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I felt those Defiants in hand today. Weird concept with the stitching exposed like that. Makes me think sutures - kind of gives me the willies. The threads are really soft/fine. They look and feel like the SI joints from earlier in the year. They look like someone just yanked the swoosh off of them. Okay leather, not *as* soft (IOW, a little more form to them in comparison to the SIs), nice leather tongue (maybe?). I’d have to lace them up and feel them on foot to see if they’re more comfortable than the normal nylon tongue.
TL;DR: Ok release - weird concept, nice materials. I’d give em a 6/10, with a higher number if I could do stitching and could put more yellow swooshes on them or something different. The current vibe isn’t for me.
They DON'T feel like the SI's. Defiant's look and feel better, except for that terrible cheap leather tongue. It's a nice shoe except for the tongue. I'm sending them back because of it. As is, I'd give them 7/10. Tongue material killed them for me.