AF1 white/gum 08

[late registrant]

Co-Sign. That side panel is

 

[vintagefits]

I always looked down on the gum sole af1s as a kid... and they managed to make them worse.

HORRIBLE

 

[dathbgboy]

Sucka for gum soles but for some strange reason I'm gon pass. I'd rather have the white on white highs wit the gum sole I had back as a youngster

 

[send one]

Side panel creeps me out for some reason.

 

[thagreatj]

Originally Posted by Tr1ll

so close.......yet so far.

agreed, without that side panel, those would be the first AF1's i ever owned, which released in 03 i believe.

 

[jonathan0389]

Dam these are just horrible make a decent gum soled shoe

 

[donjuan513]

Hey Nike.....white mesh would have been just fine.

 

[flintgrey]

Originally Posted by sho3tym

horrible....had my hopes up when i entered the post...

Agreed - like Ty said, mesh would have been the way to go.

 

[ravagebx]

I just knew coming into this post they would do something to screw it up

 

[thadoogal23]

Poor execution I'm afraid

 

[mattdaincredible]

side panel ruins it

 

[jordandaman23]

Man, I miss my pair from 2003!!

 

[mario687211]

nike straight killed some classic white on white gums...

 

[powdbyrice]

what they should be:

glad i have my DS pair.

however, i would rock these new ones. the side panel isn't that bad. they look like a women's release tho.

 

[houstonsnk]

they are nice but the mid panel is ehh

 

[jordan23 4xl]

not feeling them..

 

[shadi914]

Originally Posted by donjuan513

Hey Nike.....white mesh would have been just fine.

 

[miamin2]

i dont know why they couldnt have just left the mid panel alone? who are they trying to appeal to?

 

[jvhoop22]

"Nike: the company that knows how to screw up even the easiest sneaker to get right."

How do you mess up white/gum? I didn't even know it was possible until know. At least if the same perforation pattern had been on the toe box I wouldunderstand it as a vaguely coherent design, though they would barely have been any better.

 

[theswoosh]

Nah yall are tripen all you gotta do is take some spackle and apply it over the perforated upper and whalah! A shoe we all would have purchased in a heartbeat. Thanks nike.

 

[measy15]

OD on the perf.

 

[andypark713]

Originally Posted by powdbyrice

what they should be:

glad i have my DS pair.

however, i would rock these new ones. the side panel isn't that bad. they look like a women's release tho.

I agree, they do look like a womens release, but I think they are still worth coppin, it is white/gum afterall. I see it growing on alot of ppl thatwerent in the game back when the came out. (myself included)

 

[poblack]

Man, I was hyped when I read the topic but looking at that side panel really upset me.

If the holes were all uniform would make a huge difference.

I'm hoping these look a lot better in person. Hopefully the flash from the camera make the holes look darker and thus makes the side panel look out ofplace.

Still make cop

 

[callmecarlito]

white/gum has always been one of my fav af1 colorways.....but that perforated side panel ruined the entire shoe.

 

[memphisboi55]

pass easy.