Which Retros are truest to OGs?!? Vol..carbon copy

Originally Posted by Wozman23

i have to disagree with the XIVs. They are my favorite model so I may just be picky, but they were a huge disappointment. They had no air vent, the suede quality was the worst I've seen, the sock liners were completely different (and for some reason love to slowly eat my socks). The black/red XIV is my favorite shoe ever. But the retros were so poorly executed they are nearly unwearable in my eyes.
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I couldn't agree more! The retro XIV's were made real bad compared to the originals. Quality and shape wise. I would have to say that the closest thingto being replicas would have to be the first generation of retro XII's.
 
Originally Posted by Animal Thug1539

The 1994-1995 retro's. Plain and simple.
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Quality wise yes. But the mold on the I's dont match the OG, but they are the closest JB will ever get.

Also XV-XX2 if you consider XVI-XX2 CDP retroes.
 
XIV, love the shoe on and off the court
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Most of the retros today are no where near the OGs or the retros from '94 and '99-'01, but I think JB did a good job with the '07 retroVIII's and CDP VI's, VII's and XII's. It's too bad we get less in quality these days.
 
The 1994-1995 retro I's, II's and III's and the 1999 retro IV's are the only retros that are pretty much identical to the OG's. 2001 retrosare very good quality too.
 
1999 White cement and Black Red 4s.
Aqua 8
White Red 8 (both retro and CDP)
White Black 9 (both retro and CDP)
2001 Black Red 11
Flint and Black Red 13s are very close - but the colors are slightly off
White Red XIV
CDP 16
CDP 19


Thats it.
 
Originally Posted by infared82

i think xii xiii
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A bunch of folks saying 12's

I couldnt disagree more. Even though the shape of the 12's resists creasing and its just a durable shoe all around, the materials on the retros are so muchworse than the OG's.

With good leather like on the OG's the 12's are almost impossible to crease. I have a pair of Taxi's and a pair of Black/Red OG's, both ofwhich I have worn maybe even hundreds of times, both of which look pretty damn close to DS.

My pairs of retro 12's dont take wear and tear nearly as well.
 
Originally Posted by AirThompson

Originally Posted by Animal Thug1539

The 1994-1995 retro's. Plain and simple.
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Quality wise yes. But the mold on the I's dont match the OG, but they are the closest JB will ever get.
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The mold on the IIs don't match the OGs either.
 
Retro 12s are cut a little lower, some can spot it straight off, put the two side to side and the difference sticks out like a sore thumb.
13s... Toebox leather was thin on the OGs, on the retros its thinner still.

Originally Posted by Wozman23

i have to disagree with the XIVs. They are my favorite model so I may just be picky, but they were a huge disappointment. They had no air vent, the suede quality was the worst I've seen, the sock liners were completely different (and for some reason love to slowly eat my socks). The black/red XIV is my favorite shoe ever. But the retros were so poorly executed they are nearly unwearable in my eyes.
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The toe area definitely doesn't have same slightly coarse consistency as the OGs, i honestly don't know if that indicates lower quality though?
 
Retro Cardinal VIIs and i have OG Cardinals too.....exactly the same from color, shape, and cushion! (just different laces
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Retro Hare VIIs....these have to be the same too i guess

why do Retro XI's feel like they have a flimsy ankle though?!? i wonder if the OGs are like that too?!? good cushion...a little too soft imo...
 
i would definitely say the FR IIIs to me are pretty close as in the fit.. the color tone was a little off though.
 
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