ADIDAS x YEEZY COLLAB OFFICIAL THREAD *2016 thread link 1st page*

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throwbookatface said:
 
I mean, I think the correct way to say it is that "customs" and homages are quite different from either "real" pairs or the fakes trying to pass as real. Everyone knows the snakeskin makeups up top aren't a Nike release. Same with the Hender Scheme "Jordans" and other homages they do:

There's a different between someone saying "this is my homage to an iconic design" and someone who goes on shady Chinese websites that have poor enough english skills to name their stuff "super duper perfect 100% time quality" and wears them out as if they WERE the real thing.
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I see your point.  It is the same old argument.

A customizer takes a real shoe deconstructs it to obtain an accurate pattern.

They then source out material, reconstruct the shoe by hand and charge the customer for their services.

A fake shoe company takes a real shoe deconstructs it to obtain an accurate pattern.

They then source out material, reconstruct the shoe by hand and charge the customer for their services.

I don't support either because they both compromise the integrity of the original designers vision. (IMO)

You justifying one over the other because one has been accepted by the community as legit doesn't change the facts above.

The wearers of the custom or replica are both wearing a shoe that the manufacturer does not deem authentic.

So regardless of how you or a community feels the product is no longer authentic when the makeup has been compromised to that degree.
 
To compare these fakes with what you can get at your local bukkae dealer in town is a bit unfair. These are made to order than hand crafted. Sneaker heads on here are odd. Because if they saw adidas give the blueprints to one factory and they completed the shoe in an hour. And then another factory didn't recieve the blueprints but they completed the shoe in 24 hours and worked extra hard they would be shunned regardless of there work even if it was better. Not specific to this shoe.
 
It's a shoe, buy and wear yours, people buy and wear theirs.

yes people here are enthusiasts, but theres no commandments,

theres no thou shalt not resell if thou thinks the shoes are ugly as ****.

End of the day princples are your own.

The rules here are not discuss fakes so honor that, however regardless of what loop holes or logic you try to use customs aren't fake, because you need to be a replica of something to replicate it. So customs, are fine there are threads here and posts where people share them, there are reddits adn sites to discuss fakes elsewhere.

Ya'll need to discuss these yeezys.
 
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sectumssempra said:
 
It's a shoe, buy and wear yours, people buy and wear theirs.

yes people here are enthusiasts, but theres no commandments,

theres no thou shalt not resell if thou thinks the shoes are ugly as ****.

End of the day princples are your own.

The rules here are not discuss fakes so honor that, however regardless of what loop holes or logic you try to use customs aren't fake, because you need to be a replica of something to replicate it. So customs, are fine there are threads here and posts where people share them, there are reddits adn sites to discuss fakes elsewhere.

Ya'll need to discuss these yeezys.
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You just proved my point without realizing it.  Repped
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Both are customs though
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Drefus Jones said:
Soooooo when are the black Yeezy boosts dropping? any news?
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lol great way to change this fake, replica nonsense etc. Face it dudes  my great grandfathers father had to deal with fakes, its here stay and people will continue to buy. Stop worrying about what the next man is doing and go spend that used car money on some authentics if it helps your sleep better.

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ok first of all I'm not trying to stunt AT ALL. I came in here and posted the second I got my reps and said they were reps and i took pictures for people to check out so they don't get robbed. I actually helped that dude who bought fakes and pointed out the problems in the pair he bought, which turned out to be fakes. I offered to do a comparison if someone had a real pair to take the same exact pictures to compare. 

Now onto the people who say don't worry about what another man spends, i don't care but I'm saying i WILL NOT pay that, which in turn I was called broke, which makes no sense. I refused to pay your resale prices bc i value and respect money and know whats a deal and whats not.

If I'm wearing these in the streets and someone asks me where i got them i will tell them they are reps bc I DONT GIVE A **** neither does anyone off of an internet message board or instagram care either. I already told the few people at work when i got them yesterday that are half *** sneaker heads and they couldn't care less.

and for the people calling customs fakes, i mean we are getting a little crazy now. if you put rims on your car, tint your car does it make it a fake car now?????

people putting sneakers on a pedestal need to wake up, they aren't an investment or a status symbol they are something you wear on your feet and thats it, the end.
 
pic9809 said:
Fam - need help LC these. Toebox shape, color and stitch all look decent. Strap shows 3 stripes and gap to Velcro on one but not the other? Or is it the angle for those who have pairs in hand?

