** The Diadora Thread ** - Concepts "Rat Pack" N9000

Got both but SJs look a little underwhelming and very similar to Gufettos, which I'm still stuck with an extra of :/
 
Like the yvan a fair bit and could see myself wearing, wishing the toe box was leather than mesh... regardless of how bulbous and dented they are haha I think this GR is better though! Tonal blue is hard for me to pass up.
 
 
Like the yvan a fair bit and could see myself wearing, wishing the toe box was leather than mesh... regardless of how bulbous and dented they are haha I think this GR is better though! Tonal blue is hard for me to pass up.
Everything about this pair is better except the exclusivity, which sadly drives most "sneakerhead" purchases...
 
solebox teaser with hikmet himself 
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Everything about this pair is better except the exclusivity, which sadly drives most "sneakerhead" purchases...
Pros:

GR: Silhouette is better (N9000),  I like the colors a bit more (lighter blue/ two tone), suede perforations make it better, 150 dollar price point.

Yvan: one of a kind, kangaroo leather on diadora logo and liner, cool navy inspired font, translucent sole, made in italy, suede more buttery to touch

Cons:

GR: suede is lower grade by a little, no theme or inspiration, silhouette has been done in almost every colorway imaginable (common)

Yvan: A lot of nylon on the shoe (way too much for 200 price point), common colorway, 200 freaking dollars, craftsmanship flaws in glueing and painting (most of the pairs I saw had this).  

Conclusion: get the RF 7000.
 
On another note, I feel like ronnie pulled back some stock of the rf7000 and let loose on the rest of the SJ's. He has to save the last of his hype somehow.
Yeah something was definitely up with that. Blues went fairly fast then fsr later on
 
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went to kith earlier to check them out and both sneakers were underwhelming in person. neither one were what u would expect quality wise from a collabo, the material on that blue gr pictured above felt better then kith and sj...with that said i'll give kith the nod over the sj just bc of all of the diff materials used, which surprised me bc i liked the sj more when i first saw pics. after holding them in hand neither is worth the price tag 
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went to kith earlier to check them out and both sneakers were underwhelming in person. neither one were what u would expect quality wise from a collabo, the material on that blue gr pictured above felt better then kith and sj...with that said i'll give kith the nod over the sj just bc of all of the diff materials used, which surprised me bc i liked the sj more when i first saw pics. after holding them in hand neither is worth the price tag :lol:
I'm not a "kith" head but I gotta disagree. Thought both pairs were decent with the RFs being REALLY good and original. Wore mine around today, big fan. Tied with Sakura lows for best RF this year.
 
popped by kith near closing time and the rf's were sold out and was told they stilll had fsr of yvan, the yvan in person i thought looked to bulky and and the colors seem faded, the gr two tone looked better, the colors seemed more vivid.
 
 
popped by kith near closing time and the rf's were sold out and was told they stilll had fsr of yvan, the yvan in person i thought looked to bulky and and the colors seem faded, the gr two tone looked better, the colors seemed more vivid.
If you're in the market for a blue diadora, my recommendation is the blue Colette "Gufetto."  Really dope in hand, blue is more vibrant than either of those kicks IMO.
 
If you're in the market for a blue diadora, my recommendation is the blue Colette "Gufetto."  Really dope in hand, blue is more vibrant than either of those kicks IMO.

Yesssss, i second this. Now is the time to grab them too, ive seen DS pairs as low as about $260 not long after release. They will be tough to find, especially for cheap in a year or 2. I still believe they produced aloooot more than 190 pairs though. Gotta love the bootleg OVO logo on the heel also lol.
 
Yesssss, i second this. Now is the time to grab them too, ive seen DS pairs as low as about $260 not long after release. They will be tough to find, especially for cheap in a year or 2. I still believe they produced aloooot more than 190 pairs though. Gotta love the bootleg OVO logo on the heel also lol.
I've seen them on the bay with "OVO" in the title.  They tried to ride that OVO hype.  

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