it's also funny to see how hard people go to hate on this shoe.
seems like most hate more on the people the shoe attracts (cuz of the hype), than the shoe itself.
i actually got into it with some runner elitists on the asics gel lyte 3 facebook page, cuz a couple guys were trying to say asics have better quality than yeezy's, and me having a very healthy collection of asics, some of the most rare, high quality releases, that's just completely inaccurate.
i've got nikes and jordans from the last decade, the 90's, and all the way back to OG black toes from 1985, and i've never seen a nike shoe with better quality than the net and zen yeezy 1's.
i feel like that was nike's first and only real successful attempt at a luxury shoe.
the 2's are good quality, much better than a lot of nike's crap, but the over all look of them is what is most appealing to me.
i think despite the obvious influences kanye had, the yeezy 1 and yeezy 2 do have a unique look. with the strap up, i LOVE the silhouette of both shoes from the side, and there's not really any shoes that look quite like 'em.
the yeezy 2's are the most hyped shoe of all time. good or bad, that does hold history, and to be fair, not many shoes have "meant" or "said" anything since jordan's first 14 releases...
i'd still be all about them even if they were a GR, that's my word. i just love how they look.
people love to hate this shoe, and it seems a lot of it stems from their hate for "hype beasts" (and ironically, some of the cats i've seen hate like that are hype beasts in their own way themselves).
if the shoe didn't have that attention, some of the cats who hate the hardest would prolly have them in their collection, and wear them.