I've skimmed through the pages of this thread, and the general consensus seems to be that the leather on these retros are softer than expected. To some, that seems to be a good thing. To others, yet another indicator of lackluster quality. Well, JB quality for the past how many years or so aren't necessarily famous for using the best materials in their retro line up, but it would seem that some people have forgotten that leather is a material that naturally creases with use. Decent quality leather is supposed to be soft. I'd rather have these shoes be the way they are instead of having them be made out of a stiffer material that doesn't crease as much.
I just hope the paint job on are far superior. The paint job on the 2006 Retros was simply unacceptable. I can deal with creases being on my shoes, but the moment I have to go out of my way to remedy something that shouldn't even occur with regular wear (paint cracking), that's when I get peeved.
I think credit should be given where credit is due, the shape is definitely closer to the originals than any previous retro of the 4 (except 1999 of course).
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