The First Adidas "YEEZY" Sneaker WITHOUT Kanye West!

[@1TAVARE]

I could care less if kayne is no longer attached to the shoe I bought them because they were comfortable, but the price I knew was expensive because his name was attached, but since he not attached anymore they should lower the price

[@deepfriedfishsticks8547]

I can assure you the price is the same as normal Yeezys.The only reason why they were even “expensive in the first place are cos of stupid resellers and hypebeasts making it impossible for normal people to get.Other than that the msrp is still the same just that lesser resell market for it

[@rickrickboom5423]

@@deepfriedfishsticks8547 yep it's all resellers fault 😂. Nothing to do with Adidas doing limited releases.

[@JayJaramillo89]

Exactly , ! 30% less since that’s how much Kanye used to get for every Yeezy

[@SPIDERMANISOVERRATED]

@@deepfriedfishsticks8547 yeah resellers r so annoying I can't get single decent legit jordan retro cus resellers be doubling or trippleling the prices

[@sudowoodo7852]

Fr

[@NonLegitNation2]

the thing I find craziest about all of this is that Adidas isn't planning on changing the price. I have a feeling Adidas is not going to be selling that many 350, 500, 700 and 450s. the only positive thing about this is that now that they are just regular Adidas releases and not collabs then maybe Adidas will have them on sale once they see that they aren't selling at the price they are asking.

[@derjan6666]

thats what everyone is hoping to see i guess but if adidas is just continuing just like before i guess nothing is gonna change

[@Rgunt8905]

Yes please don't buy any on drop day. More chances for me to hit a big fat W. Thanks bro.

[@NonLegitNation2]

@@Rgunt8905 i honestly think your chances are pretty high at getting that W. It's not that i don't like the models or the colorways I just don't think they are worth $220+ now that Kanye isn't attached to them. Atleast for the 350s and 700s they should price them at $130. I got a pair of adidas ZX 22 Boosts which look alot like 700s, and are more comfortable, they are regularly priced at $120 and I got them on sale for $30. Take a look at the model and tell me they don't look alot like 700s. If they have those priced at $120 then why not actually have 700s at $120?

[@Rgunt8905]

@@NonLegitNation2 Jordan 1 aren't worth over 200 yet many pay over 500 in the resell market. Either way thank you for not buying these new releases. I can't wait to rock em. 😃

[@Gofuccyoself7474]

@@NonLegitNation2 bro I have 100 pairs of ADIDAS. Ultraboost are 190!! Ultraboost DNA are 200, Ultraboost 4D are 220!!! So a 350 being 230 is EASILY WORTH IT. 350 is a superior design and materials. You must not be familiar with ADIDAS expensive lines. Y-3 are 280-600 dollars each. You really don't know what you are talking about. Kanye isn't Why they were expensive. The shoe was that price because of the way they are made. Lol

[@stachu.3]

The fact that adidas ended the collaboration because they didn't agree on what Ye was saying and now are just selling sneakers with his branding is crazy

[@PinkSteel4real]

Yet you have 15 likes ..this is modern day theft just like they did in slavery..this is a selfish world they don't care about the bigger picture. These are SHOES just buy another brand cause it's wrong. If Kanye was wrong so are they, God said no sin is greater than another. GOD fearing or not. I agree..smdh

[@Keviekev115]

Just more proof that all they care about is the $$$

[@Josias.mp3]

They only cut ties with him to save face, in reality they could care less

[@CybertroninfiniteOfficial]

big power move

[@carlosescobar6822]

What I read was Adidas had all the legal rights to Kanye’s shoe brand

[@nixsis5281]

The 350's you have is without a doubt a manufactured pair before the split up. As for the picture of the 500's, it isn't hard to believe that the picture could have been taken a while back before the fallout between Adidas and Ye. My guess is Adidas decided to use that old photo rather than take a new photo of the same shoe just with different insoles.

[@VenomOnPC]

Copium

[@cityoftrees9953]

Did you not see the date they were manufactured on the pic. That was after the split.

[@nixsis5281]

@@cityoftrees9953 Yeah, but they probably didn't cease production until all legal matters were finalized on paper. Its not uncommon for major companies to finish any current productions on product that has been written off contracted deals or recalls. The picture was over a month old when it was posted on House of Heat, so like I said... they chose to use an older photo rather than take another photo of the same shoe with a new insole. To be honest, they probably don't have any new insoles for the 500 yet because this shoe does not have a release date that I know of. All I'm seeing is "coming in 2023"... that could be as soon as next month or 10 months from now.

