Think about it as you would art. If I were to make a print of an artist’s work it would not be nearly as cool to me personally when compared to how great it would be to have an original, even if guests weren’t able to tell the difference. It looks exactly the same in every way, but at the end of the day you know you’re a fraud and it’s therefore less fulfilling.
I guess it is sadder to buy a fake shitty plastic ‘luxury’ item marketed to the lower class than to buy a shitty plastic ‘real’ ‘luxury’ item marketed to the lower class. Or I guess don’t wear plastic garbage.
Yeah I’m generally of the mindset that you should buy things that will last, not strictly based on their actual physical lifespan but something that will fall apart before you stylistically outgrow it. I see nothing wrong with buying dunks, especially in the case that you actually have a reason to buy them like if they would go with your fits well rather than buying them with a hypebeast mindset.
>$100 plastic made in china shoes vs $30 plastic made in china shoes
Oh wow good for you! Now you just need a purse with MK or COACH or dumb lower middle class stupid printed all over it on patent ‘leather’.
I hope your mother gets cancer you subhuman poorgay cunt.
Better catch the bus you cunt, the unemployment line opens up soon
Anonymous says:
So this is the power of public education.
Anonymous says:
Can’t stop me jerking off to the thought of you getting cancer, poorfag
Anonymous says:
>he’s jerking off to a man, he admitted he jerks off to a man
beautiful
Anonymous says:
do you appreciate the look of old but well maintained and broken in sneakers? then yes there is something wrong with wearing fakes because they will probably fall apart long before you get to that point
Authentic sneakers can be absolute shit. The best rep batches are sometimes better than the average authentic pair. With replicas there’s an incentive for making the best shoe with the best quality control, since anyone can make reps and rep buyers and dealers want the absolute best product they can have. Nike couldn’t care less your stupid ass thinks the quality control is low, because where else are you gonna get an authentic pair. You’re more worried about availability than you are quality when you buy an limited authentic pair of sneakers. The incentives are all mixed and that’s a shame.
This. Rep rolexes being identical to the real deal is impressive
Rep nikes being identical is because nikes are crap. They cant even use stitching or the material under the sole because it varies between legit models. They cant use errors because the legit ones have errors too. Terrible qc
If anyone asked me about the shoe I couldnt lie and say they are real or have the confidence to admit they are fake
>dude nobody cares
I got complimented on hecking dunks by sneakerheads, if I got a reverse swoosh yeezybooster cactus jack jesus shoe everyone would ask me about it
>dude normalfags dont care
Normalfags wont even see anything past the color
The only thing I could see getting reps for are some versace/balenciaga meme shoes that cost 1000 dollars, since you will be wearing them ironically anyway
I personally prefer fakes cause i do prefer my money going towards factories rather than nike in a way, and i just don’t want to pay 300 for some basic colourways like kentuckys or shadows
Balenciaga used to be made in Italy and when they saw that china was making the exact same shoes they were paying more to have made in Italy, they just cut a deal with those factories which now make the genuine ones.
Depends on the model, fake dunks are usually better quality than real dunks for example, while dake 350s are more often than not complete garbage.
If you go for it you’ll have to find a correct atelier making them, and you probably should focus on nike sneakers since nike has the worst quality of any mainstream sneaker brand (except shit like sketchers), dunks are better fake, tn are arguably better fake, af1 depend on the model, jordan 1 are often better flke too especially lows.
One of my most funny finds were pandas made of real leather, and with a bkt sturdier stitching (vompared to my real unc at least)
Outside of actual quality issues, no. All the major companies are pushing lower quality products for premium prices. It’s your civic duty as a consumer to counteract this by finding alternatives avenues that allow you to pay exactly what the shoe is worth instead of the cost of the brand.
>see item >it looks good >"real" version extremely expensive >"fraud" version cheap but 99.9% accurate
Choosing real is inherently decadent and impractical if what you care about is looking nice. If you care more about that decadence / posterity, or if the fakes are shit, by all means help Tommy buy another yacht.
i have 5 pairs of fake ultraboosts and nikes i got 5 years ago. they are still doing okay.
the nikes i got were these ones, tom sachs mars yard, because i wanted shoes in san francisco 49ers colors. they are currently at over $5,000 a pair on stockx. i paid $20 for them and the chinese buyer i used advised against it because ‘they do not look great". look just fine to me. one time an asian-american hypebeast guy saw me on the train and said HOLY heck DUDE ARE THOSE THE MARS YARDS and i told him they were fakes he said who cares man they look nice
I think it’s fine as long as it’s the design of the garment that you care about and not the brand.
