No one's buying Jordan shoes anymore

[1987_Lakers]

Think I might get these.

[Axe]

The j-11s seem to be iconic and well-liked amongst gen zs.

suck

[Full Court]

The j-11s seem to be iconic and well-liked amongst gen zs.

^Bitch Tits seems to be the stinkiest and least liked amongst ISH posters.

[sdot_thadon]

Really depends, lots of Jordan 1 lows come with 3 different colors which kill the shoe to me. If it's just two different simple colors that go together on the low 1s, then I would agree. But Chuck Taylors have stood the test of time for 100+ years and are still worn today. Jordan 1s have only been super popular for 15 years or so.

Retro low top 1s also suck. There should be no Jumpman on a low top 1.

I agree. The chucks are timeless and we will always see them more than Jordans because even soccer moms wear chucks. And I love the Jordan 1s 1000x more than chucks, but not the low tops, those look just like dunks for twice the price. AJ11 is the best sneakers of all time imo. And you nailed my exact problem with modern sneaker culture. So many colors on one shoe and so many colorways yet we can't get simple color combinations that make them more compatible with casual clothes. Not to mention the designs are too futuristic and our clothing is still a decade behind lol.

[1987_Lakers]

I agree. The chucks are timeless and we will always see them more than Jordans because even soccer moms wear chucks. And I love the Jordan 1s 1000x more than chucks, but not the low tops, those look just like dunks for twice the price. AJ11 is the best sneakers of all time imo. And you nailed my exact problem with modern sneaker culture. So many colors on one shoe and so many colorways yet we can't get simple color combinations that make them more compatible with casual clothes. Not to mention the designs are too futuristic and our clothing is still a decade behind lol.

True. Damn near all the "retro" and some of the "OG" low top 1s look like dunks.

Only the "85" version of low tops look like the actual original low top 1, like the shoe in the vid I posted.

The problem is, the 85 low top 1s are super limited compared to Retro and OG 1s. Not a lot of pairs, choices are limited. Smh.

I personally don't believe the 1s will stand the test of time because their design is too similar to other Nike shoes that came out before them, especially the AF1 which came out 3 years prior. Dunks and 1s came out in the same year.

I believe Chuck Taylor All-Star and Air Force 1 are the two most iconic shoes today, you could make a case for either.

Jordan 3 is my GOAT shoe though. They revolutionized the shoe game in ways the Jordan 1 did not and were the first Jordans to be designed by Tinker Hatfield, who is the GOAT shoe designer.

[Wally450]

Just want to say that sneakers with a tux is a terrible look.

[1987_Lakers]

This is why I don't buy Jordan 4s. Most overpriced shoe on the market right now.

[GOBB]

Jordan 1’s came out in 85 and it’s 2025. Still being worn today. They will always stand the test of time to sneaker heads. Air Force 1’s and Chuck Taylor are just affordable and are about as casual of a sneaker you can get. You can’t just go out on a whim and grab some Trophy 1’s.

[Soundwave]

This is why I don't buy Jordan 4s. Most overpriced shoe on the market right now.

I mean it's a shoe from 1987 or whatever, obviously it's not going to have the performance of a modern shoe, no one buys Jordan Retros for that.

But given that, in his own testing he did jump higher in the Jordan 4 than his modern sneaker (gained 3/4 of an inch on a vertical leap), which is the literal definition of increasing performance. And he also admits it's a great looking shoe, which is why people buy it.

Nike charges $200+ because the market supports that price point, people are willing to pay it. People have been paying $200+ for Jordans for ages, Nike knows by and large they can get away with that price point, if anything just paying retail for Jordan retros is not bad, the norm for higher demand colorways/models is generally very quick sell out and then you're stuck with at least a markup of $75 or more on GOAT or StockX.

[1987_Lakers]

I mean it's a shoe from 1987 or whatever, obviously it's not going to have the performance of a modern shoe, no one buys Jordan Retros for that.

But given that, in his own testing he did jump higher in the Jordan 4 than his modern sneaker (gained 3/4 of an inch on a vertical leap), which is the literal definition of increasing performance. And he also admits it's a great looking shoe, which is why people buy it.

Nike charges $200+ because the market supports that price point, people are willing to pay it. People have been paying $200+ for Jordans for ages, Nike knows by and large they can get away with that price point, if anything just paying retail for Jordan retros is not bad, the norm for higher demand colorways/models is generally very quick sell out and then you're stuck with at least a markup of $75 or more on GOAT or StockX.

He also said it looks like it was designed by a kid with all the extra materials it has on it, like the extra eyelets and wings.

I have no doubt they were in style to wear back then and many people rock them now, it looks nice, but I personally wouldn't wear them. A little too "loud" for me personally.

People also shit on the 4s for being notoriously uncomfortable. I cant spend over 200 on a shoe that make my feet hurt.

[1987_Lakers]

Higher quality than the 4s, still ugly to me though.

[Overdrive]

True. Damn near all the "retro" and some of the "OG" low top 1s look like dunks.

Only the "85" version of low tops look like the actual original low top 1, like the shoe in the vid I posted.

The problem is, the 85 low top 1s are super limited compared to Retro and OG 1s. Not a lot of pairs, choices are limited. Smh.

I personally don't believe the 1s will stand the test of time because their design is too similar to other Nike shoes that came out before them, especially the AF1 which came out 3 years prior. Dunks and 1s came out in the same year.

I believe Chuck Taylor All-Star and Air Force 1 are the two most iconic shoes today, you could make a case for either.

Jordan 3 is my GOAT shoe though. They revolutionized the shoe game in ways the Jordan 1 did not and were the first Jordans to be designed by Tinker Hatfield, who is the GOAT shoe designer.

Aren't Jordan 1s a derivate of the Dunk Hi?

[Axe]

It must be nice to buy a fake one for daily use while the original is preserved as much as possible.

shit

[Soundwave]

He also said it looks like it was designed by a kid with all the extra materials it has on it, like the extra eyelets and wings.

I have no doubt they were in style to wear back then and many people rock them now, it looks nice, but I personally wouldn't wear them. A little too "loud" for me personally.

People also shit on the 4s for being notoriously uncomfortable. I cant spend over 200 on a shoe that make my feet hurt.

It's a shoe from 1987, they designed it for the time period it existed in, I doubt they had any idea people would still be wearing them and buying them in 2025. They could likely easily redesign it for comfort but then people would bitch and complain that it's not the original design.

Nike charges $200 a pop for them because they can and because of the fashion element of it.

Jordan Brand revenue going to $3 billion-ish range to over $7 billion in 5 years when the rest of the sneaker business has been generally on a decline tells you about everything you need to know. Nike if anything didn't properly exploit the Jordan Brand and left a lot of money on the table in the 2010s. Now they're making a lot more Jordan models/retros and releasing them in higher quantities because they've realized there was a lot of money they weren't capitalizing on there, but inevitably that means the hysteria of having to line up for shoes and bribe Footlocker employees to get on a wait list and all that nonsense is diminishing somewhat.

It's still a problem with some releases, they retroed the Jordan X Steel for the first time in a long time this year but massively undershipped it and those pairs just went straight to Stock X/GOAT for a $100+ mark up. Frustrating because that's really the Jordan retro I wanted most this year and it sold out instantly.

Also that dude's videos aren't that great. The Jordan 5 looks like a kids shoe really ... has he seen any modern shoes?





These look like they were designed by a 10 year old and make a Jordan 5's design look understated compared to what modern basketball shoes look like.