[@mariciamcneish2182]

@GORGON_SHOEZ Yup 6i v 3

[@gunstampchannel1934]

These were produced overseas. It's hard to stop a train when it's in motion. Wait until a few more drops until they release them without the markings

[@DailyDoseOfLaughter.1]

I thought of the same thing when elliot mentioned millions of pairs stocked in their warehouse, they’ll try to sell all of it first then start implementing the changes, box and the logos.

[@katlehovuyani3198]

Do you believe they will look best

[@gunstampchannel1934]

@@katlehovuyani3198 I have the granites. They look great as usual

[@mohwadaride8297]

Adidas is in a panic because, after severing connections with Kanye, they have $530 million in Yeezys inventory that they can't sell. If they sell the Yeezy branded inventory, they are legally forced to pay Kanye a 15% royalty in which they refuse to pay

[@brightblackgrouse6236]

They definitely CAN sell them, they just wont.

[@AbhijitBiswasDBZ]

They can just sell the merchandise and it will sell off easily and be much more hype in the market, more than anything else could. They could just claim it was for environmental reasons and then pay kayne and be done with it. But they rather not as after that the sales for non yeezy models of the past yeezy designs will get stagnant for a few months to around 2 years and will need very careful management. This is business greed, not anything related to the shit they claiming it to be...

[@Ahijah]

@@AbhijitBiswasDBZ They didn't want to release his from his contract with them, obviously why would they but they had no intention of allowing him to exit early until that tweet happened. Paying him is the last thing they will do!

[@Finesser-94]

@@Ahijah but Adidas is hurting themselves bad tho being difficult

[@I_Stern]

Adidas is in panic? 😂 Adidas was a thing waaaaay b4 YeZi and will be a thing when he will not be a thing anymore. 🤷‍♂️ You remember Run DMC? My Adidas!

[@DJAntenna]

That pair was out and for sale in Europe shortly after the fall out, so there was a stock in distribution. The only thing that happened, shoe stores that had them in stock tried to get rid of them as soon as possible and with no on-line coverage. No raffle, no standing in line to get a pair. All you had to do is walk in the store. It was also sold 100 euros over the normal retail price where I got them from(300 euros).

[@joytotheworld5637]

The production date is when it's finished, not when production started. Everything from sourcing materials, ordering materials, cutting patterns, soles being made all of that is done long before the tags are printed and added to the shoes.

[@katlehovuyani3198]

Yeah dude and it will cost them so much already they’re facing the pandemic of selling shoes they have 😅🤦🏾damn

[@welovecheshirecats4557]

The 500 could have been made less than a week after the split, the lead times and contract with the factory means Adidas cant cancel production that late without having to pay the factory i full. So might as well produce and deal with the box etc later.

[@papazype]

maybe not cancel but they could no doubt alter a few pieces of text

[@welovecheshirecats4557]

@@papazype The labels, boxes, laces etc will all have been made by a different factory, probably a different company, prior to the start of construction of the shoes. The date on the sneakers is just the month when it left the factory, not production start date.

[@joelstatosky1817]

@@welovecheshirecats4557 Also a reason why the cost is probably going to stay the same for a while, since it will cost addidas an insane amount of money to do this. Even when considering they are doing this in bulk.

[@welovecheshirecats4557]

@@joelstatosky1817 💯

[@hafidkemas2640]

Now we understand why Kanye West was upset about the Adilette slide and accused Adidas of making knock off of Yeezy slide while he as not said a word about other adidas models who are similar to other Yeezy model like the Ozweego,Ozelia...because he doesnt own the right on the other models,only Yeezy slide and hence saw the adilette as menace for his revenue

[@IAM7984JAXF]

Aaah so the Ozweego's are Yeezy designs huh?! No wonder I paid the price I paid for them, plus they're a Street Fighter collaboration too, lol!

[@alissonvert3552]

@@IAM7984JAXF the ozweegos arent yeezys, they have existed since 1996 so nothing to do with yeezy or ye

[@priMa.Customs]

It could be entirely possible that the whole “cutting ties” with Ye was done publicly as it needed to be done because of his tweets etc, but privately they will continue to release his shoes and pay him the royalties etc which will mean they can keep the branding

[@BörekYilmaz]

Thanks man thought so as well, but never seen someone discussing it

[@iamdifferent777]

@@hp7639 even when he was on board he didn’t have control over what goes out. Adidas and their designers own the designs, and the yzy name was licensed out to them to use as they saw fit. I’m sure they’re just ramping up production because these sneakers will sell, with or without the 3 letters on the insole 😂

[@Ahijah]

he did tell everyone to keep buying the shoes in that video before thanksgiving so that makes sense.

