I'm glad pics of these surfaced so early so that it can be confirmed that they are in fact NOT charcoals BUT are actually a confirmed pass
What a shame! These (as seen above) would have been a big release in 2003 but we want an honest retro of the 1994 version.
I don't dislike them but I'd rarely pull them out of the box so they'll be passing me by. On one hand I'm glad they're not Charcoals because I have double-up ambitions for the Black Cement IIIs the following month and would rather not have spent so much in that small of a timeframe. On the other hand, I can't help but be slightly concerned that this somewhat similar colorway could deter them from seeing an actual Charcoal retro next year as being sensible.
i would definitely buy 3 pairs of the patent blacks. i can see me wearing those 7 days straight. black on black + 9 = infinite matches