e.g I just bought a pair of fake sk8 hi vans with a brown sole cuz I thought they looked better than the real ones since the real ones had a more orange bright color to them, I think it’s doable in this case, also doable for money related purposes like when you want a specific item but it happens to be sold by a company that expects you to pay 2.5k for a hoodie in which case it’s also fine to buy fakes
I have no problems paying American retail for sneakers but i am not paying nearly a grand for a nikes
I will not be analy fisted by resellers or settle for some dog shit colour way from footlocker
i have 5 pairs of fake ultraboosts and nikes i got 5 years ago. they are still doing okay.
the nikes i got were these ones, tom sachs mars yard, because i wanted shoes in san francisco 49ers colors. they are currently at over $5,000 a pair on stockx. i paid $20 for them and the chinese buyer i used advised against it because ‘they do not look great". look just fine to me. one time an asian-american hypebeast guy saw me on the train and said HOLY heck DUDE ARE THOSE THE MARS YARDS and i told him they were fakes he said who cares man they look nice
No. I bought $150 Reebok’s and the faux leather is peeling not half a year in. I don’t give a shit anymore, I’m not buying crap that’s not gonna hold up at x5 the price.
yes
Think about it as you would art. If I were to make a print of an artist’s work it would not be nearly as cool to me personally when compared to how great it would be to have an original, even if guests weren’t able to tell the difference. It looks exactly the same in every way, but at the end of the day you know you’re a fraud and it’s therefore less fulfilling.
I guess it is sadder to buy a fake shitty plastic ‘luxury’ item marketed to the lower class than to buy a shitty plastic ‘real’ ‘luxury’ item marketed to the lower class. Or I guess don’t wear plastic garbage.
Yeah I’m generally of the mindset that you should buy things that will last, not strictly based on their actual physical lifespan but something that will fall apart before you stylistically outgrow it. I see nothing wrong with buying dunks, especially in the case that you actually have a reason to buy them like if they would go with your fits well rather than buying them with a hypebeast mindset.
morongay, try this thing called a job
>$100 plastic made in china shoes vs $30 plastic made in china shoes
Oh wow good for you! Now you just need a purse with MK or COACH or dumb lower middle class stupid printed all over it on patent ‘leather’.
I hope your mother gets cancer you subhuman poorgay cunt.
Better catch the bus you cunt, the unemployment line opens up soon
So this is the power of public education.
Can’t stop me jerking off to the thought of you getting cancer, poorfag
>he’s jerking off to a man, he admitted he jerks off to a man
beautiful
do you appreciate the look of old but well maintained and broken in sneakers? then yes there is something wrong with wearing fakes because they will probably fall apart long before you get to that point
Authentic sneakers can be absolute shit. The best rep batches are sometimes better than the average authentic pair. With replicas there’s an incentive for making the best shoe with the best quality control, since anyone can make reps and rep buyers and dealers want the absolute best product they can have. Nike couldn’t care less your stupid ass thinks the quality control is low, because where else are you gonna get an authentic pair. You’re more worried about availability than you are quality when you buy an limited authentic pair of sneakers. The incentives are all mixed and that’s a shame.
This. Rep rolexes being identical to the real deal is impressive
Rep nikes being identical is because nikes are crap. They cant even use stitching or the material under the sole because it varies between legit models. They cant use errors because the legit ones have errors too. Terrible qc
Don’t most Rolex replicas, and watch replicas in general, use cheaper movements? I know nothing about rep watches.
Used to be true until a few years ago
Modern rolex reps are insane
It’s shit like “open the watch and look at the cogs under a microscope”. And they got even better since this video came out
Which replicas have you purchased? Do you have an pictures?
>when you notice quality issues on both nikes in your rotation
To me it’s a pride thing
If anyone asked me about the shoe I couldnt lie and say they are real or have the confidence to admit they are fake
>dude nobody cares
I got complimented on hecking dunks by sneakerheads, if I got a reverse swoosh yeezybooster cactus jack jesus shoe everyone would ask me about it
>dude normalfags dont care
Normalfags wont even see anything past the color
The only thing I could see getting reps for are some versace/balenciaga meme shoes that cost 1000 dollars, since you will be wearing them ironically anyway
Impressing sneakerheads is like impressing pro wrestling fans
Then don’t go for the damn cactus jack?
