This article is something a little different to usual... Let me introduce myself I’m Sam’s boyfriend Thomas. The guy who takes all of her photos for the blog. (Very Instagram boyfriend)
Sam has asked me to do a review of my latest sneaker purchase; the Off White Nike Hyperdunk. Off-whites latest collaboration with Nike has been able to take on Yeezy when it comes to the hypebeast/fuckboy market. They have been reselling from between £400-£1500 dependent on the model with retail only being between £100-£200.
I bought the shoe through StockX which is an American based company who legit check your purchase before u receive the shoes. StockX does offer the best price shoes however, there is a few things you need to check if you are ordering within the UK.
1. Delivery is $40 per item (you do get $20 off your first order). 2. You have to pay tax when your shoes arrive.
The hyperdunk was £50 tax but when I ordered my Yeezy Beluga v2 the tax was £90 despite buying them for the same price. I would recommend StockX if you want to have the peace of mind knowing your sneakers are 100% legit.
Main differences between the off white hyperdunk and the original. The Off White have the classic Off White red tag which is featured on all of the sneakers and many of the Off White items. Virgil has also added a “Foam” print on the sole as well as labels on the nike swoosh and the tongue, all these little details make quite an average basketball sneaker stand out.
The shoe comes in a standard nike box but with one key difference... it's inside out! I thought this was a really nice touch especially when your spending a small fortune on resale. The box comes with off white packaging and two spare laces, black and white, with paint dipped ends.
One of the main differences, and my favourite, is the addition of a strap half way up the laces. It gives more structure to the shoe and gives it a better fit but also has the added bonus of being able to wear the sneakers like every fuckboy with the laces undone and not have to worry about them falling off.
Before I bought the shoe I heard a lot of people talking about how uncomfortable the Off White and Nike range was especially the insole as they’ve added pimples/perforated the insole of the shoe. I do admit it felt odd initially but within ten minutes of wearing them I got used to it and to be honest I preferred it as it gave a little more grip. The shoe itself is covered in flyknit material which is quite comfortable, I would say this fabric maybe doesn’t have as much give as say the flyknit on the Vapormax but is what you’d expect that from a basketball sneaker. This is quite noticeable when you try to put it on especially with the strap, I have to loosen all the laces and pull the tongue right forward to even have a chance of getting them on.
One thing I really appreciate on this sneaker is the added plastic protection toe which covers some off the flyknit upper, without this the shoe would be a nightmare to clean and means you don’t have to waste your money on crap products which do nothing naming no names… cough crep protect.
All and all I do really like this shoe, it's comfortable and has nice little touches. It allows you to be a hypebeast without having to wear yeezy’s and look like every 12 year old fuckboy. I would defiantly recommend.
Which is your favourite out of the Off White and Nike collaboration and will you be picking up the converse or the all white Jordan 1 in 2018?
TC x
@thomasaclark
