CDG x Converse Collab

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPu0hY_gWAM

One of my personal favorite shoes to wear when I'm not lacing up to step on the court and I'm going for style points. The Comme des Garcos PLAY x Converse collaborations 1970s edition. Ive learned about CDG from my best friend who passed away a couple of years ago. He was very advanced in fashion for us being sophomores in high school. But I just always was fascinated with the red heart and funny eyes. Years later it as ballooned into of the most well known clothing brands in the world. This shoe is simple yet very intriguing at the same time depending on how you view shoes. One person will see the basic black and white Chuck Taylor's with a cartoon heart on the side. Another will see a major brand collaboration between CDG and Converse.


CDG joining with Converse was a big deal on both sides of the brand because everyone knows about  Converse cause they had a pair or own a pair now. With the addition of CDG to a mainstream shoe that not only sold more converse and made them cool again, but now more people in the US now about CDG. And the basic converse shoe jumps from about $60 to $125-$150. Now this is another shoe I don't think people in the Midwest realize is that important or popular because I haven't seen anybody with the any of the 4 pairs released. Which is a good feeling for me because I was one of the first to get them when they first hit online. Very stylish and soon to be very popular shoe once people realize the wave this shoe can set.

"Cyber Monday" 3s

One of the older model shoes I have here with me at my apartment. The "Cyber Monday" 3s which released for the first time on October 15th, 2016. Very limited release due to the cyber Monday festivities. I was in Puerto Rico for a basketball trip when these shoes came out, and luckily thanks to my connection in Topeka and Overland Park I was able to get a pair. Ahead of purchasing this shoe I knew that Air Jordan Retro 3s run true to size, which means if you wear a 12 get a 12 because the shoe will fit kind of snug. But with the circumstances of me being in Puerto Rico with a different time zone from what I'm used to I wasn't able to order my size 12. I had to get a size 11 which isn't bad, but as I said before this shoe model fits very snug. So when I wear this shoes I tend to bring another pair of different shoes just in case my feet start to hurt because this shoe is very tight on my foot.


But the shoe itself is amazing, you can wear it all day everyday if you wanted to. The matte black of the shoe makes the shiny white bottom stand out and makes the entire shoe pop a little more. That's what I like most about this shoe, its different and you can't tell if the shoe is dirty or not because the black hides the detail of the shoe. If I could find a size 11.5 or 12 I would wear this shoe everyday easily. Air Jordan Retro 3s are one of the best on-foot looking Jordan's out of the 23 retros. High recommend you get a pair if you have the opportunity because they are hard to come by.

Nothing But Royalty On My Feet

A new color way added to the Air Jordan Retro 4 line. The "Royalty" 4s, a high fashion looking type of shoe. Retail only $190 which is a surprise because this is a mainly suede shoe, and Nike tends to up the price of the shoe when they use a lot of suede on the shoe. Such as the "Bred" 4s. I'm not comparing these to the "Bred" 4s by no means, because that is a top five Jordan of all time, but this shoe didn't really get the popularity it really deserved. I have seen maybe three or four people with this shoe and the shoe released on February 4th.


I recommend this shoe if you can still find it on shelves at your local finish line. The price will have most likely dropped from $190 to the $150-$130 range. Which make it a bigger steal than it originally was. I haven't tried hooping in them yet, but they are very comfortable and easy to wear shoe. What I mean by easy to wear is you don't have to try to hard to find the perfect black to match it, or pick to wear them with jeans or shorts. That's the upside of the Air Jordan Retro 4 line, the shoe looks good with whatever you wear. I like to wear them most in the summer with ankle socks because this shoe has a lot of ankle support and cushion

" Alternative Space Jam "

Another sneaker silhouette inspired from the 90s movie "Space Jam", the Air Jordan Retro 9 "Space Jam" color way. Now this shoe has the same name as the "Space Jam" 11s, but they have two completely different design and color ways on each shoe. This shoe was rumored to be Michael Jordan's baseball show for when he had reported retired from the game of basketball to fulfill his promise to his father of playing professional baseball. Their are many stories behind this numbered Jordan, like the reason Michael Jordan all of a sudden quit playing basketball for a year to play baseball, but then came right back to the NBA. Nevertheless this is one of the most comfortable and "hoopable" Jordan's in recent years.


As I said before in one of my other blog posts about Nike bringing back "OG" sneakers, the material from the 90s to now isn't the same. Nor does it last as long. Nike took their time with this shoe and made it as close to the original release as possible. Their are still some minor details that are different, but a first glance you wouldn't be able to tell. But for a popular shoe of the 90s to re-release for just $190 is a steal in my eyes. Bottom of the shoe gets fairly dusty quickly due to the rubbery material, but its nothing some shoe cleaner can't deal with.

Boulevard Bordeaux Jordan 12

One of the more recent shoe I have gotten, due to the saving for all the Black Friday sales. The Air Jordan Bordeaux 12 released on October 14th 2017 for $190. This is the first time Jordan has released this color/style of the Retro 12. The entire shoe is covered in nu buck and suede material. This shoe is more of luxury fashion type of shoe. For when your going to a event of a dinner party. Can be worn with jeans or nice dress pants in my opinion. Jordan in the last couple of years have gone with a wide variety of colors schemes instead of using the original colors of Black, Red, or White. The suede on the upper part of this shoe really makes the magenta stand out from the bottom color. That's a problem Jordan has always had with matching the colors on the upper and lower parts of shoes. But in some cases it benefits the shoe.


Not this shoe though, this shoe would have looked a lot better if it was all suede with the off white bottom. The Air Jordan 12 has always had nu buck on the bottom half of the shoe, and with some colors you can't really see the detail difference. But with this shoe it stands out when you look at the shoe straight on. Still one of the better looking and easy wear shoe you can find from Jordan retailers.