Official Air Jordan 1 Retro High Thread Vol: Best Model/Thread

Bert. · Feb 5, 2019

suprduprsamsay said:
People hate on the SI's but they're actually pretty cool. I think the swoosh makes the shoe look way better and unique.

look nice in that pic, thats about it tho

up close. nah

Lucky13s · Feb 5, 2019

UNC Patent >>> Sports Illustrated > Turbo Greens

The corny writing and ugly wrinkled flyleather kills the TGs for me. Shame, because it had potential.

dLebowski · Feb 5, 2019

suprduprsamsay said:
People hate on the SI's but they're actually pretty cool. I think the swoosh makes the shoe look way better and unique.

They look cool from afar. And feel like mids in hand. Classic filter-goggles affect.

0takusamsay · Feb 5, 2019

It's not just the filter though with a lot of these releases we look at them on our feet but ignore the fit as a whole. I think they would look really good with fits if you leave the swoosh as an accent and dont try to be matchy-match(something a lot of yall older cats dig on) like they work really well with the use of the neutral color aesthetic. Seeing the SI's and a fit altogether works really well. That's me though.

0takusamsay · Feb 5, 2019

Also do they really feel like mids? I had them in hand gauging them and they felt like all other tumble releases from 18' aside from the hypers. Is it the fact that it's all tumble and a colorway you dont dig on that makes you think "ew midlike quality"

jordanhead718212 · Feb 5, 2019

3god said:
People will use anything to rationalize and talk themselves out of things. Then fail miserably in the end.

Or maybe...idk tho just maybe it's the fact that they literally look like beat up suede UNCs

cardiak · Feb 5, 2019

suprduprsamsay said:
Also do they really feel like mids? I had them in hand gauging them and they felt like all other tumble releases from 18' aside from the hypers. Is it the fact that it's all tumble and a colorway you dont dig on that makes you think "ew midlike quality"

When I first held my Unions, I was waiting to blown away by the materials because of how everyone hyped them up as being a top 2 or 3 high OG quality wise. They felt almost identical to my black toes which is pretty stiff compared to my Shattereds. I feel like I got GOT. They feel pretty cheap compared to what I was expecting.

3god · Feb 5, 2019

jordanhead718212 said:
Or maybe...idk tho just maybe it's the fact that they literally look like beat up suede UNCs

That can be it too lol... I was originally referring to some who keep posting as if they are trying to talk themselves out of coppin. I’m passing. I know I’ll never wear them.

0takusamsay · Feb 5, 2019

cardiak said:
When I first held my Unions, I was waiting to blown away by the materials because of how everyone hyped them up as being a top 2 or 3 high OG quality wise. They felt almost identical to my black toes which is pretty stiff compared to my Shattereds. I feel like I got GOT. They feel pretty cheap compared to what I was expecting.

Image and lore is everything. Me and my friends did this experiment where we had multiple variables in different settings and we chose a select amount of people to answer wrong and be very adamant about their obviously wrong choice. While the others were the test subjects. We found that like 3-4 outta 10 people would also subconciously pick the wrong answer due to the influence of the people who chose the wrong answer. It was basic stuff too like clear visibles of graph bars and shapes. Interesting observation and I know that's how it is with people and sneakers, fashion, anything really.

GrizzlyAnimal · Feb 6, 2019

Sheesh

3god · Feb 6, 2019

cardiak · Feb 6, 2019

suprduprsamsay said:
Image and lore is everything. Me and my friends did this experiment where we had multiple variables in different settings and we chose a select amount of people to answer wrong and be very adamant about their obviously wrong choice. While the others were the test subjects. We found that like 3-4 outta 10 people would also subconciously pick the wrong answer due to the influence of the people who chose the wrong answer. It was basic stuff too like clear visibles of graph bars and shapes. Interesting observation and I know that's how it is with people and sneakers, fashion, anything really.

Very interesting. I've noticed it so much over the last several years and especially in the AJ1 threads.

0takusamsay · Feb 6, 2019

Favoritos

infraredsix · Feb 6, 2019

cardiak said:
There are actually people that are that stupid on here lol. Probably the same ones that think a $160 shoe is made up of "high quality" and non synthetic materials.

cardiak said:
When I first held my Unions, I was waiting to blown away by the materials because of how everyone hyped them up as being a top 2 or 3 high OG quality wise. They felt almost identical to my black toes which is pretty stiff compared to my Shattereds. I feel like I got GOT. They feel pretty cheap compared to what I was expecting.

