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@Appfaff I actually had those in the Ecru colourway they did (I think you mean the ones that had the 'Self Edge' logo in a really funky font on the side). I'd say the canvas on these feels a bit thicker/stiffer than it was on my Self Edge Lofgren's and the sole seems a bit thicker too. I sold my Self Edge's on but wish I'd kept them now!
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good insight @Ben - I appreciate it very much!
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Moonstar all weathers
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I’ve been wearing the Black Kim Jones 70s for a few months now, but finally broke out the Ecru.
REALLY liking these!
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Cheers Paul!
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Nice looking shoes–-are those uppers suede or canvas? They look clean:)
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Thanks Dino - they are canvas with a clear polyurethane coating over about 65% of the uppers.
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@LewisStonehouse those are so awesome. I know they would be too narrow on me. But I had my eye on that same pair before. Very nice.
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I might have to take a look at their site and see what they have..thanks @Appfaff
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@Filthy:
@LewisStonehouse those are so awesome. I know they would be too narrow on me. But I had my eye on that same pair before. Very nice.
@Filthy cheers dude, I like them a lot but must admit they're not the comfiest for a long day of walking around
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That's a shame.
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@dinobarnesberlin - they sold out immediately on Converse and Nike, but boutiques still have some stock.
These guys have some larger sizes. I went true with my normal Chuck 70s sizing. https://sneakerpolitics.com/collections/converse/products/kim-jones-x-converse-chuck-70-natural-ivory
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Thanks for that heads up @Appfaff .
Im not surprised that they went quickly….gonna look at that link just to see what they offer
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[mention]dinobarnesberlin [/mention] take a look at german site!https://www.converse.com/de/regular/converse-x-kim-jones-chuck-70-high-top/171258C_100.html?lang=de_DE&cgid=Men New Arrivals
It’s no heat here! There might be some in your size.
Enjoy ya addiction!
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Cheers @Jordan23 German site would be a good alternative
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In 1996, my family had just moved to Greenville, South Carolina from Chesapeake, Virginia. While not a monumental geographical shift, the cultural shift from Virginia to the Carolinas was intense. I was in 3rd grade, and a few things reigned supreme in elementary school - Oversized "school uniform" khakis on the playground, and Basketball Shoes for Gym Class.
There was this kid in my 3rd grade class who's parents had won the Georgia Lottery, and he was the first kid I knew (We were a military family until our Move to SC when my dad went civilian) who had Air Maxes and his mom drove a BMW. Hot shit for a kid like me that grew up wearing knock-off chuck taylors from Lands End and shorts my mom had sewn herself to look like Big Dog and Gecko Skate Clothes.
I began playing basketball that year, and started getting really into other sports such as Atlanta Braves Baseball, especially since that was a Braves World Series year, and the Olympics were held in Atlanta..
As fate would have it, that lottery kid came to school in January after Christmas holiday with a pair of Air Jordan 12 "Taxi" - the white and black pair, and soon the Sports Authority, Dillards, and the Finish Line at the mall were full of Black and White and Red & Black versions of the Jordan 12. I remember asking my parents for pairs every-time we went to the store, but I remember they were still $80 for kids sizes at the time and that was like $65 more than my parents normal "TJ MAXX" or "ROSS" footwear budget.. so I never would get a pair.
Less than a year later, we moved to Texas, and well… Jordans and Basketball were not really a thing in my group.. It was football and baseball country, and I focused on skateboarding.
When I got back into collecting sneakers over the past few years, I could never bring myself to pay the resale prices for Jordan 12s, and honestly, never thought they would work for me (They probably still don't lol) but I was excited to finally snag a pair of 12s - although in a not very coveted or OG colorway.. The feeling of being a kid is still in tact, however
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great story @Appfaff. I don't have as specific a story as yours, but i grew up envying every kid with Jordan's when my parents wouldn't allot that much for shoes.
After Air Jordan released the 11's, especially the concords and Bred's, their styling took a huge fall in most peoples opinion. I was lucky enough to have a buddy who managed a footlocker so for a long time I got to skip the line and have a pair set aside for me, but I was collecting Jordans (username ring a bell?) to play collect and keepaway more than I was to wear the shoes.
Many times I spent my last dollar on shoes (being fairly literal here).
all told i had about 100 pairs of Jordan's most new in the box, and really rare items worth much more today than what I sold them for. see these but deadstock https://www.ebay.com/itm/274738312331?hash=item3ff7adf48b:g:9eYAAOSwCbBgYhQC
Now i've sold em all "all them little gansters who you think helped mold em all, now you wanna run around talkin bout guns like i ain't got none…"
