Last year, StockX Sneakers visited Putian, the capital of fake shoes in China, for 6 months. Stockx Sneakers is a company that sells high-quality imitation sneakers. For 2020, Jordan Brand will be bringing back the limited design, but this time with “Nike Air” branded tongues. It’s also why the ‘retroing’ of some of these popular vintage sneakers has become such big business for Nike and others: it gives new customers the chance to get their hands on vintage-looking sneakers that they can actually wear, without fear of doing irreversible damage.This offering of the Air Jordan 1 Mid Milan released back in 2001 as a Japan exclusive limited to 2,001 pairs. Image: The Guardianīecause of this, vintage sneakers that haven’t undergone significant hydrolysis or degradation are worth big money – but they’re incredibly rare, as the foam becomes so fragile. In the most advanced state of hydrolysis, the PU sole will lose all its physical strength, thus cracking or crumbling.” A shoebox full of crumbled vintage Adidas sneaker midsoles found in a Buenos Aires sneaker store. It will, therefore, happen more quickly in tropical climates, but also in confined spaces (such as lockers) if the safety shoes are put away damp. “This process is accelerated by warmth and high humidity. “Hydrolysis is the chemical breakdown of the PU polymer and the resulting physical breakdown or crumbling of the PU sole by the attack of water (usually in vapour form), occurring over a period of several years (even when the shoes are in store!),” Safety Jogger explains. Sadly, virtually all athletic shoes with a polyurethane foam midsole are likely to meet this fate over time. RELATED: Kanye West’s Million-Dollar Sneaker Auction A Turning Point For Modern Luxury It’s also worth the hassle: real Air Jordan 3 ‘White Cements’ from 1994 are worth easy four figures, with a US size 8 pair currently selling on StockX for US$2,500. It’s fascinating to see Bennett painstakingly restore these rare retro sneakers the meticulous prep work, Frankensteining bits from other shoes, painting, gluing… The end result speaks for itself.
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