I have wore my Pantones like 6 times already and I'm from a small town but I wore the in Portland when I visited there and it was nice to see how many people appreciated the shoes!!!
I would agree with you that it's the best material that has came out but to me it just didn't feel right. However i will admit that paying $190 did make me pass on them.
I thought it wasn't bad. I seen a brand new pair and just like i read in an earlier post it was already creasef in some places and had a bunch of fingerprints on them and according to the guy at footlocker i was the "first" to handle them