Ralph trying hard as hell to get their premium image back. I remember a Polo costing $75-$80 bucks back then and thinking they were expensive. Now them s***s $110,idk what happened in the mid 2010s but,the brand just started doing way too many discounts and tainted their image for no reason.

Now their raising prices and bringing the classic tag back,hell,I've been buying some Polo pieces just cause of the classic tag lol.

I haven't even been paying attention to Ralph in recent years because of that but Im thinking of going archive diggin for some older pieces. I gotta tap in to see what they are droppin now.

Yea man,their trying to improve,they have some decent stuff. I like how their at least trying to make Polo Sport a premium brand again. I copped a Human Made and a Polo graphic tee last week,still got em in the plastic.

rugby RL was so dope back then their closing out sale was legendary

whom’st among us?

Not me, they're s***e

so we’re knocking nast and jerry lorenzo for copping sambas two years ago

I’ve been looking for a Dior radioactive jeans alternative, and I found these. Y’all think it looks good?

robinsjean.com/long-flap-slim-fit-mens-jeans-in-olive-and-silver.html

early adopters get a pass ig, moreso referring to the crowd that hopped on after the dunk wave subsided

Maybe recency bias but I feel like sambas are entering that Jordan 1, chuck taylor category of staples relevant in every era.

They've been timeless shoes forever, just a tier below the shoes you listed but that's the top of the top when it comes to that

All the recent conversation around them been stupid ASF because of that, it's just people trying to make it seem like they're above some 'trendy' shoes

feel like batman in these robins

feel like the Joker the way I’m killing these Robins

It’s funny I remember people were knocking Jerry Lorenzo back then too for “riding the wave”, if you’re not the first person to wear it you may as well be last to a lot of people

i got my sambas back then and one of my friends said “just get some margielas”

It doesn’t communicate the quiet sportiness the Samba’s do

agreed one is an indoor soccer sneaker the other is a standard german trainer my friend in germany said they’re viewed differently over there along with an equivalent pair puma makes that idk is available in america

I know a lot of people say differently on here but I don’t find my GATs particularly comfortable either, especially if I’m wearing them all day. I think the leather they’re made of just make my feet way too hot over long periods of wear versus sambas which are originally an athletic shoe so are more breathable.

the leather on mine and the shape are great for my feet but i have to put insoles in mind to wear them all day

there are a couple mail orders that will ship those Puma's to North America now... the original original GAT was made by Adidas or Puma depending on contract anyway so it's not like one is inferior or superior to the other,

I beat the hell out of my Margiela's and replaced them with Adidas sambas/gazelles whatever, they wear and feel the same so the brand doesn't matter, good slim shoe perfect for walking on concrete and light outdoorsy stuff

yeah all the same i fw the leather adidas used on the OGs

The Bear wardrobe department got to be trolling bro. They’ll have a 14 year old dishwasher making $3 an hour rocking a $700 shirt and socks made of wolly mammoth fur.