JDM10
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Pair 1/2 came in today
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Pair 1/2 came in today
I'm so glad those came out how you wanted them to, us3less , and it was my pleasure to help with the heads-up. I just got back from a week-long vacation during which I kept worrying about how my 15.5 year old paralyzed cocker spaniel/poodle mix was doing at the boarding kennel, so I completely understand that love you have for Turbo. It's awesome that his memory will live on in such a meaningful and perfectly-executed design
My NBY finally came in (thanks again SO MUCH snkrfollower for the heads-up!) This might be a long post/story, so I'll make it as short as possible. Also, please ignore my Chrome bookmarks haha.
My design isn't gonna be as quite different as most folks here, but I designed this colorway dedicated to my dog who passed away on Air Max Day this year (3/26/22). One of the hardest days of my life and I still have moments of grief here and there. His name was Turbo and he was 18 years and 4 months old (almost 18.5, basically). This guy and my oldest brother were the ones that helped me get rid of my fear of dogs because I had no choice but to be stuck with him since 2004 when I was SO afraid of dogs. Trust me; he may look adorable, but the dog was an ******* to people and even to some of us (including myself) at times, but it's just unconditional love that can't be forgotten. Them chihuahua-terriers,y'all...
Anyway, I'll explain the colorway. I don't think the colors itself match his coat 1:1, but it's really damn close.
As to whether I'll wear them, I'm not sure yet. I used to walk him every morning and since his passing, I always go on a walk on my own and I thought to myself that'd be one occasion when I'd wear the shoes. The other would also be on 3/26.
- The entire Light Curry upper (I think that's what I chose) represents his coat, with the suede parts and fuzzy Swoosh + laces made the perfect mix of his coat.
- The white tongue represents the stripe on his face and his stomach/chest coat.
- The black eyelets is for his eyes (and I guess the tongue patch is for the nose? Might be a stretch of a coincidence)
- The safari mudguard replicates the gradual fade down his legs while the white midsole is for his paws.
- The faint lilac Air unit is for the kwik (the pink part inside the nails where dogs will hate you forever if you clip their nails too deep into that).
- Black outsole is just for the bottom of paws.
- The fuzzy Light Curry laces is for his spinal coat which is a very rich orange-gold.
- The Light Sport Royal laces are for the collar that we have for him and for the harness for his walks/outings.
Here's the "collar/harness" laces.
Damn, I miss him. RIP, Turbo.
Yeah, there's a kennel nearby who watched Wookie - the paralyzed pup - and our greyhound. Our vet used to board them, but due to staffing shortages they stopped doing it.snkrfollower - thanks so much! Ooh man, see, that type of thing is kinda worrisome. Did you have anyone watching over the dog while you were on vacation?
Yeah, there's a kennel nearby who watched Wookie - the paralyzed pup - and our greyhound. Our vet used to board them, but due to staffing shortages they stopped doing it.
I'm tempted to follow your lead and make a tribute pair for the Wook while she's still with us - based on her coloring they'd probably end up looking close to Kid Robots.
Like I was more or less suggesting! Yall got yall pairs at a cheaper cost.... just had to wait it out and look yall had each other to sympathize with lolGot all my pairs of NBY. I don’t regret paying the $197 with the extra 20% off per delays.
Yooooo with point 1. Def felt the tongue was short on mine.4/28 came in and I will spare everyone the pics of my Atmos step son. 2 things about them are bothering me.
1) The tongue is shorter than my other AM1s and looking back through everyone’s pics, seems like a lot of pairs look the same. It’s not much but it’s enough for an AM1 wearer to notice.
2) These things are snug. I wouldn’t say they run a half size too small because the length is good. They are snug on the top of my foot. Removing the insole fixes the snugness but I don’t like doing that. Maybe really thin insoles will work. Anyone else experiencing either of these issues?
4/28 came in and I will spare everyone the pics of my Atmos step son. 2 things about them are bothering me.
1) The tongue is shorter than my other AM1s and looking back through everyone’s pics, seems like a lot of pairs look the same. It’s not much but it’s enough for an AM1 wearer to notice.
2) These things are snug. I wouldn’t say they run a half size too small because the length is good. They are snug on the top of my foot. Removing the insole fixes the snugness but I don’t like doing that. Maybe really thin insoles will work. Anyone else experiencing either of these issues?
The same thing is happening with my 5/23 pair smh, but I just got my 4/28 order in today.