Tell me more about stupid people......

airraab · Feb 6, 2019

Caught a restock on the Neutral Greys at Sheikh in Hollywood today!!
The Umos were good to me!

Liquid Swords · Feb 6, 2019

infraredsix said:
Tell me more about stupid people......

Damn lol

skala · Feb 6, 2019

dLebowski · Feb 6, 2019

suprduprsamsay said:
Also do they really feel like mids? I had them in hand gauging them and they felt like all other tumble releases from 18' aside from the hypers. Is it the fact that it's all tumble and a colorway you dont dig on that makes you think "ew midlike quality"

I own them (Star is Borns), and they feel like they are made of crap materials. If the black was the “typical” black, I’d be fine. But it’s some kind of rough faux-cardboard material. And the white leather is also a definite step down from the standard white bits from recent releases.

But I suppose they are what they are: a discounted GR.

headdetective · Feb 6, 2019

infraredsix said:
Tell me more about stupid people......

ocas23 · Feb 6, 2019

suprduprsamsay said:
Image and lore is everything. Me and my friends did this experiment where we had multiple variables in different settings and we chose a select amount of people to answer wrong and be very adamant about their obviously wrong choice. While the others were the test subjects. We found that like 3-4 outta 10 people would also subconciously pick the wrong answer due to the influence of the people who chose the wrong answer. It was basic stuff too like clear visibles of graph bars and shapes. Interesting observation and I know that's how it is with people and sneakers, fashion, anything really.

Excellent point and great experiment! Nowadays, trends and hype take precedence over personal preference. That’s one of the reasons I love NT’ers, you guys won’t hesitate to call kicks trash or heat, regardless of how many pages a thread gets, keeping it a buck!

WASHED KING · Feb 6, 2019

I'm all in on the Turbo Greens...That's going to be my first 1 of the year. The writing on the side is a lil corny but I can look past it cause I like everything else on the shoe.

rashad8869 · Feb 6, 2019

dLebowski said:
I own them (Star is Borns), and they feel like they are made of crap materials. If the black was the “typical” black, I’d be fine. But it’s some kind of rough faux-cardboard material. And the white leather is also a definite step down from the standard white bits from recent releases.

But I suppose they are what they are: a discounted GR.

I own them too but mine don’t feel like cardboard. The black part is different but it def isnt like the mids. The sail leather really isn’t different from the other pairs to me either. Idk I just don’t feel or see the striking difference. I can see not liking the cw but the make up of the shoe isn’t that different. Did you get a bad pair?

charmcitykid · Feb 6, 2019

3god said:
Overhyped because somehow people love Patent 1s made for women only all of a sudden.......

this sounds ASSinine (as usual coming from you). u always imply ppl coming at u for no reason, but its bc of the stupid **** u say CONSISTENTLY and u often come across like a little hype beast teenager, which is why dude told u your whole NT existence is meaningless and pretty much everyone agreed. there is a reason the majority feels this way about u. there is a reason u always complain of members "coming at u." its bc if YOU!

why u sound so mad. what does it matter that blue chill 1s are labeled women's? NO ONE would think it's a womens shoe if not for the label "womens." and we have liked PL on Js since '95 so theres that. I may have to use the ignore button for the 1st time in my 12 year nt career on you. :lol:

Sonset23 · Feb 6, 2019

Buy what you like.

3god · Feb 6, 2019

charmcitykid said:
this sounds ASSinine (as usual coming from you). u always imply ppl coming at u for no reason, but its bc of the stupid **** u say CONSISTENTLY and u often come across like a little hype beast teenager, which is why dude told u your whole NT existence is meaningless and pretty much everyone agreed. there is a reason the majority feels this way about u. there is a reason u always complain of members "coming at u." its bc if YOU!

why u sound so mad. what does it matter that blue chill 1s are labeled women's? NO ONE would think it's a womens shoe if not for the label "womens." and we have liked PL on Js since '95 so theres that. I may have to use the ignore button for the 1st time in my 12 year nt career on you.

You take this way too personal :lol:

I’ve seen you give plenty of opinions on certain shoes, and diss the **** out of them... that’s what we do here. We like some. We dislike some. Get off my **** already.