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I don't think anyone views the 89 Flight's as a takedown model.
At least I've never heard anyone say that.
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I don't think anyone views the 89 Flight's as a takedown model.
At least I've never heard anyone say that.
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Anyone that knows the history (such as yourself) doesn't view them that way. These newer folks have no idea that it served as the inspiration for the AJ IV. I believe the Flights actually released before the IVs, too.
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You’d be surprised. Both of my sons have called them pump fake 4s (whatever that means).
Went to a “vintage” sneaker boutique shop and I talked at length with the workers. 89s came up along with Solo Flights……the Flight 89 slander was real. Not a worldwide view, but there are some that just disregard them because of the similarities.
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They are pretty close for me
I love em both equally
I love em both equally
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A lot of younger people I've met think 89s are just cheaper 4s.
It also doesn't help that there's a shoe that's always at Shoe Carnival, the last 4-5 years, that looks just like the 89, same outsole and everything.
It also doesn't help that there's a shoe that's always at Shoe Carnival, the last 4-5 years, that looks just like the 89, same outsole and everything.
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My issue with the 89s is the materials.
They're that synthetic plastic 'pleather' leather.
Stussy fixed that on their recent Low release (great shape IMO BTW) but added that hideous snake print randomly up the side of the shoe.
They're that synthetic plastic 'pleather' leather.
Stussy fixed that on their recent Low release (great shape IMO BTW) but added that hideous snake print randomly up the side of the shoe.
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Hopefully the anniversary 89s this year will be better.
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89 is a top 10 ever for me baby.
This and the Revolution, LFG
This and the Revolution, LFG
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Thanks for saying it
cmore501
it’s the newer folks.I’m speaking about people who were around and interested in shoes at the time they were released.
They look similar so a person born in 2015 would think so.
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Revolution…… I like your style b
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vettez06
I hear both of you. I’m well over 40 and these have always been a staple in my collection. My boys are 26 and 21 respectively, neither will wear a pair. Dudes at the store looked like they were pushing 30.It quite literally could be that one person says their opinion, then everyone just agrees for whatever reason.
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It quite literally could be that one person says their opinion, then everyone just agrees for whatever reason.
I was being sarcastic with 2015 but most underrated.
If a person was alive and into basketball shoes or Nike basketball at that time period 1989, then their opinion isn't valid.
They do look similar so I can understand why someone who wasn't around during that time period would think that they were a takedown model.
But if you were around then, then you know better.
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Agreed. The generation that was around when these came out had the best seat in the house for these and hundreds of other classics. I guess it’s a generational thing whereas we want the og true to form vs this generation who needs a hyped collab. Black/white dunks are an exception. Way too many out here for my liking.
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That's crazy cause I'm 29 and I like 89s.
It quite literally could be that one person says their opinion, then everyone just agrees for whatever reason.
I remember having a navy patent leather version with volt accents and a silver swoosh.
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questions on the new true blue flight 89's hows the general quality and toebox comfort? The last release and many more in between was plagued by sythentic materials that made this shoe barely wearable
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wonder if my old flight 89 retros will fall apart if i wear them 
them ****s had the worst leather of all time and felt really uncomfortable to wear 
them ****s had the worst leather of all time and felt really uncomfortable to wear
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I will admit that these are not the most high-quality shoes, but I’m in it for nostalgia at this point
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Perfect, keep em sleep.
I asked a few years back in this thread which had came first, because I had suspected the AJIV was a more refined version of the 89.
Never got a definitive answer.
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I read a few years ago the ‘89 came before the IV. Some theorized the ‘89 was an early sketch of the IV. Who knows at this point.
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trethousandgt
Do you know which came first? Flight 89 or AJ 4?
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I recall kids on my bus having both the 89 and the 4s (I had the WC4s). If the 89 came out first, it was within the same year within months of one another. REALLY want the OG black/grey; even liked those better than the 4s b/c the midsole didn't yellow like the OG 4s did b/c it was black.
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Im team over 40 here as well and love this model. Still have 15-20 in storage over the years. Had the OG ones as a youngin’ back in ‘89 too (with long, folded over socks like MJ) The only thing i only like is that the toe box and the collar crease/crack more than the IVs.
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You could see that the two OGs had nearly the same build, theyve gone way too far from that nowadays.
