I understand why you would say that. When I first saw the pictures, I was like meh. I still went and managed to cop them, you know, to flip them. But once I held them in my hands and put them on feet, there was no flipping anymore, these are AMAZING! Trust me!
In the pics, it looks more like a chicago with orange instead of red. In reality, the white is more like an off-white/bone kinda, actually the exact same as in the V1 SBB. Add on the great leather quality. Really, i was on fence initially but once I had them in hand, I was really impressed.
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At this stage, youtubers early reviews of these are basically just a huge communication campaign for fineline. fineline probably just gave away the pairs
One thing also that indicates this release might be a GR is the fact that many "famous" youtubers (sneakerlufe, sneakerheadinthebay) get them early (I'm assuming they are legit). They seldom have limited releases this early. Just my 2 cents. Correct me if I'm wrong.