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Originally Posted by Chee-Hu
They really need to stop making all these hybrid pairs. It's getting ridiculous IMO. You got the AF, AM360, Lunar, and now Free hybrids? I'm sure there are more that I've missed. Are they truly running out of ideas that they are left with putting together parts from some of their best selling shoes?
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It's just NIKEs strategy. Just look at the JB line, in addition to the Retro Jordan's it has those hybrids like the AFJ, Spiz'ike, Son of Mars, and Flight Club. Like you mentioned, most of the Air Max line have had the Free and even the 360 midsoles. Additionally, they changed the uppers with flyknit material to cater to whoever will buy their latest concoctions as long as Hypebeast.com features it; and all bunch of malarkey will be all over it. Roshe Run took a long time gaining a following. I remember three years ago when it only sold for $65.00, now you can see it sold for +$100 only because it has a camo-print on the uppers.
Besides NIKE, PUMA is another brand that did a hybrid and it was a FrankenClyde(only one I know of) which is simply a pair of Clydes with a Basket sole; but if you look at most of the older PUMAs, if not for the marking on the side panel most look a like!
You want to see a Frankenstein shoe @
Chee-Hu? Check this Wing Tip Oxfords, despite NIKE owning part of Cole Haan, slapped on top of a Lunar sole.
