33]

The run for 2s is a little different. They’ll be gathering all the people on the 2 hype train for collabs only to release the chicagos near end of 2022 in quantities. We’ll see release day how many people are able to grab em

 

[boldnewbflakes]

If they release it through the same method they used for the AMM 1s and 3s then I believe I have a decent chance on scoring the 2s. I do fairly well on those type of drops since the only bots getting through are sophisticated bots not available to the public. AMM releases do a great job for manual users

 

[jordanhead718212]

Ain’t nobody gettin these for retail best believe that

I can see why you would say that based on how limited the Off White 2s were, but I doubt it.
Most of the thread will eat while I take an L as usual.

 

[sthebest]

In store was the move for the 1s, ill be making that drive again to enter for the 2s