crooked tongues magazine
17aug 12
Air Jordan Golden Moments pack
@ 11:00AM by gwar
The Jordan boxset has long been a source of controversy. Back in late 2005 we got pretty excited about the Defining Moments Pack for delivering a VI and IX at a point when the shoes included weren’t being retroed (emphasis seemed to be on IVs around that time and XIIIs like the infamous Altitude Green release). The executions of a 1991 and 1996 classic played it safe by only adding a discreet gold accent colour to existing makeups, so you weren’t left with a clanger when you got that vast, stacked box home. The Beginning Moments Pack’s from 2007’s mid-cut Jordan Is were okay, but materials let them down (if those had contained releases on the level of the ‘Banned’ I, it would have been a different story). 2008’s Countdown Packs were problematic, because every shoe we’d always wanted seemed to come partnered up with something we were unlikely to buy (the XI/XII pack was the only time the project seemed to deliver).
The issue was that it wasn’t a buy-one-get-one-free affair with these releases — you paid £100 for each shoe. 2009’s Celtics and Bulls Jordan I package was semi-decent, but again, materials are a significant part of the I’s history and both pairs were lacking. The duo of '60+' VIIs was okay. And the ‘Raging Bull’ box of Jordan Vs that same year? Not bad. Then there’s a few more in between and a new wave of promo-only double packs, which leads us to the Golden Moments pack retread of the VI and a VII. This time the VI gets white and the VII arrives in black — no great shock to the system, but that brownier use of gold isn’t too Liberace and makes them very, very wearable. That VI’s minimal use of red makes it our favourite here.
These definitely take it back to the DMP essence rather than making us do the Countdown Pack shudder, but the £300 RRP is pretty brutal. Yes, that packaging’s plush, down to the relevant Jordan-esque fastenings on the drawstring bags, but they don’t come cheap. We thought the original DMP’s NikeTalk hoo-ha all those years ago was dramatic, but the Jordan hype in 2012 puts it in the shade. These go on sale tomorrow.
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Comments (27)
I neeeeeeeeeeed them in my life
”I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedddd them in my life
”note the comment but nike uk £250
”These definitely take it back to the DMP essence rather than making us do the Countdown Pack shudder, but the £300 RRP is pretty brutal.
nike store had them in for £250 so looks like we are being ripped off with the £300
”price tag cheers guys if u want to pay £300 size has them in 8,s and 9,s
http://www.size.co.uk/product/jordan-vi-and-vii-'golden-moments'-pack/31139/
http://store.nike.com/gb/en_gb/?l=shop,pdp,ctr-inline/cid-300/pid-553575
thank you brother much appreciated!!! peace
”FootasYlum just had Some on website An hour ago
”Footlocker London and Manchester are getting a restock and was told they are £250
Guy in Nottingham footlocker looked on computer and they have loads in the warehouse
But Non on the online store
Hope this helps u guys looking for a set
Just don't know why anyone can get so hyped about these. The Jordan's back in the day, well yes. At least they were a Nike Air performance shoe when they first came out. Without the Nike Air branding, I think they have lost the spark a wee bit. Plus the price that is for others to pay.
”i can tell you one thing the person who created this company would have had the heart for the shoe they were selling in the beginning thats even if they have anything to do with this company anymore, which i doubt. one thing i do know is that because they dont have a professional phone in customer service it shows their customer very little respect, and if anything will be done about these things i will be surprised
”unfortunately, the soul leaves the body momentarily when people are making money and they no longer care for the product they are pimping or the loyal customer they keep, they seem to care not if they lose loyalty as their product makes them money
”I suggest everyone to email your complaints to CT directly, let them know that what they are doing is wrong. All of us could also contact Nike Headquarters directly and let them know what's going on. You never know what could happen.
”wasted a whole day yesterday waiting for them to apear on your site, IF IM WRONG I WILL APPOLOGISE!!! BUT THATS A FOUL MOVE!! especially to loyal customers, why dont you just put sold out?
”i feel upset as a regular customer that you guys sell via links from twitter and not online properly,
”i think they sold them all before the 18th, which is foul on a secret link :(
”i just typed an essay and it wasnt submitted disappeared into air :( not really an essay but heartfelt facts about the exploration of shoes these days
”is there an admin for crooked tongues???
”When can we order needed to know ASAP
”IMO the OG are way better. These are in stock at Size?
”when are they coming online? need this pack
”are they coming online today???
”how comes they are not up for us to buy?? the release day is today, do you have any?? peace
”are you guys going to be selling them!? when??
”what the price
”goin to have to pass but still dope
”Other packs have bee
”Pass
”Really nice
”when can order it???
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