I personally prefer fakes cause i do prefer my money going towards factories rather than nike in a way, and i just don’t want to pay 300 for some basic colourways like kentuckys or shadows
>Then don’t go for the damn cactus jack?
Why would you buy fakes of gr?
Broke ass nigga
Balenciaga used to be made in Italy and when they saw that china was making the exact same shoes they were paying more to have made in Italy, they just cut a deal with those factories which now make the genuine ones.
no, now get back on /r/fashionreps
no, but the fact it riles people up should be motivation enough to do so, think of how mad /fashion/ggots will be!
With nike reps the only difference between real and fake are which child labor sweatshop made them.
Depends on the model, fake dunks are usually better quality than real dunks for example, while dake 350s are more often than not complete garbage.
If you go for it you’ll have to find a correct atelier making them, and you probably should focus on nike sneakers since nike has the worst quality of any mainstream sneaker brand (except shit like sketchers), dunks are better fake, tn are arguably better fake, af1 depend on the model, jordan 1 are often better flke too especially lows.
One of my most funny finds were pandas made of real leather, and with a bkt sturdier stitching (vompared to my real unc at least)
As long as they look of the same quality or better quality there really isn’t an issue with it. This goes for all fake replica clothing.
>always rep
Generic designs by any desinger under Kering ie brown monograms.
FOTM nikes adidas
>maybe rep
archive
watches
>never rep
domestic made
outdoor jacket
Outside of actual quality issues, no. All the major companies are pushing lower quality products for premium prices. It’s your civic duty as a consumer to counteract this by finding alternatives avenues that allow you to pay exactly what the shoe is worth instead of the cost of the brand.
>see item
>it looks good
>"real" version extremely expensive
>"fraud" version cheap but 99.9% accurate
Choosing real is inherently decadent and impractical if what you care about is looking nice. If you care more about that decadence / posterity, or if the fakes are shit, by all means help Tommy buy another yacht.
if your fraud version does not have the branding then i will pretend along with you.
if your fraud does have the branding and you insist that it should – you might be fooling yourself but you are not fooling me.
not unless you get really shitty replicas
I’m going to keep buying reps because bots and hype beast ruined buying shoes and i can get shoes i normally couldn’t get in my size
i have 5 pairs of fake ultraboosts and nikes i got 5 years ago. they are still doing okay.
the nikes i got were these ones, tom sachs mars yard, because i wanted shoes in san francisco 49ers colors. they are currently at over $5,000 a pair on stockx. i paid $20 for them and the chinese buyer i used advised against it because ‘they do not look great". look just fine to me. one time an asian-american hypebeast guy saw me on the train and said HOLY heck DUDE ARE THOSE THE MARS YARDS and i told him they were fakes he said who cares man they look nice
I think it’s fine as long as it’s the design of the garment that you care about and not the brand.
e.g I just bought a pair of fake sk8 hi vans with a brown sole cuz I thought they looked better than the real ones since the real ones had a more orange bright color to them, I think it’s doable in this case, also doable for money related purposes like when you want a specific item but it happens to be sold by a company that expects you to pay 2.5k for a hoodie in which case it’s also fine to buy fakes
I have no problems paying American retail for sneakers but i am not paying nearly a grand for a nikes
I will not be analy fisted by resellers or settle for some dog shit colour way from footlocker
>a grand for nikes
https://stockx.com/nikecraft-mars-yard-shoe-2pt0-tom-sachs-space-camp
what reps do you have
No, replica sneakers are identical to the mass produced ‘real’ thing.
i played basketball in fake nikes on the weekend and my feet have blisters and cuts all over
so go fake only if you’re walking
Cuts?
There are razor blades in fake nikes?!
Big if true.
you can wear pricey shit but if it’s just sneakers and youre outfit is mallcore or i know your lifestyle i automatically think theyre reps
like lmao zoomers wearing union af1s in high school or college
if you want proper running sneakers that will actually keep you injury free and won’t fall a part, then don’t buy fakes.
No. I bought $150 Reebok’s and the faux leather is peeling not half a year in. I don’t give a shit anymore, I’m not buying crap that’s not gonna hold up at x5 the price.
>I bought $150 Reebok’s
hecking lol
>I bought shit and it’s discovered it was shit.
No, no one who isn’t a shoe flipper gives a shit what shoes you are wearing, so wear whatever you want. No one cares.