SAMPLE RODNEY SMITH x VANS SYNDICATE NATIVE AMERICAN

(Final production) Sample - Rodney Smith (Shut) x Vans Syndicate Native American.

The difference between the released and a couple sample pair(s) is the light patch (sides).
Released pair = it's navy blue patch (same color as the whole shoe)
Sample pair(s) = it's light blue (same color as inside of the shoe)

SAMPLE W)TAPS x VANS SK8-MID

Got to see these samples and tried getting them, but eventually failed. Haha.

The difference between the sample and released pair were:

- The back heel stitching "Way of Life".
- Used all suede material (sample) instead of suede and canvas (released pair).
- Navy-Blue suede seem a lot darker.
- Insole: "Vans" patch stitched on the insole instead of printed.

(NOTE: I don't have these so don't bother asking if I'm selling them.)

SAMPLE W)TAPS x VANS SK8-MID

Thanks to silokinesis from Off The Wall Site Forum for the picture of the sample W)TAPS x VANS SK8-MIDS.

The difference between the sample and the released pair:
- Sample pair is all suede.
- Released pair are combination of suede and canvas (middle part of the Sk8-Mids).

- Sample pair: Stitching in the back saying "Way of Life"
- Released pair: No stitching in the back.

SAMPLE NIKE SB DUNK LOW - KOSTON

Thanks again to Jeff of RIF-LA...

The difference between the released pair and the sample pair is the translucent bottom sole, insole print, and possibly the slight blue fading(?)
Took some pictures with and without flash.




Wallpaper?













Translucent/Transparent.











No insole print. Just regular SB insole.

SAMPLE NIKE SB DUNK HIGH - KOSTON/THAI TEMPLE

During RIF-LA's Black Friday sale, I kept on eying these Sample Nike SB Dunk High - Koston aka "Thai Temple", but I could pull the trigger to buy 'em for 95. Also, a lot of people just kept on passing by it and not even looking at them thinking it's the same as the released pair, but it's not. Haha.
After the cleaning up the store, Jeff was giving out crazy deals. Like 3 pairs of shoes for 120 and those were worth more than 120!! So, I went ahead asked how much...
Eventually I bought them and sold them the next day.

Thanks to Jeff of RIF-LA for giving me a good deal on 'em!

The only difference between the samples and released pair is the back part of it.











The back part for the released pair, it has that grid type of patterned on 'em and it doesn't have that stitching under the tip of the swoosh.

SAMPLE NIKE SB BRUIN - CAMO QUICKSTRIKE

I was able to finally take better pictures of this Nike Sb Bruin - "Camo" which was a quickstrike. (Thanks to Jeff of RIF-LA for letting me take pictures).
(My previous pictures that I posted of this samples were horrible pictures.)

I still don't know the difference between this sample pair and the released pair.

SAMPLE - CHANEL x NIKE AF1 LOW

What you about to see is real and no fakes, grade B, no whatsoever.

I bet not many people hear this before OR know bout the existence of this shoe.

Here it is... CHANEL Nike Air Force 1!

It's a gift presented to Karl Lagerfeld from Nike. It's only a sample, no much detail info about this....

From: Scorn Federation

SAMPLE NIKE BRUIN SB - "CAMO"

Here's another sample that was scrapped. Nike Bruin SB - some type of camo print.
You can check 'em out at RIF-LA.

It's a nice colorway, but I don't know why Nike scrapped it.

SAMPLE NIKE BLAZER SB "DIRTY MONEY" - BRAZIL EXCLUSIVE

ONLY AVAILABLE AT RIF-LA.