Asics Love?!? Where is it?

[ironlion808]

So I said I'd do an OG to Packer comparison of the Alvin's.

I was crossing my fingers.  But, I have to say the OG's are indeed different as hypothesized by some pics I saw in FB groups.  These are my pics I just took.  I'll do a video later.

First thing that shocked me was the color of the charcoal gray.  Wow.  Totally different colors.  My wife, who is not even OCD like me even noticed. 

The shoe on the right is the OG.  Shape is a bit off because of the shoe tree in the OG.  The OG suede is much smoother.  

Of course the # on the tag is different:

The very bottom of the heel is smooth with no rough preforations. The OG has rough preforatiins like the sjs.   Kind of hard to see.  

The 3M near the toebox is a bit darker purple on the re-release.  Again, hard to see unless you see it in person.  OG is the upper.

All in the all, the back of the shoe is the same except for the OG is better suede and a bit darker.  Shape is off because of the shoe tree.

Definitely more pinching on the toebox from the re-release.  Even without the shoe tree, the OG does not pinch.  OG on the right.

All in all, it's a decent release.  Just wish the suede was up to par.  I'm still stocking these in case a disaster happens to my OG's.  I know some of you were wondering if there is any difference.  Also, congrats to you who were finally able to cop a pair.  This is defintely a classic!

 

[delvyn13]

 
I dont regret picking these up. They are virtually impossible to find now. Think I did well on the price as well.

They are sick, i don't regret getting them too. How much did u pay though? $375? 

 

[alp]

They are sick, i don't regret getting them too. How much did u pay though? $375? 

yes he paid $375. Maybe a little more if he paid tax too.

 

[bwood056]

Under rated Colorway.

Happy to have these in the rotation.

 

[joelom]

From the looks of the tag it looks like $375 from image ny

I paid 3 for mine back in feb or march if that helps you gauge the price

thanks dude

 
@JC5123  got it right. Copped from Image-NY like the tag says. They got some great prices. I haven't found any Mortar's on the market for a while. So $375 it was.

nice. couldn't see the tag on my phone. i would pay 375...

400 is my limit for all shoes. 

 

[uglymusa]

210

 

[mattf1x]

yesterday

 

[caballoloco]

yesterday

Fantastic shot, wow.

 

[mrteebonilla]

yesterday

Actually look decent here

 

[solemaven]

image ny the spot in queens ?

Yes it is.

 

[kken3887]

 
yesterday

okay white laces are the way to go lol

 

[MRBW]

What rope laces are people using in their Alvins? The site I use to use in EU has shut shop, anyone got any recommendations for ropes in EU?

cheers

 

[Blake P]

What rope laces are people using in their Alvins? The site I use to use in EU has shut shop, anyone got any recommendations for ropes in EU?

cheers

I believe ropeslaces.com is UK based. Never used em though.

 

[MRBW]

Seen them before but looks US based to me.
Thanks though.

 

[jerkstore]

These guys are UK based. http://www.ropeslaces.com

 

[ftrztkp]

So I said I'd do an OG to Packer comparison of the Alvin's.

I was crossing my fingers.  But, I have to say the OG's are indeed different as hypothesized by some pics I saw in FB groups.  These are my pics I just took.  I'll do a video later.

First thing that shocked me was the color of the charcoal gray.  Wow.  Totally different colors.  My wife, who is not even OCD like me even noticed. 
  

The shoe on the right is the OG.  Shape is a bit off because of the shoe tree in the OG.  The OG suede is much smoother.  

Of course the # on the tag is different:




The very bottom of the heel is smooth with no rough preforations. The OG has rough preforatiins like the sjs.   Kind of hard to see.  




The 3M near the toebox is a bit darker purple on the re-release.  Again, hard to see unless you see it in person.  OG is the upper.



All in the all, the back of the shoe is the same except for the OG is better suede and a bit darker.  Shape is off because of the shoe tree.


Definitely more pinching on the toebox from the re-release.  Even without the shoe tree, the OG does not pinch.  OG on the right.





All in all, it's a decent release.  Just wish the suede was up to par.  I'm still stocking these in case a disaster happens to my OG's.  I know some of you were wondering if there is any difference.  Also, congrats to you who were finally able to cop a pair.  This is defintely a classic!

any methods to darken the suede on the re-release?..baby oil trick would work or nah?

 

[af1 1982]

Baby oil should do it but I prefer some suede conditioner

 

[MRBW]

These guys are UK based. http://www.ropeslaces.com

Thanks bro.

 

[lifted]

The rope lace obsession has really gotten out of control.

Not every pair of Asics needs to have rope laces.

Some sneakers do benefit from rope laces, but rope laces a lot of times make a nice looking pair of sneakers look worse.

It also depends on how they are laced. Just throwing them in there any old way isn't helping.

For instance, this right here is not a good look:

 

[1-up]

the rope laces hype is even in hong kong now, seems they even got there own dedicated webshop to sell rope laces in hong kong, is kool i guess.

 

[Blake P]

Seen them before but looks US based to me.
Thanks though.

Sorry, I left out an 'S' but looks like JerkStore got you sorted out.  Sorry for the typo.

 

[currensy]

The rope lace obsession has really gotten out of control.
Not every pair of Asics needs to have rope laces.
Some sneakers do benefit from rope laces, but rope laces a lot of times make a nice looking pair of sneakers look worse.

It also depends on how they are laced. Just throwing them in there any old way isn't helping.

For instance, this right here is not a good look:

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Looks fine to me, you're complaining about nothing...

 

[Blake P]

 
The rope lace obsession has really gotten out of control.

Not every pair of Asics needs to have rope laces.

Some sneakers do benefit from rope laces, but rope laces a lot of times make a nice looking pair of sneakers look worse.

It also depends on how they are laced. Just throwing them in there any old way isn't helping.

For instance, this right here is not a good look:

Agree that is not a good look with the mismatched laces, but if both were orange like the shoe on the left they'd look great!

 

[lifted]

 
Agree that is not a good look with the mismatched laces, but if both were orange like the shoe on the left they'd look great!

I'm not talking about them being mismatched. I'm talking about the way they are laced. Very sloppy looking.

 

[Blake P]

 
I'm not talking about them being mismatched. I'm talking about the way they are laced. Very sloppy looking.

Oh, then I agree with currensy...