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9477023 No.9477023 [Reply] [Original]

I've seen a lot threads looking for alternatives to Common Projects Achilles. Figure I'd do a list so it's easier for people to find alternatives. It would also be helpful if anybody could do an infographic of the shoes as a definitive guide to stop these multiple threads and questions. Add it to the sticky or something.

The obvious solution is to just buy Common Projects Achilles, but no matter how many times I or anybody else posts that this will continue. It really isn't that difficult to save money if you really want them.

I'm just hoping this will curb some of the posts/threads, and that /fa/ can finally get over affordable alternative to Achilles, because there's a whole lot more to sneakers than that.

>> No.9477026
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Axel Arigato

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Svensson

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Buttero

>> No.9477043
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Feit

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Rod Laver

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Stan Smith

>> No.9477052

>>9477023
I got a pair of royal republiq sparticus. They are nice. APC ones are too trainery. Tried on our legacy they are okay too

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9477055

Common Projects

>> No.9477056

Kent Wang

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>>9477052

>> No.9477061

>>9477056
lol kent dick more like am i right guys

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Frank and Oak

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Eytys

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The Last Conspiracy

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Tretorn nylite

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National Standards

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Acne Adrian

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Epaulet New York

>> No.9477087

>>9477052
How do these fit? Are they TTS or should you size down?

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9477088

Saw these on SNS white Stan Smith's

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COMME des GARÇONS SHIRT x Erik Schedin

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Converse Jack Purcell

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Royal Republiq Spartacus

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9477100

Converse x Maison Martin Margiela

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9477102

Shoes Like Pottery

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Twins for Peace

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Hydrogen-1 Low

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Veja Esplar

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Vans Vanguard

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COS

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Aldo Gryszowka

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COMME des GARÇONS PLAY x Converse Chuck Taylor

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>>9477100

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9477156

Someone should take all these pics and make a collage of all these "cp alternatives" so fuccbois stop asking this question

>> No.9477165

>>9477023
someone already made this infopic lmao

>> No.9477170

this board is fucking pathetic

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>>9477156
That's what I was hoping would happen. These questions are an actual plague

>>9477165
Really? I haven't seen one with all the updated pics. If somebody made one why doesn't anybody post it when people ask for alternatives

>>9477170
The point of this thread is to make it less pathetic

Wings + Horns

>> No.9477210

>>9477087
im a 9 and they fit good, maybe a 9.5. 9 still good for me

>> No.9477211

>>9477055
are the derbies worth it?

>> No.9477258

>>9477211
I want a pair so bad but I just bought a pair of black Achilles :(

>> No.9477259

>>9477258
r ua nurse

>> No.9477269

>>9477259
definitely would've preferred the white but I saw a really good deal on grailed for the black so I just took it quick before someone else did

>> No.9477288

Can somebody please explain to me what the obsession with CP achilles is? All of the shoes posted ITT bear at least some similarities to the CP's, and several of them are VERY similar. Without discussing price point -- why does it seem that the CP's are the end-all be-all plain white shoe of /fa/?

Side-note -- There was a pair of all black CP's at nordstrom rack near me on clearance for $150. Tried them on, and they make my foot look long and flattened. And I have small feet. Wtf /fa/? I don't get the hype.

>> No.9477297

>>9477211
I paid £155 for them new, wouldn't pay over 200. Wait for the sale.

>> No.9477301

>>9477288
they are expensive and well made.

>> No.9477306
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>>9477288
CP's are the definitive clean white sneaker, they're made in Italy and beat all of the other (ITT at least) white sneakers in terms of quality.

They also have resale value, if you wear them down to a 7/10 condition you can get a good amount of your money back.
Try and do that with most of the shoes ITT and that won't be the case, and also they age beautifully.

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Ambassadors

>> No.9477336

>>9477306
Thanks for sharing your side of it. But something still doesn't add up to me.

I get that they're well made -- fuck, for a $300+ plain white sneaker they better be -- but that can't be the only thing. We've all seen countless /f/ags pining over them and begging for a cheaper alternative. So obviously they're obsessing over the design, not the quality. But as far as design goes, many of the shoes posted here accomplish the same thing as the CPs with only slight differences. Am I wrong?

>> No.9477557

>>9477330
w2c?

>> No.9477586

>>9477046
w2c?

>> No.9477588

>>9477586
Adidas's website.

>> No.9477604

>>9477207
>Really? I haven't seen one with all the updated pics. If somebody made one why doesn't anybody post it when people ask for alternatives
Because no one fucking cares and they aren't the best looking trainers of all time

>> No.9477605

>>9477557
Japan

>> No.9477657

>>9477588
Can't see them on their site (Sweden)

>> No.9477696

>>9477604
Clearly people do care as people ask for cp alternatives daily...

>> No.9477709

>>9477696
Yeah maybe like a year ago you fag
ATTENTION EVERYONE IN THIS THREAD
GO TRY THEM ON
THEY DON'T LOOK AS GOOD AS YOU THINK
IF YOU LIKE THEM ANYWAY
BUY THEM

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>> No.9477864

>>9477855
nice job.

mods pls sticky. would improve the board.

