Any reviewer or person stating “these are almost like the 2021 pair” is completely wrong. From the slightly slimmer outsole, different midsole tooling, slightly bigger swoosh, thicc polyurethane insole, boardblasted, Eight lace holes, wider more rounded toe box…heck even the shoe laces are different! I don’t mind paying for top quality products, so the price hike was well deserved. I wish all shoes were crafted like this.

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      11 months ago

      The premium price is worth the premium product they are making them with.

      The people who complain about bad leather, are the same ones who say they won’t pay $x when a quality product comes out. Don’t let the price and the fact that it’s a low fool you, you’re getting a premium product.

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        11 months ago

        Don’t be fooled by Jordan brand. They don’t use full grain leather ever. The Jordans you have probably use top grain with a coating that makes it feel nicer. A real premium leather shoe is going to cost way more than that.

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          11 months ago

          People trying to justify 180 for crap leather that Jordan brand says is premium 🤣

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          11 months ago

          Crazy how people some people think Jordan or most brands use real 100% leather on their favorite sneakers. First of all real leather sneakers costs a lot! and they also creases faster and is just not practical for these brands to make sneakers in such large quantities using pure leather.

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        11 months ago

        I’m sorry, but this made me laugh out loud. People still think they’re getting a quality product from Nike. That’s funny. A decade ago the prices were cheaper, yet the leather was of a higher quality.