Looking for poor mans Common Projects

[qom]

I'm looking for a pair of shoes that looks similar to the achilles mids in white.

The ones that I have find that are pretty similar are the vulcanised hi's from umbro by kim jones ( http://espimages.biz/2132/I/759/87/lrgE08E23BF-4215-4952-A1AC-F1FB04F08D30.jpg )

I don't think they're produced anymore though. And yes, they aren't THAT similar, but they cost £45 and that's a little less compared to £235.

A clean looking hi/mid top in white and must be leather too.

Must be someone else that does these kind of shoes with a slighly cheaper price tag

Somewhere around £80 would be a decent price

[Liberation1945]

yo what were those chinatown shoes mad people were rockin a couple years back

i need some joints like that cause i dont feel like spending money for sneakers...i need some sneakers that are gonna have some shit quality but look decently decent

[sawn-off chef]

winos/zigzags?

[freecat]

never paid retail for ceepees. get them off ebay or supermarket. you also can buy generic man they're a little bit less expensive.

[qom]

thanks freecat, I'll look into that.

I know there are many people selling cp's in supermarket but I haven't seen many achilles mid whites in size 42. I guess people that get 'em usually keep 'em

[U MAD]

thanks freecat, I'll look into that.

I know there are many people selling cp's in supermarket but I haven't seen many achilles mid whites in size 42. I guess people that get 'em usually keep 'em

those are sort of ugly maybe not a lot of people buy them? Anyway try to find a pair off retail and it will be really worth the price, they are really tough.

[qom]

blasphemy

[freecat]

[ProfMonnitoff]

^ what model are those, theyre actually kinda nice. definitely look better than the nike x apc disaster.

but for me its white canvas low tops or nothing

on some keds right now

[jeepster]

those are the apc x nikes

still fugg 2 me.

[freecat]

they're "nike tennis classic vintage". looking good for nikes. would never kop tho, i have too much pair of cheap white canvas shoes to beat up.

agreed on the apc x nike. tried them at the store, they are fugly and makes mongoloid feets.

[m1sterko]

i guess if you want real budget you can go the fake route.

fakes galore

http://namoo.myshopify.com/collections/shoes-1

im not sure if common projects shut them down or what... but a few months back they had copies of their SS lineup.

[ProfMonnitoff]

if they

- had an old blazer style toebox

- got rid of that curved stitching on the side

- didn't have a perforated swoosh

they would be pretty good shoes

i like the logo on the tongue

[jeepster]

adidas clean pack

sup.

[ilovefriedchicken]

adidas clean packs are dope

but my white hi's ran me $200...

[Boston.]

People sell common projects on the supermarket for pretty cheap fairly regularly. I don't think I'd ever buy a pair of CPs again because my taste has changed, but they are a pretty well made, sound investment as far as longevity goes. Fairly often there are CPs available here for $120 or 140US.

this is not true. i just had a pair listed at 175 on sufu which was more than reasonable and i had a not so popular size as 42 since my feet are huge.

they sold for $250 on ebay after gettign dumbass buyer after dumbass buyer pming me about sole length n' shit here. go figure.

you won't find unworn or even lightly worn for under 150 methinks - not for the classic looking styles anyways.

[nifu]

i saw some rod lavers in person and wasn't impressed, are the rod laver clean packs any better? Wonder if these are even real

[qom]

I'm not looking for low tops anyway and those clean packs doesn't look too good.

I just wish I could resurrect my old ubkj's, damn it's annoying being poor

[MenageATrois]

Adidas Rod Laver Mid

http://www.shoebacca.com/adidas/rod-laver-mid-v2-114003.html?utm_source=google_base&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google_feed_v2

[fallen angels]

kop white leather chucks and call it a day

[Kesnel]

Ambassadors?

What ever happened to those though? They seem never to have emerged.

[sarcasticone]

These are as close as your going to get and unfortunately they do not

come in high tops

http://www.shoebacca.com/adidas/rod-laver-vintage-019468.html?utm_source=google_base&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google_feed_v2

[jeepster]

^the Laver's do come in high tops, just hard to find in the US. Clean pack versions.

[Continent]

I just got a pair of Rod Cleans in the mail today and I'm very satisfied.

I bought them from eBay user Philip Browne who accepted an offer for $55.

[ilovefriedchicken]

best of the clean pack adidas imo

i have these and ill keep em over any common projects or likewise any day

[ghostdeini]

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[mr fluffernutter]

best of the clean pack adidas imo

i have these and ill keep em over any common projects or likewise any day

i cant even believe these are adidas.. where to ckop

[freecat]

they where on karmaloop. but they're a bit chunky in real life. would still kop if i didn't have any white shoes tho.

[DaBestSpoona]

I always thought people who were willing to pay the exorbitant price for common projects were high on crack smoke... $300+ for a plain leather shoe, jesus CHRIST. do you have money to burn or something?

I used to feel the same way but these days I rather rock a pair of cps that last me 1-2 years than go through 10 pairs of converse that last me like 1-2 months.

[eastcoastrider27]

I always thought people who were willing to pay the exorbitant price for common projects were high on crack smoke... $300+ for a plain leather shoe, jesus CHRIST. do you have money to burn or something?

It's not that it's $300 for a shoe it's $300 for a sneaker.

I don't care how well made it is, or how quality the materials are, at the end of the day it's still just a sneaker.

Not my cup of tea, but I guess it's all relative.