All round fits really. People who know little about sneakers can sometimes confuse them with Dunks and even AF1s, both of which are easy to style, in terms of the model. I think it has more to do with Nike’s 1980s basketball shoe design being widely adopted over the decades and having somewhat similar asthetic (flat outsoles, clean rubber midsole, all leather upper with swoosh branding, etc. etc.).
Problem with 11s is that they age pretty terribly.
Yeah I mean even Bred 11s will lose their shine.You could say that about ALOT of Jordans though. Out the box, nothing beats the 11. Not the 1’s. Not the 4’s. Not even the 3’s.
And if we are talking about the black/reds, then the aging factor becomes trivial.
I’m still on my first pair of the 2019 black/red release. Worn them literally hundereds of times, easily the most worn pair of shoes in my collection :
With little signs of them breaking down. These things are tanks. I doubt I’ll even get to the second pair by the time they retro again. Bred 11’s are simply the GOAT.
Compare your pair of OG Breds to your pair of 2019s… The outer layer on the patent leather absolutely loses its shine over time.
You are right, they have dulled , and they are still perfect compared to the 2019 version.