>> No.9477938

>>9477855
>erik schedin x comme des garcons

someone replace that with the regular erik schedins. literally same shoes but without that black dot and are $150 cheaper

>> No.9477950

>>9477864
this

>> No.9478012

>>9477557
rakuten

>> No.9478030

>>9477855
half of these are almost as much as CPs when they go on sale.

three weeks ago white achilles lows were $269 on norse store

>> No.9478231

>>9477336
gold stamp and some other bullshit about seeing the on the internet.

Many of the alternatives posted in this thread are made in the same factory with the same or similar quality materials. CP isn't even THAT amazing quality, and certainly not for the $500 ticket. Buttero and Fiet are the only sneakers posted in this thread that are truly artisan quality

>> No.9478248

Why don't guys get a kickstarter for giving everybody on /fa/ common projects? id donate so you fag will stop shitposting about alternatives to shoes you could buy if you saved your money or got a job.

>> No.9478327

>>9477336

Try them on, see them in person

they are simply on a different level, 300 is marked up a bit iirc from what they used to cost, but nonetheless you get the amazing quality that you pay for.

>as long as you arent one of those idiots who buys them at 500

>> No.9478335

>>9477071
these look like vans with autistic soles

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>>9477207
>>9477156
>enjoy fucboii's

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here

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>>9478523

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>>9478523
>>9478527

ive never seen these ones before
they're pretty cool, nice to see some examples for black lowtops for once

>> No.9478543

>Daily reminder that sneakers are degeneracy

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>>9478543
>ok supreme gontleman, enjoy your fedora collection

>> No.9478664

>>9478504
Can't tell if MFA stole this or you crossposted to MFA.. either way I'm getting my flaming pitchfork out.

>> No.9478671

>>9478664
Linked the wrong one, now I made you think you're a special snowflake who made MFA... sorry pleb.

>> No.9478681

>>9478664
how mad do you have to be to post this?

>> No.9478764

>>9477046
where can I get these?

>> No.9478769

>>9478543
True the only sneakers I liked were the Nike Yeezy 2

>> No.9478866

http://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/2wm20n/the_cp_alternative_visual_guide_2015_xpost_fa/

>> No.9479040

>>9477108
I like Hydrogen-1 but the shoes have crept up in price, they used to be like $275 now they're $100 more...

I wonder if he measurably improved the quality.

>> No.9479057

Are there any good alternatives to the mid/ high Achilles?

>> No.9479081
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9479081

STOP ASKING THIS QUESTION!

>> No.9479230

Are there shoes like these that feature an off-white or gum sole?

>> No.9479303

>>9479230
yes there are but you would have known that if you werent sitting around waiting to be spoonfed.

Check CPs for their CP x Tres Bien collection for the gum sole. inb4 "wahhh so expensive wahhhh alternative?????????"

>> No.9479360

>>9478523
>"It all comes down to taking care of your sneakers and not being an idiot"

>being this poor

lmao

>> No.9479409

>>9479057
Leather sk8 his or Nike blazer mids

>> No.9479530

These shoes all look the same.
Why does /fa/ likes them? Oh cause most of you look like your mom dressed you.

>> No.9479566

>>9479530
>These shoes all look the same
literally the point

>Why does /fa/ likes them?
Not everybody does

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9479575

>>9479230
1660 boys

>> No.9479677

>>9477100
But the white chips off andit changes color.

>> No.9479751
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Epaulet Tennis Trainers

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>>9479751

>> No.9479775

>>9479753
Toebox comparison

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>>9479775

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>>9479778

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>>9479789

>> No.9479794

>>9479751
w2c cool socks like this?
I've always wore shitty nike socks and I want to step up my game

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>>9479792

>> No.9479803

>>9479794
They are from Uniqlo

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>>9479798

>> No.9479859

Good list.
I'd add Adidas Honey 2.0 lows and Vans Old Skools to the list as well.

>> No.9479867

>>9479751

I picked up some of these recently from their sale for $112. Black ones with gum sole.

I've owned CPs before and I honestly like the Epaulet trainers better when factoring in their price point.

Better (Epaulet):

>more slender mid foot
>softer/thicker feeling leather, isn't creaky with a long break in period like CP
>collar is more padded
>waxed laces
>generally more comfortable

Better (CP):

>narrower eyelet distance
>strip of leather running down the eyelets
>longer tongue
>doesn't fall so far below the ankle

Quality of craftsmanship seems very similar, even though the Epaulets are made in Portugal.

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>>9478335
>autistic soles
>autistic

There's that word again...

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>>9478543

>> No.9480291

>>9479902
damn I need to get shredded

>> No.9480388

Why do people like CP's so much, personally I see them as the ultimate dadcore meme. I hate so much the whale nose they have

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>>9477026
im really tempted to buy one pair of these, do you guys know around when they will restock?

>> No.9480496

>>9480388

I'm not such a fan of their meme lows but I think their Bball vintage high from a few years ago is one of the nicest high tops available.

>> No.9480497
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9480497

http://www.kmart.com/adam-levine-black-lace-up-sneaker/p-042VA78750512P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

>Not getting the official shoe of Adam Levine
>Original design DO NOT STEAL

>> No.9480677

w2c white rod lavers