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Today:
THE OFFICIAL AIR MAX 1 THREAD
- Thread in 'Nike Retro' Thread starter Started by elcerrito91,
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To this day, I wonder why Virgil didn't do an Air max 1, especially after how the 90's were beautifully done. Second, I'd have to say I'd still to this day like to see Ronnie Fieg take a crack at it.
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If I had to choose between the 2 I'd pick a Ronnie Fieg air max 1 over a Virgil rendition 10 times out of 10.
MrKDes
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Not for nothing, I wouldn’t want that OW collaboration coming to the AM1, I’m glad it didn’t happen and I hope it doesn’t.
Part of me felt the collaboration was a marketing scheme to make buyers aware of the other shoes Nike offers. If not that, just bring more light to them.
Many posts in the OW thread and twitter where I saw people questioning what size to get because they’ve never owned that shoe before. Granted, it’s a sizing question but goes to show, people who didn’t know/cared about the AM90 ( for example) still wouldn’t had it not been for the collaboration.
I think the AM1 department is just doing fine without that. Had the Atmos Animal release last March, followed by Parra’s in June and now these AM Susan’s.
All I’m saying is, keep that deconstructive stuff for other silhouettes or people who want to do it on their bespokes (if that at all is an option lol)
Part of me felt the collaboration was a marketing scheme to make buyers aware of the other shoes Nike offers. If not that, just bring more light to them.
Many posts in the OW thread and twitter where I saw people questioning what size to get because they’ve never owned that shoe before. Granted, it’s a sizing question but goes to show, people who didn’t know/cared about the AM90 ( for example) still wouldn’t had it not been for the collaboration.
I think the AM1 department is just doing fine without that. Had the Atmos Animal release last March, followed by Parra’s in June and now these AM Susan’s.
All I’m saying is, keep that deconstructive stuff for other silhouettes or people who want to do it on their bespokes (if that at all is an option lol)
dblplay1212
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Virgil did a 90 and a 97. He didn't ignore Air Max he just chose other silos so I get that. As for Fieg, yea me too. He seems to prefer pulling obscure stuff out of the vault though. Although he's done some UB so he works with new stuff too.
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Stash or Futura > Virgil or Fieg if we’re playing “name whom you’d want to collab on an 87”
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I'd hope Stash would do something last year when the Spiridons came out, but that wasn't the case. Futura I'd love to see as well but I'd prefer him touch a 95.
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Yeah I didn't say he ignored air max, I loved the 90's he did, I wasn't a fan of the 97s, but I'd have loved to have seen a 1.
dblplay1212
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John Elliot is a current guy that I'd like see do an AM1. The AF1 he did was awesome. He left it classic white on white and just added layers for depth. Turned out nice imo.
dblplay1212
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Didnt mean to imply you said that. My bad.
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You can't compare suede on a shoe to suede in a ferrari. That's not a fair comparison. When you compare the suede on bespoke to any other suede in the sneaker industry, the bespoke suede is superior. Same with the nubuck. The other materials, ostrich, gator etc etc are all synthetic and/or embossed.
By that comparison bespoke suede is the "ferrari suede" of the sneaker industry.
Is the 1k price tag worth it? That's on each individual to decide.
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I get a lot of wear out of the Vandals he did a while ago.
Big fan of JE french terry too.
Think Tisci would do an interesting AM1.
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From the product description of the new tinker jordan 3s coming out.
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Yes! A Viotech retro would be a dream!
dblplay1212
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@FrenchSneakerAdd hmm, that white pair of OW inspired AM1s actually looks pretty good. I'm surprised since the silhouette for this shoe is so low profile you would think that style would looked cluttered. Whoever designed those did a hell of a job.
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No thanks to those 3's.....
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@modzilla “propped up by a multi million dollar world leader”..... wtf does that even mean. Shoe game srs
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Every OW release is pure and utter trash so how about no to an OW AM1.
And that Fieg clown should stay away too. Or whatever hype designer that is hot hype now.
And that Fieg clown should stay away too. Or whatever hype designer that is hot hype now.
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Great cw and this particular pair also looks to be in good condition.LPU: happy to have these in the collection, been after them for a while.
Recently saw my size on ebay but it had quite a few yellowed glue marks between upper and midsole, so no, I won't take the risk.
Even with a pair looking this good I wouldn't buy immediately, I mean they're already more than 10 years old, and sitting 10 years in a box won't do them any good.
dblplay1212
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lol
MrKDes
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y0, the kids these days love them some F.O.G.
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I might be an old man yelling at a cloud but off whites are indeed trash. Why would I want writing and a zip tie on my shoe?
