Why did you wait so long to wear them?Finally Unds’d today after all these years. Sole still icey blue but the netting is finally staring to yellow. Had to go ahead put em to pavement before they stared to rot. One of my favorite Jordan’s. Wish I had doubled up would’ve worn a lot sooner.
Because being that they’re one of my favorite Jordans I wanted to preserve them for as long as possible hence why I mentioned that I wish I could’ve doubled up. These are pieces of art to me. Also I just have a lot of shoes.
This summer it’ll be seven years since those dropped. They’ll be back within two—three years, I bet.Finally Unds’d today after all these years. Sole still icey blue but the netting is finally staring to yellow. Had to go ahead put em to pavement before they stared to rot. One of my favorite Jordan’s. Wish I had doubled up would’ve worn a lot sooner.
I love it when the netting yellows personally. It looks great on FRs.
Ya not sure what they can do that makes sense other than adding the 23 and giving them a better shape and tongue. But it’s Nike so who the F knows.
Since when has that ever mattered to what gets released, and why does it have to be mutually exclusive? There’s sometimes semi-logic like that to Nike/JB’s release timeline, and more oftentimes not. Fire red 3s and white/cements are dropping six months apart, as one example. On the other hand, look at how they’ve done the the 12s. Zero obvious rhyme or reason to that cadence. Then you look at the OG 4 drops: early 2016, mid 2019, late 2020. But still no military blues
depends on how theyre stored i would think. at almost a decade they should be fine if they're put up well
Fair enough fair enough. I honestly never really thought to like, quantify and properly acknowledge release years for some colorways but now that you mention it, just going based on a few OG colorways released as part of the remaster initiative to now:Since when has that ever mattered to what gets released, and why does it have to be mutually exclusive? There’s sometimes semi-logic like that to Nike/JB’s release timeline, and more oftentimes not. Fire red 3s and white/cements are dropping six months apart, as one example. On the other hand, look at how they’ve done the the 12s. Zero obvious rhyme or reason to that cadence. Then you look at the OG 4 drops: early 2016, mid 2019, late 2020. But still no military blues
The only OG retro release cadence that’s been even remotely semi-logical/consistent for many years is the holiday XI.
And now that the white/red 12 is apparently dropping after, what, 14+ years, where the hell is the black-toe 14? It’s been nearly 8.5 years and nothing on the horizon as of now
Point is, to me, after five years has passed since an OG release, all bets are off with these fools. They bring back some stuff over and over every few years while leaving other classics nowhere to be seen. It’s maddening
It’s puzzling to me that they do stuff like that. It just doesn’t make sense to go so long between releases for these og colorways. They’ve missed multiple generations of sneaker heads at this point for stuff like military blue 4s, sport blue 6s. The maroon 6s didn’t sell well because it had been like 25 years since they had released and it wasn’t an on court shoe. It would make sense to produce limited batches every ~10 years for those color ways just to keep them relevant.
exactly! I’m dyin to complete the set and wear alternating OG NA branding 5s everyday.
I might be partially talking out of my *** but I think they want to slow down on the frequency of how often they release OG CWs. I remember reading one of the Jordan execs said something about how they want to correlate the releases to the anniversaries of his big moments. Not just drop them just to drop them. I believe that was the way it was said.
This is why I just pulled the trigger on a pair of Bred 1s yesterday…my dream shoe.
That would make sense, at least the part about them dialing back the frequency of OG colorway releases. It feels like they're a bit more spread out, though they definitely will pile them on heavy as needed. In the case of the lesser known colorways like the Maroons and others MJ wore off court or for a catalog photo shoot at best, I don't think they'll NEVER return, but I don't think they'll return as frequently either. They'll just receive the White/Red 12 treatment where we don't see them again for a decade or more. It's because of this that I've been considering doubling up on certain releases not only due to a love for a shoe and respective colorway, but also because who knows when we'll see certain releases again?
That was said a year or two ago, but these people only commit to that strategy some of the time. What “big moment”/anniversary did the Chi 2 release honor? What will be the significance of releasing the white/red 12s later this year, 26 years and change after the OGs? Nothing. They can NEVER truly stick to any clear logic over at Nike and JB.
Like I said I don't necessarily believe the 'plan' or whatever they had. It was probably just something they thought sounded good at the time lol.
This is why I just pulled the trigger on a pair of Bred 1s yesterday…my dream shoe.
People tell me hey just wait 2 or 3 years and they’ll be back.
Who knows if that’s true or not. And if it is it’ll probably be the Bred 1 reimagineds, then the OGs a couple years after that. It’s why I’m considering paying resell for a double up on the 2018 Shadows. It might be another 5-7 years before those retro again.
The place is here.
…the time is NOW.
What happened to 20$ over my dead body for a pair of Fire Red 3s.This is why I just pulled the trigger on a pair of Bred 1s yesterday…my dream shoe.
People tell me hey just wait 2 or 3 years and they’ll be back.
Who knows if that’s true or not. And if it is it’ll probably be the Bred 1 reimagineds, then the OGs a couple years after that. It’s why I’m considering paying resell for a double up on the 2018 Shadows. It might be another 5-7 years before those retro again.
The place is here.
…the time is NOW.
Not sure what you're referring to.