Any help appreciated!
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id like to see more pics but IMO they are legit
 
Drefus Jones said:
The game done changed man. craxy.
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when anything becomes main stream it changes and usually not for the good for the people that were around before the height. I'm 32 years old and have been wearing/buying jordans since the original 6's came out and when they weren't called GS when the kids version were called SKY jordan (bet you didn't know that). so I've been doing this a long time and the way i feel right now is this game is filled with posers and wanna be's who want to fit in or be cool bc its the new IT thing
 
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and for the people calling customs fakes, i mean we are getting a little crazy now. if you put rims on your car, tint your car does it make it a fake car now?????
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Compare apples to apples when you try to call me out.

At least make a decent argument.

How would putting rims and tinting windows make the car fake?

All the mechanical parts that make up the car are still there. 

the style of rims and tires are optional accessories.  This would equate to lace swapping.

When you deconstruct a sneaker and rebuild it with completely different materials  how is it not fake?

The only thing that remains factory original is the the sole and possibly the insoles.

So if I sent a pair of Yeezy Boost to JBFCustoms and said deconstruct these and rebuild them with deer hide

how is that any different than a replica.  Both the customizer and the replica company use the exact same process

to accomplish the task.  The only difference in how YOU choose to perceive the situation because

both customs and replicas are made from an authorized deconstructed shoe. 

This is why I cast shade on both even though one is considered legal.

How you see things is your choice though because I'm not here to sway opinons.
 
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donko said:
 
Compare apples to apples when you try to call me out.

At least make a decent argument.

How would putting rims and tinting windows make the car fake?

All the mechanical parts that make up the car are still there. 

the style of rims and tires are optional accessories.  This would equate to lace swapping.

When you deconstruct a sneaker and rebuild it with completely different materials  how is it not fake?

The only thing that remains factory original is the the sole and possibly the insoles.

So if I sent a pair of Yeezy Boost to JBFCustoms and said deconstruct these and rebuild them with deer hide

how is that any different than a replica.  Both the customizer and the replica company use the exact same process

to accomplish the task.  The only difference in how YOU choose to perceive the situation because

both customs and replicas are made from an authorized deconstructed shoe. 

This is why I cast shade on both even though one is considered legal.

How you see things is your choice though because I'm not here to sway opinons.
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dank took my WTK9 highs and made them lows so are they fakes now?
 
mikeyfabs said:
 
dank took my WTK9 highs and made them lows so are they fakes now?
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No.

This shoe below should drive my point home

This shoe is a custom where 99% of the original shoe material was replaced with custom materials.

It has been altered to such a degree that it would be impossible to know if the original shoe was real or a replica.

So were these

So were these

All three are custom versions of the original shoe,  but only one is considered fake?

The one that is considered fake is produced by hand just like the other two using higher quality material than the original shoe?

Why is it fake and not a custom?

If it was made by JBFCustom would it still be deemed fake?
 
i think you are thinking about this way too hard. its just sneakers and if they take them apart and put them back together who gives a **** they are creating something thats why its custom. some people want to be different thats why they go that route, they don't want to be like everyone else who all wear the same ****

IMO customs are getting crazy. who cares about shark skin and ostrich and all this other nonsense on sneakers.
 
mikeyfabs said:
 
i think you are thinking about this way too hard. its just sneakers and if they take them apart and put them back together who gives a **** they are creating something thats why its custom. some people want to be different thats why they go that route, they don't want to be like everyone else who all wear the same ****

IMO customs are getting crazy. who cares about shark skin and ostrich and all this other nonsense on sneakers.
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You deflected.

You didn't answer the question at all. 

I don't think your opinion is wrong either.

Wouldn't a person buying an all blue Yeezy 2, or a suede brown Yeezy 2, or a red or black Yeezy 3 try to be different also? 

I'll wait to see if a seasoned NT member can shed some light on this.

Moderators- I do not condone buying fakes or replica products.  This post is to simply understand our culture better and is for research purposes only.
 
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Also most of, if not all Customizers make you send in your own sneakers to get done. So if you aren't sending them in fakes then everything is fine. If a customizer has a full size run of his own customs I'd be worried
 
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