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- NotMatt
- Senior Sneaker Freaker
- From: Adelaide
- Joined: Aug 07
Definitive Colourways
I decided to break out my bordeux Jordan VIIs today for the first time, my first and only VIIs, and it got me thinking. Not all of us have the luxury of picking up every colourway that drops, sometimes you just need to limit yourself to only one, but which should you choose?
Black Cement for the 3s? White cement for the 4s? Black/infrared for the 6s? Aqua 8s? Concord XIs? Last Shot XIVs? Should you get the XVIIs in the White/Blue for the Wizards or Red/White for the Bulls?
Why limit it to just Jordans though, some colourways are as classic as the models themselves.... Chlorophyll Trainer 1s? Dee Brown Pumps? White on white Air Force 1s? White/Black Shelltoes?..... Hell is there any sneaker colourway more famous than the ol' Infrared 90s?
With so many different releases in so many different colours, what would you choose as the definitive (or even just the best if you think a retro did it better) colourway/version to represent some of sneaker history's all-time classics?
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| 27 months ago |
- brendan
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- From: Collingwood
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Re: Definitive Colourways
AM90 = Infrared
AM95 = Neon
AM97 = Silver3M
AMBW = Persian
More Uptempo = Black/White
Mowabb = that bone/pale colourway
AT1 = Chlorophyll
back in the day, shoes (at least in perth) were often only released in only one or two colourways. at least the first year. they might have come back the next year in a different colour.
i'll prob think of some more later, but i should be working
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| 27 months ago |
- DangerDoom
- Calculon
- From: Sydney
- Joined: Aug 07
Re: Definitive Colourways
am1 - red/white
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| 27 months ago |
- montanainc
- Mr goodcat
- From: SA
- Joined: Sep 05
Re: Definitive Colourways
brendan pretty much nailed them all
I can only think of
Air Tech Challenge 2 
180's 
Safaris
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| 27 months ago |
- BeerNutta
- sneakerfresh.net
- From: Melbourne!
- Joined: Oct 09
Re: Definitive Colourways
AF1 white on white
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| 27 months ago |
- chops
- Senior Sneaker Freaker
- Joined: Jun 07
Re: Definitive Colourways
scream green hua
laser blue 93
ultramarine hua light
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- DangerDoom
- Calculon
- From: Sydney
- Joined: Aug 07
Re: Definitive Colourways
af1 id say high/mesh white/grey
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| 27 months ago |
- Funke
- day dreamer
- From: Sydney
- Joined: May 08
Re: Definitive Colourways
i would say black cements for the 4s and met/black for the 5s.
for NB models it'd be navy/grey lol
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| 27 months ago |
- brendan
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Re: Definitive Colourways
just because i found this interesting, and didnt want to spend all day scrolling back and forth, i started adding the suggested shoes onto a google document.
click here to edit it
it's almost a safe assumption that, for older shoes at least, that the first released colourway would be the default. this theory falls down with some of the more recent jordan releases though.
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| 27 months ago |
- Wannabee
- Starting somethin...
- From: Far Kew
- Joined: Mar 06
Re: Definitive Colourways
AM 87 - White/Red
AM90 = Infrared
AM93 - White/Blue
AM95 = Neon
AM97 = Silver3M
AM180 - Ultra's
AMBW = Persian (teal ftw if avail)
J1 - Black/Red
J2 - White/Red/Black
J3 - Black Cement
J4 - Black Cement
J5 - Black/Silver
J6 - Black/Infra
J7 - Bord
J8 - Aqua
J9 - ?
J10 - White/Black
J11 - Concords
J12 - Tufff one... i'd say White/Red
J13 - Black/Red JUST over White/Red (Flints also cool)
J14 - Only ones I like are the Chatruce ones
J15 - Black
J16 - Black/Red
J17 - White/Blue
J18 - Black/Blue
J19 - Black/Red
J20 - Stealth
J21 - Red
J22 - Blacks
J23 - Motorsport Blue
I like Black J's!!
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| 27 months ago |
- mik_git
- Team Moderator
- Joined: May 03
Re: Definitive Colourways
yeah, for me it is usually prefer the 1st release colourway.
ANd i think (Nike) have lost something from releasing so many colours of new shoes eg the last air max that was released in 3 colours each for mens and womens, plus the livestrong and more to come, it kinda dilutes it.
but i'll add a few
af2 - white/navy
revolution - white/navy
air ship - white/natural
vortex - blute/gold
epic - grey (hahah)
1500 - og grey
996 - grey
998 - grey
99... ok ALL 99x series grey!
1300 - that blue colour
AT SC - medicine ball
ATIII SC - orange
I would argue that J1 is red/white/black...
there are exceptions, ATII sc both the infrar and lime define it.
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| 27 months ago |
- Firecrakka
- Grand Master
- From: Pungent waterway w/outa paddle
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Re: Definitive Colourways
mik_git wrote:
yeah, for me it is usually prefer the 1st release colourway.
^^^ This ^^^
I think the first colourway I see is the one I will link the shoe back to.
If the original colourway doesn't get your attention, the shoe is behind the 8ball from the jump. So it's usually that first impression that sticks.
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