[Review] Retail vs Rep Travis Scott Jordan 1 low velvet brown from Kickz Lucas

I haven’t seen too many rep vs retail for this mannequin so hopefully this helps just a few individuals. I’ll be evaluating LJR batch vs European launch. You may see from the photographs that they’re very properly replicated and to an everyday particular person I don’t suppose there’s a probability you may be “referred to as out”. However there are variations, some quirks, so I can be as vital as potential.

Images taken in pure lights plus indoor to provide the perfect gauge on colouring and supplies.

Rep pink laces and retail brown laces

Supplies: I’ll begin with the most important standout for me which is the fabric on the outer aspect panel. You may see the rep pair is a rougher nearly fur materials whereas the rep is loads smoother. I initiatlly thought this was an enormous flaw however after researching, discovered quite a few retail pairs which had the identical smoother materials outdoors panel. I’m not 100% which regional releases have which supplies however there may be clearly a variance between Europe/North America/Asia and LJR will need to have used one of many non-European variations to mannequin this pair, which it’s fairly correct from picture comparisons (examine for your self). You could possibly most likely additionally use a brush to tough up the fabric a bit if you happen to needed to get nearer. Heel and outer toe field supplies is furrier (?) than retail, once more, prone to be inside retail vary when contemplating all regional releases. Outdoors swoosh materials very comparable.

Colouring: When evaluating retail to LJR photographs I used to be anticipating a much bigger distinction in color, however in hand they’re very comparable. The footwear darkish colors are robust to seize precisely, and on foot I feel you’d wrestle to distinguish the shades of brown (rep vs retail). Nonetheless, the outer aspect panels are a contact darker than retail. Midsole color is indistinguishable. Stitching may be very shut, tad lighter on the swoosh stitching vs retail.

Form: Retail is extra compact from the midsole as much as the sock liner and the world on the outer aspect panel is tighter on retail (hope that is smart). Toe field is slimmer on retail however not dangerous, as soon as worn in I feel will probably be exhausting to inform. Observe that within the latter pics, the LJR pair has had a number of put on vs DS retail. Heel cups on LJR are good however marginally taller.

Match and really feel: match is TTS like ordinary with this mannequin and the rep pair feels just about equivalent sizing and luxury. Retail soles are undoubtedly extra sturdy, I wouldn’t say LJR are flimsy, they nonetheless really feel stable, simply to not the identical extent.

Conclusion: While there are variations in materials vs my European retail pair, I wouldn’t name them outright flaws given how they match different area releases. In fact there are variations, like the form not being actual which is all the time current with rep vs retail however general LJR is a good possibility and aspect by aspect in hand, solely a educated eye will have the ability to choose them aside.

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Shout out to Kickz Lucas for the LJR pairS An OG vendor who’s all the time skilled, nice communicator and fast with the ordering to QC to transport course of. Extremely reccomend.

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