- May 14, 2013
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the black leather on the 2015s was plastic compared to the orange leather. the sail leather was good but the star of the leather discussions when it comes the OG SBB's was the orange/starfish leather.
Shattered Backboard 1 2025
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- Feb 17, 2016
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They might not be even materials wise, but these ones are actually attainable at or below retail, which is a win.
- Jun 1, 2023
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My 2025 orange butters will be here tomorrow. I'm super stoked!
- Jul 31, 2012
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Patiently waiting for Labor Day weekend sales to swoop.
- Jul 31, 2012
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In need of a sibling
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In need of a sibling
Prefer these to the SBB 1, but would rather just have Chicagos than either.
- Jul 31, 2012
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Same. I need these on principle.
- Mar 18, 2013
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Differences seem to be bigger swoosh, thicker cut black leather, embossed wings logo, new J1 shape, and ofc different box on the 25 pair. Someone said they couldve put the new swoosh on the 2015 pair and they’d be the happiest and I kinda agree. The changes overall are a net positive, wish the starfish orange leather was more on the natural soft pig skin side of things but the 25 orange leather will be more durable over time so its a toss up.
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- Apr 15, 2015
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They need to redo the sbb 2.0. Want both again lol
- Jun 1, 2023
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I'm hoping to come across a pair of pristine Chicago's the next time I hit up Goodwill.
- Sep 22, 2014
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Let’s call this release what it is: a cash grab from Nike/JB
They could have made these in comparable quality to the 2015s but that would have definitely cost more in terms of materials/production.
Don’t get me wrong though, this is still a solid release and I’m glad all the people who like the cw can get them at retail but, quality wise, this is closer to Green Glows than 2015 SBBs.
- Sep 22, 2014
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This is definitely true.
Regarding the starfish orange, they seemed to have changed the color from the 2015s to be duller for some stupid reason.
I get that they didn’t want to give us the same high quality leather used on the 2015 as they need to increase their profit margins per pair sold but changing the color was completely unnecessary and avoidable:
The Fresh Prince
formerly airsakuragi
- Nov 17, 2014
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This is definitely true.
Regarding the starfish orange, they seemed to have changed the color from the 2015s to be duller for some stupid reason.
I get that they didn’t want to give us the same high quality leather used on the 2015 as they need to increase their profit margins per pair sold but changing the color was completely unnecessary and avoidable:
The brand used the same process as the 2015 version. You can’t replicate the the same hide they had in 2015 because it was sourced from a different calf.
- Sep 22, 2014
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This makes sense but it’s not like they couldn’t source a similar calf. I’m sure they have many pairs of 2015s to use as reference models. Also, it still doesn’t explain why they unnecessarily changed the color of the starfish orange. Seems like they did this to differentiate it from the 2015s.
I say this as someone who just doubled up on 2025s btw. I’m happy to have this in my collection but I know they are inferior to the 2015s in the aforementioned ways. I guess when they retro these for the 2nd time, it’ll be closer to the 2015s so people like myself will be incentivized to cop lol
- Feb 27, 2013
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My pair came in! I'm happy to finally have this colorway in my collection and not have to pay hundreds over retail.
- Oct 31, 2022
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I placed an order early Saturday morning on SNKRS. The status shows “shipped,” but when I check the tracking it just says “package ready for carrier pickup,” and it’s been stuck like that since Sunday. Has anyone else’s package actually been picked up yet?
- Sep 12, 2013
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Yep… should be to me tomorrow
- Jun 1, 2023
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Mine has by UPS and is scheduled to be delivered today.
- Mar 20, 2008
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Prolly won’t update until it’s at your closest hub
- Dec 3, 2012
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Ummmmm, you don’t think the intention of literally every product they release is a cash grab? Thats the point of a business.
- Jun 13, 2015
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“High Quality Leather”This is definitely true.
Regarding the starfish orange, they seemed to have changed the color from the 2015s to be duller for some stupid reason.
I get that they didn’t want to give us the same high quality leather used on the 2015 as they need to increase their profit margins per pair sold but changing the color was completely unnecessary and avoidable:
AWOKEN CHARISMA
formerly monopolize
- May 30, 2013
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These looking nice in hand, , on the net the orange looked different depending on the pic.
All my pics are took in natural light ,no filter.
The outdoor pics best show how these look in person ..
Definitely going in for 2nds around the $150 mark.
Fwiw, this pair was manufactured in Indonesia, , materials used Id say are a 8/10 imo.
Obviously the orange leather isnt las good as the '15 version,
('15 orange leather Id rate a 9.2/10),
but its still pretty good imo.
All my pics are took in natural light ,no filter.
The outdoor pics best show how these look in person ..
Definitely going in for 2nds around the $150 mark.
Fwiw, this pair was manufactured in Indonesia, , materials used Id say are a 8/10 imo.
Obviously the orange leather isnt las good as the '15 version,
('15 orange leather Id rate a 9.2/10),
but its still pretty good imo.
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- Sep 22, 2014
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FTFY
- Sep 22, 2014
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Wow. So in 10 years we really went from a great release with Chinese-crafted pairs with 9.2/10 materials to Indonesian-made pairs with 8/10 materials?These looking nice in hand, , on the net the orange looked different depending on the pic.
All my pics are took in natural light ,no filter.
The outdoor pics best show how these look in person ..
Definitely going in for 2nds around the $150 mark.
Fwiw, this pair was manufactured in Indonesia, , materials used Id say are a 8/10 imo.
The orange leather isnt like the '15 version,
('15 orange leather Id rate a 9.2/10),
but its pretty good imo.
- Jun 13, 2015
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