Keene

17 hours ago, mariahscarry said:

I've always been curious why E.H. even took the route of creating his own shoe with Nike in the first place. Why wouldn't he just make an ACR shoe? E.H. is so much cooler than an Air Force 1 design imo. Now then, not that he wants to put that kind of work into creating a shoe from scratch, but he could've directed that process had he taken the time.

And trust me I get it, it all comes down to money. Production costs, it being easier partnering with Nike and then receiving an additional paycheck from them on top of ACR sales, and just building that relationship in general too. We all are obviously aware now of how powerful a company like Nike can be in today's world.

I just think E.H. would still have the unique business aesthetic he had created organically all on his own, before the internet and instagram, had he NOT partnered with Nike.

...a side note, I think the different styling iterations between all Nike x ACR shoe models have always been incredibly unique each time a new ACR collection releases. He's shown us how truly versatile his designs with Nike truly are, and the numerous ways they can be expressed visually as well.

...second side note, I read that GQ interview, and the fact that E.H. was okay with using the Vapormax 2 model and add nothing from an ACR touch perspective sounds like a fabricated lie. Honestly, the way E.H. talks about Nike in interviews simply in general always sounds fabricated, like he's gassing them up because he know he'll see the bag for it later. The Vapormax 2 X ACR is a huge let down for myself and all other real ACR fans as well i'll assume. This shoe reminded me more of the direction he's been taking with Shadow Project, which after seeing the SS18 video he's sold me strongly on the new graphic direction and color ideas he's been executing. The Nylon Metal 'Spider' Watro Fishtail Parka is one of the most beautiful designs (functionally and textile selection) i've ever seen from their partnership. Even better than the J28k imo. Articulated arms are the most underrated SP feature ever. Haha sorry got off track there, but yeah, the fact he only changed the shoe from a visual perspective, marketing with John Mayer, and then even the friends and family edition (which is the most genius marketing scheme from a shoe perspective imo), shows me that this partnership with Nike has evolved into something I don't like.

There's a great deal of effort and money required to make quality shoes and risk involved as well. What if it fails? Not easy to take for a small company. I'm sure acronym wouldn't have done shoes at all if Nike didn't approach them to do the LF1. Nike has it all set up already. I also doubt that Errolson Hugh or acronym made the decision to change SISP from name giving 'shadow project' style and the PARSEQ grid to the current 'weird' SI mainline extension that SISP feels like. Pure speculation, but it appears to be more about brand image of SI and driven by SI.

The acr VM is not bad. For a spring/summer shoe it's fine. It feels a bit forced though. Nike will have asked acronym to do a Vapormax, possibly with all kinds of restrictions in production. The design is still radical and dividing the crown, maybe because the Vapormax already does that by itself, which could be exactly wanted to achieve and enjoy. The marketing is great too. All in all I think that one's a win for them whether one likes it or not.

On the business side, there's responsibilities to fulfill and while a comparatively small customer base may have paved the way to more, keeping a course just to please a small circle of people is unreasonable.

favorite band's old albums were way better than their new ones

J62 holding up nicely, also used with 3a regularly. Giving how strangely fragile it feels to the touch and how thin it is, that's a bit surprising. I wouldn't recommend scraping along a rough wall, running into sharp corners or objects or falling with your bike wearing it.

Edit: what the material will do definitely is showing tiny creases all over the place, even if it's new. They're smoothed out with pressure/support applied, but looking closely it's a mix of wrinkly and smooth with a dull sheen with the pattern of the base fabric occasionally showing through in stripes if it's sitting in a specific way. 

got that ankle scraping issue with LF1 tts. Take @danii's advice and try an insole. Might get a little tight at first, but the upper is more likely to stretch than the sides around the ankle giving in.

20 hours ago, segue said:

I’m semi worried the bag isn’t lined?  As @danii mentioned I know it’s a more durable x pac but I loved that the OG XPAC had black cordura lining. 

I shojkd be getting mine in the mail tomorrow but hopefully this doesn’t affect the overall durability cause the interior seems sheen like and could be easily scraped. I’m probably worrying about nothing but still worrying since I did drop a stack on this haha 

scroll up a few. It isn't, only body-facing inside. @danii wrote it's VX42/rugged x-pac, so that reflective coating inside should be a PET film. It feels pretty sturdy.

4 minutes ago, leg said:

Yeah, colour looks much better in person than on official photos, I wasn't sure about colour before buying, but i'm definitely keeping it.

Just beat me to it. For anyone wondering, the inside of the main compartment isn't lined, also showing the back of the X-PAC like the front pockets on these pictures. Interior body-facing side has floating lining in black.

nvm

3 minutes ago, brainerd666 said:

Anybody get save any pics of the pants? I’m late to the party. 

Pants are on the j53ts-gt and j47a-ws shots

GT-J12

1 hour ago, RemarkableArmor said:

Seriously I wouldn’t go running in any of those acronym shells unless you mean running for a bus or something 

Yeah, the bus/train/police/... 

The airpod's case itself uses magnets to hold them in place. Force lock works fine with them, but any abrupt movement is likely to shake them off (jumping, impact while running). It's more a help for when you're just standing or walking slowly, for example like taking them out at a store or when you normally may take one or both out when talking to someone.