Off-White x Air Jordan Thread - Rest In Peace Virgil Abloh

i find it weird that dudes want to post their old pairs trying to down play a current pair, if you don't like the shoe it's understandable but don't try and frown down on others liking a new interpretation because it isn't your taste. or act like because they weren't there for the og or 1st retro pair that someone else can't like the new pair.

This isn’t my issue though, it’s more the sheer number of people who hate on a model until a hyped collab drops and those same people who were previously hating suddenly like the model because of newfound resale value and hype lol

Hell, this is 10000% not unique to 2s or even retro Js.. Look at SB Dunks-that’s a textbook example for you.
 
word there's plenty of twos collectin dust that you can still grab on the low. the cheeseblock toebox, clearly these are a pr move to get kids buyin product. no knock at nike, but its business as usual. Just wait it out, an og retro on the way.

My theory that I previously mentioned ITT is Nike/JB knew they couldn’t move GR 2s at $190 retail without significant hype attached. I bet these hyped collabs along with an OG cw release in the near future is their way of make the model more lucrative to people who buy their bread/butter $190+ GR releases.
 
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Struck out this morning on SNKRS for both pairs, but found this surprise waiting for me while checking my email right now.
 
I don’t think this is the issue though, it’s more the sheer number of people who hate on a model until a hyped collab drops and those same people who are hating suddenly like the model because of newfound resale value and hype lol

Hell, this is 10000% not unique to 2s or even retro Js.. Look at SB Dunks-that’s a textbook example for you.
but isn't that the point of the the shoe? to generate hype and bring attention to the model that nobody besides the og's would look at? thus having a new wave of people wanting the next rendition no matter what it looks like. i just feel like we (me included sometimes) hold on to these sacred memories that these shoes provided us growing up, and want to protect it from "outsiders" trying to take what we had and mess it up. when it should be the other way around. let the young bucks enjoy the new wave even if it's based on our old one. either way nothing is going to top what we had no matter how much they slap a celebrity on it and deconstruct it with a zip tie!
 
but isn't that the point of the the shoe? to generate hype and bring attention to the model that nobody besides the og's would look at? thus having a new wave of people wanting the next rendition no matter what it looks like. i just feel like we (me included sometimes) hold on to these sacred memories that these shoes provided us growing up, and want to protect it from "outsiders" trying to take what we had and mess it up. when it should be the other way around. let the young bucks enjoy the new wave even if it's based on our old one. either way nothing is going to top what we had no matter how much they slap a celebrity on it and deconstruct it with a zip tie!
wonder if the 10s will ever be hype lol. its all a fad anyways. the ultimate disrespect is jb giving this the "og" treatment and the retros the cheese block toe box
 
Prices have gone up in my size 😕

imma try to wait it out before I make a move

Prices will go up for the moment because they know people are trying to get them. Wait until all the online pairs are in hand then prices will go down as people try to beat each other's prices on Stock X and Goat. Just wait for a week or so.
 
The 2 lows were my favorite shoes to wear back in high school. I had the white/red, white/navy, and all white with yellow. Would have been cool to get these but I'm not sweating it too much.
 
If these OW 2s never dropped, I wonder if it would be an instant sell out if Nike dropped regular white/red AJ 2
Lows and regular AJ black/blue 2 lows tomorrow without a zip tie. Bet they'd sit
 
If these OW 2s never dropped, I wonder if it would be an instant sell out if Nike dropped regular white/red AJ 2
Lows and regular AJ black/blue 2 lows tomorrow without a zip tie. Bet they'd sit

For sure…

Now when the White / Black high’s eventually drop, which is soon I hope, it’s going to be a nightmare to get at them…Especially if they use a re-worked shape like they did on these pairs…

Double edged sword though…I don’t see Nike having released the OG 2’s again, with any meaningful effort to correct the problems recent 2’s have had that is, without any hype on the model 🤷‍♂️…Now maybe we might get a release with decent quality and shape…
 
but isn't that the point of the the shoe? to generate hype and bring attention to the model that nobody besides the og's would look at? thus having a new wave of people wanting the next rendition no matter what it looks like. i just feel like we (me included sometimes) hold on to these sacred memories that these shoes provided us growing up, and want to protect it from "outsiders" trying to take what we had and mess it up. when it should be the other way around. let the young bucks enjoy the new wave even if it's based on our old one. either way nothing is going to top what we had no matter how much they slap a celebrity on it and deconstruct it with a zip tie!

You’re totally missing my point dude, I don’t care about more people liking a shoe, my issue is with people who actively hate/talk trash about a shoe and then instantly flip when they see it attached to a hyped collab. Why hate on something when it’s unpopular to then instantly change your opinion when it becomes popular simply for social acceptance? It’s lame hypebeast and resell culture that fuels this kind of thinking.
 
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