Confession time: I don’t give a good goddam about Air Mags.
I know it’s like one of those super duper populuper ‘grails’, but nothing (other than the resell-ability) makes me want to have anything to do with that shoe. Like when would be a good time to wear a light-colored 12 inch high top that lights up and runs the risk of running out of batteries? It’s just not my thing. At all.
I’m old enough to have seen Back to The Future II in theaters (and I did), and as a 9-year-old I thought the idea of a self-lacing shoe was super novel and cool, but never in my mind was I like ‘Man, I’ve gotta have those!’
There are a few cool subplots behind the Air Mags, though - like the 2011 release auctioned off on eBay for Parkinson’s.
And the SINGLE left shoe from the movie that semi-recently sold at a Shoezeum auction for $90k+ and included a little clear, plastic box full of crumblings.
And the time Giants Pitcher Brian Wilson wore them to pitch a few games in…
And maybe that time CJ So Cool won a pair at The U.N. Heat Locker.
And that time this dude from Reddit copped a pair for $350 or something ridiculous.
And…that time Universal Studios dropped an unbranded pair for Halloween at $99 (I bought a pair…and they were horrendous - shape was super wonky, stitching was all over the place, and the lights went out after a few months).
The HyperAdapts were ok, IMO. I still can’t believe dudes lined up to drop $720 retail on them, though. I copped a couple of pairs for DUMB cheap (like $200/each) and never really wore them so sold both…At least the silhouette was a bit lower profile.
The prices of Air Mags just baffles me…I…I just don’t understand it. I don’t understand how anyone would be willing to drop this kind of money on a pair of shoes. But, then again, they are about the current price of a Bitcoin, so…
Anyway…my dude in China sent me these pics earlier this week…it looks like someone is out there working on a fresh batch of reps…if you’re *somehow* in the market for a $20K+-$50k pair of shoes (you should probably think about doing something better with your money lol) make sure you do your due dilligence…as for me…I’m fascinated that ANYONE can re-create these things. And the videos look like they work better than the real pairs.
I’ve been trying to find the tells but I’m just not familiar enough with this model. But how about you? Do you see anything that screams ‘fake’? Are there any tells?