my all-time favorite 1906R colorway (it is much better in person)

            This colorway is simply outstanding, I doubled up on them and I am also getting a pair of the Mint Violet silver colorway in the same Milky Way pack series.  

I thought I am already done with the 1906R series, but I found them in their Official Outlet Store, and they were having buy 3 get extra 30 percent off sale, so I bought them with a pair of shorts and socks.  That's how I could get them for under 10000 yen.   I really love them, and IMHO, they are much better made shoes than the 991 LG2.   Sure, if you ask those hyperbeasts, they will tell you anything having genuine leather is much better shoe, but the fact is they are not really practical, Made in UK or US or not.  

I think if you are a diehard Made in US or UK fanboy, then you love them anyway, but for me for the comfort and sheer quality /value ratio, there is nothing better than these in their current Made lineup.  I think the Made in US shoes are still great, but every time I buy some UK pairs without any discount deals, I get deeply disappointed with the mediocre quality and poor finishing quality.   Honestly, most Made in China 2002R and most made in Cambodia 1906R are better made shoes than the 991 or 1500 series shoes.   The superficial people online just love Made as they are Made with some real genuine leather materials.   If your definition of high-quality shoes means just having some suede or nubuck on the upper, then you will love the 991 v2, but if your definition of high-end or high-quality sneakers is great comfort or practicality or great finishing or seaming work, then I think you will prefer the 1906R or the 2002R over the 991 or 920 or 1500 series.  

To be fair to Made line shoes, I think the Made in USA shoes are all great (except the 990 v6), but the UK line shoes seem to be really bad now, I have had to return 4 pairs of the 991 v1 purple and this time the 991 v2 Nimbus Cloud.  

It is unbelievable that many of those new people just love the Made and believe they are better quality sneakers than some 
 premium quality Nike airmax 1 or premium NB made in Asia shoes like the 1906R or the 90/60 series just because the Made shoes house a bit better suede or nubuck.

I honestly prefer the synthetic upper of this pair over any suede or nubuck, especially suede used in the 991 line shoes as the mesh is so breathable, and the synthetic shiny silver leather can take a bit of water (that shiny silver material is water repellent).   Suede is the most overrated sneaker material that most Redditors and Yotubers who know nothing about leather worship. I think Nubuck or real high-end leather is a great material, but suede especially the hairy one is not. 

Suede is the lowest quality and lowest grade leather of any kind of leathers in any kind of leather grading system.

Taken on: May 22, 2024

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