I received my mint FBs today from Nike Store EU. I think you need to take away the yeezy tag that has been slapped on these to view them objectively. Nike have only marketed them as influenced by the Football boot range they come from, its the sneaker bloggers and Titolo that attached the Yeezy tag to them. I get why but in this country where Football is the national pasttime and therefore we are very use to seeing these type of colour schemes on football boots then that connection is far more apparent than the yeezy connection. Unless you knew someone at End, Hanon or Footpatrol you were not getting Yeezys here so the vast majority of UK sneaker wearers have not even seen a Yeezy in the flesh so would not immediately make that connection. Indeed when I saw the so called Yeezy Roshe FBs the first thing I thought was football boots because they commonly have the swoosh on the toe box and have done for the past few years.
So back to the AM 1s FBs. Don't hate them just because you think their beast but don't like them just because you think their yeezy. Take that away and just decide if you like the colour blocking and materials. I have been looking for a new pair of partial leather AM1 ever since I stupidly sold my black and hazelnuts last year and whilst these FBs are not as nice I really like the colour blocking and how the mint pops against the black and the pink flashes lift it. So I like them and copped at retail but equally I don't like the Roshe FB as I don't like the big pink swoosh on the toe box so didn't cop them even though I like Roshes and liked the colours. The point I'm making is that I did not cop the mints because they were a yeezy colour way and if you like them don't let that BS put you off when they release over there.
Incidentally the AM1 FB was released without fanfare on a weekday on Nike Store in fact on the same day that the Roshe launched on NikeID so attention was diverted there. Other than that they were only available at Nike Town. They took just over a day to sell out in both spots. So they were limited but no hype midnight TLO release so I think if you keep your eyes out you should be able to cop when they release in US.
Ps for those undecided about the Milans when they release their then my advice would be don't hesitate they are a must cop. Maybe its because I'm a bit older but they go with pretty much everything in my wardrobe and the colour scheme is clean, subtle, stylish and unique. Good luck on both releases.
