The Rant

There is one aspect of shoes that I have not enjoyed for the past few years. One of Nikes biggest money makers come from their retro shoe line. Ever so often, Nike releases shoes that were very popular in the past. In fact, I like the shoes from the past more than the new shoes that are being made today. While I appreciate the fact that Nike is giving us shoe fans a chance at getting shoes from the past that we weren't able to get back then, they are not doing these "retros" justice. Instead of making the shoes the exact way that they were made in the past, Nike is cutting corners, and making slight, to drastic changes to their classics. Shades of colors are not being matched to the past models, materials are not up to par with the past counterparts, and wrong logos are being put instead of the original logos. I wish that Nike could release a decent retro instead of giving us these butchered classics. (Note: The brighter neon pair is the original, which was released back in 1990)