Today I'm cutting in half one of the all-time
classic sneakers, the air force ones, to see what's inside, see how they're built
and how much of this is leather and how good of
quality the leather is. And this video is sponsored by stadium
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And we're also giving away three pairs of
these shoes. So stay tuned on how to win them. So now let's go over the
information on these shoes. The brand is nike. The model is the air force 1 07
lows. The colorway is white on white. They're made in vietnam and they retail
anywhere from $90 to $130 and even up from there depending on if
you're getting some limited edition stuff.
And it's Saturday and these are a white sneaker, so technically it's a white it's
part of the white sneakers series but not really part of the minimalist white
sneaker series. So we won't really be comparing these to the common
projects and the koyos and oliver cabell's
and everything that's going to be coming out in the following Saturdays. It just
happened to line up perfectly. There's basically two questions that I
want to answer with this video. The first one is what's inside? How are
these built? What's the different layers in them? And the second one is how much
leather is in this and what is the quality of leather?
Because if you remember to the the air jordans, the mids, not a lot of
this was leather. It's surprising how little leather was actually in the
shoe. So we're going to try to answer that in this video as well.
So now let's get to the cutting. Definitely heard the hiss of the air
unit, so let's see what's inside. Okay. Let's start going through the
different layers starting with the outsole and moving our way up.
So the outsole is just a typical rubber outsole. It's a cup sole
with the stitching around the outside that is real stitching. You can see it
here on the inside. And what's interesting is you've got a
little bit of that structure in the heel, this little x crosshatch, argyle
structure, that's going to give you a little bit of extra cushioning
compared to the AJ 1's that don't have that. Then
moving upwards we've got the foam that surrounds the air unit. And what's
interesting is this air unit goes probably three quarters of the way up
the shoe. It's going to give you a little bit more
cushioning and it's going to give you a little bit more of that height. And I
think that's a big part of the reason why these
shoes look so clunky and big is there's so much on the inside here.
Then moving up we've got the structured insole,
I guess is what you'd call it. Then the semi-removable
insert, which, it's not glued in, it's more of like a- it's almost like a sticky tape
that holds it in there so you can remove it and put some different orthotics in
if you need to. Then from there we've got the upper
which is- there's no leather in the liner. It's
just a fabric liner with some foam and the counter looks like it's just a
rubber counter. And the upper we still don't know about
so let's tear the rest of this apart and kind of identify which parts are
leather and what else is going on inside of here. Okay. Got it all torn apart and
surprisingly this entire upper, almost all of it is all leather. The only
part that's not leather is the tongue, and this is just some fake leather. But
that's really surprising because when we did the mid AJ 1's a lot of the
panels were a fake leather and this one seems to be all leather. And
as for the type of leather, you can tell it's a chrome tan leather because it's
got this bluing on the inside which is pretty standard. You know, most
sneakers and shoes are going to be made out of chrome tan leather.
So now I guess the question is: What type of leather?
But before we get to that let's just look at these other parts. So the cup
sole, it's crazy how tall this cup sole is. And
what's interesting is when I was tearing this apart,
where the stitch was sewn on, it ripped it stitch
instead of where it was glued together. So it's really well bonded together.
And then this midsole, the air unit midsole,
it's so soft, you know. And I obviously from the cutting aspect, you heard when
the air was released. So under pressure this would be a pretty
comfortable midsole and I think that's why people love these, part of the reason
why this- these are so loved by a lot of people, is
they're comfortable and they're stylish and honestly they give you an extra bit
of height too, which I think a lot of people enjoy.
Now the next question is: What type of leather
is the upper made out of? You know, what part of the cross section
of the hide is this made from? Is it made from the top
portion that has the grain structure in it, the most sought after stuff that
we're seeing in the italian brand stuff, or is it made
from that split section that we see a lot of times
in a cheaper shoe made by nike and these other companies?
Which it's more than likely made from splits but we'll do the test either way.
Actually, before we do that test, to enter to win one of the three pairs of the
air force ones, all you need to do is subscribe to my YouTube channel and
stadium goods YouTube channel, follow my instagram,
follow stadium goods' instagram, and all those links will be in the description.
And the last thing you need to do is comment in this video's comment section
what shoe size you are. And as long as you do all that stuff
you'll be entered to win and we'll announce the winners on July 18th.
Now let's get to the test Very surprising results from that bend
and cut test. I need to come with an official name for
that. But if if I would have looked at these without cutting them in half
I would have told you that these were a finished split leather
from that split portion. But after doing that test
we saw there was just a little bit of grain pattern in the majority of these
panels. This panel at the toe looks like it has
a grain structure. The panel at the back has a grain structure
and then the toe cap and this panel behind the
forefront of the switch, it's a little bit questionable. I'm not
sure if it actually has a grain pattern and it even looks a little bit different.
So it might be two different types of leather
but either way it's all leather which is really impressive, especially compared to
the AJ1 mids which were mostly not leather.
And that's why I love doing these videos because
I literally literally am wrong every single video and I learned so much in
every single video and hopefully you guys do too. So overall what do I
think of these shoes? I think I I get the hype behind them. I
understand why people love these shoes because
with this thick of a midsole they're comfortable. they're going to last a
decently long time, it's- the majority of the upper is
leather all but the tongue for the most part, and they're just that
classic style. So a good shoe for a decent price and
it's an iconic style. So I get it. Hopefully this was
interesting to you guys. Let me know what else you guys want to see when it comes
to these sneakers and don't forget: enter to win-
enter to win one of the three pairs of the air force ones. If you skipped to the
end of the video I talked about it earlier on how to win.
So go watch the whole video. And if you're considering buying a pair
of sneakers check out stadium goods and see if they work for you because
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thanks for everything you guys do and I guess we'll go from here. See ya.
