Are samples/considered designs the same quality?

[johndoe]

I got shoes a while ago that was in a colorway I didn't see anywhere, they came without a box and the label said it was a "considered design" or something like that and was size 9.

Are these considered designs/samples the same quality as shoes that are officially released or should I expect them to break apart?

Thanks

 

[solewoman]

I think quality is the same. (I would argure that they may even be better quality since they dont have to mass produce it) Nike used to do sample sales open to the public. I have a pair of royal/charcoal and white sample dunks. I havent had a problem. Most samples are in size 9.

 

[ta2and0]

Considered Design was a concept of Nike (the shoes that were designed with the sustainable material or something) and since there were at least several GR sneakers that were labeled as Considered Design, it doesn't mean that the one you've got is a sample unless its tag indicates that it's a sample tho. Anyway, I believe the quality of sample is usually better than the retailed ones since the samples were more carefully made comparing to the mass-produced retail ones and those samples aren't made in China in many cases.