REEBOK CLASSIC LEATHER VINTAGE "SOFT BLACK"

Here we have a pair of Reebok Classics done up in a vintage theme, sort of like Nike VNTG but without the excessive yellowing; these pairs only have a slight vintaged effect.  The materials are superb and the shoe is more of a dark blue than black in person.
YEAR OF RELEASE:  2012
STYLE CODE:  J93612
MATERIALS:  Nubuck uppers with cracked leather stripes.  The quality is outstanding on these!
COMES WITH:  Reebok tag, offwhite flat laces
STREET VALUE:  $80

SNEAKER REVIEW - DUNK LOW VNTG "REVERSE MICHIGAN"

Here we have another "vintaged" dunk that I cleaned up. This particular pair stands up well to a scrubdown and I was able to get these looking almost new!  The colorway is a retro of an old co.jp dunk sporting the classic University of Michigan "Wolverines" colorway.

A LOOK BACK - DUNK LOW VNTG "RED/NAVY"

Thunderstorms en route.  I'm guessing any rain hitting these will probably make them look better and hopefully wash more of the "vintage" treatment off.  Don't get me wrong, these are still dope and really comfortable.  So much so that when I broke them out today it got me back online and checking out some of the new dunk releases on nikestore.com, which I almost never look for anymore.  Check out some new pictures below (click to enlarge) as well as my original review here.

SNEAKER REVIEW - DUNK LOW VNTG "RED/NAVY"

Co.jp is a designation typically reserved for a pair of Nikes only released in Asia.  There are several such dunk low and high releases (such as the reverse Ultramans) from over 10 years ago that now fetch relatively high dollar amounts among collectors.  This year, Nike went ahead and retro'd four such dunk lows; here we have a red, white, and blue colorway.  Much like the recent AJKO retros, the newer versions have the vintage treatment added to them, which means pre-yellowed midsoles and dirt painted onto the shoe.  Some collectors may not mind the worn effect, but I gave my pair a thorough scrubbing.  While I was not able to remove all the pre-vintage, I at least got them relatively new looking.  In my opinion, slight amounts of this effect are ok, but the default amount Nike used is overbearing.