[@therealsnoox]

Imagin their secret contract would get leaked adidas would get the biggest shit storm, even worse than the shit storm nowadays

[@freshmenleaguebully2078]

lol basically what ye lawyer said

[@HulkDad1518]

To be honest, I’m not sure if this is a fair comparison to what Adidas will actually release. Due to the planned timing of the original release and when Adidas ended their partnership with Ye, there is a good chance this was a seeded pair that someone received in anticipation of that original date. I think we should wait until closer to the new release date to make conclusions.

[@wokinstock]

this is obviously the case lol

[@HulkDad1518]

@@wokinstock if this is “obviously the case” then why are so many of the comments 💩💩 on adidas for using Ye’s branding?

[@rocc9]

I agree. I recently bought a pair of 500 utility black off goat & the pair I got still had yeezy box & insole, and it had a production date indicating it was from one of the drops that got canceled. That was several months ago too, right after the partnership ended. The shoes in this video have probably been in circulation for months. I doubt there are any pairs in circulation that would have the "new" branding

[@RampageDeathTHE_THUGG]

@@HulkDad1518 daaaaaaaaaaaamn, Burt roasted yo ass

[@HulkDad1518]

@@RampageDeathTHE_THUGG thanks for chiming in 3 weeks later broooooooooooooooo

[@JustJaseson]

Elliot: bruh, come on, deep down you were happy af to see the YZY branding 🤣 you a die hard! .. & 🔥 insights, thanks for being so original on your vids.

[@coolgee310]

I think adidas is waiting for the internet to forget 😂…the internet forgets fast…kanye did say they have to pay him if they release shoes with his name

[@Watch.Ur_Step]

Adidas already told us they have $530mil of yeezys. So they need to sell it or loose that money, I would think if they did change it would come after those old existing pairs are gone. I didn't think they would use the SPLY-350, but now after hearing about their request to trademark that term, it appears obvious they will continue with the same shoes. It made sense as far as wanting to sell old stock. I want to know when they filed for the trademark and why Kanye didn't beat them to the punch.

[@bridizzle15]

If that was an early pair they could’ve gotten it before they needed or started to change the branding

[@jamaloshorts]

yeah thats what I was thinkin

[@leestrz4153]

They are trying to make their money back. We won't see a price decrease. Unless for some reason the sales are so slow and few they are forced to

[@ddl3718]

I think they will decrease the price tho. My guess is having them go on sale a lot like ultraboost. They’ll get sales, but no where close to yzy sales with those high prices

[@aspockworkorange]

@GORGON_SHOEZ Yup Kanye didn’t design most of these shoes. He would usually give final approval for designs but most of them were designed by an adidas team

[@yunghoodrich25]

And that’s exactly what happened

[@joconderoma1453]

I’m speculating but It’s an easy explanation these yeezy sneakers dropping possibly pre authorized by Kanye before the separation. If the date in the contract for these releases is before the separation adidas might have found a way to release those shoes.

[@moneysis3579]

Thanks for doing this video in such an informative and unbiased way!! Much appreciated

[@ZombieStrantz]

It's possible the leaked images, and the pair you have in hand, were backdoored before they had a massive shift in production to remove the branding. This shift in terms of publicity is immediate, but as far as production, that shift would take a lot of time considering how far in advance shoes are produced before release. Obviously we can only speculate, but it'll be interesting to see how this plays out! Keep up the great videos Elliot, you're putting out the best content for sneakers right now homie.

[@BowlofGang]

If they do sell the 350s, are they dropping strictly via Adidas or will Footlocker and other retailers sell the shoes?

[@aMkinfinity]

Super intriguing video, never thought about the “what if they don’t change anything” side of things

[@bongojones67]

Considering Adidas Original Tubular had several of the "yeezy' elements pre Kanye, I wonder if he actually designed anything and was just the face of the brand? Would explain why Adidas owns everything.

[@cityoftrees9953]

Kanye made all the designs. He gave the rights to adidas because he has/had stock in adidas. He was getting 15% royalties from the shoes. And got 1.5 billion. He didn’t give af about owning designs.

[@cityoftrees9953]

@@axelnajera6887 what does that mean?

[@jxciel47]

@@cityoftrees9953 He left because they were stealing his designs

[@cityoftrees9953]

@@jxciel47yup. They were tryna make them Yeezy slides and other designs. While holding back the release of those slides.

[@andrewtlk]

I got the Granites from StockX. Probably my last pair of "Yeezys". New Balance has been killing it lately and I'd focus on those. The new 9060s are amazing.

[@GoldKriegerPL]

Personally I think both 350s and 500s were prepared to be released so maybe in Adidas-Kanye collaboration ending it was written that all shoes produced and the shoes which production is planned yet (signed to be produced) must be sold in case not to lose money. It could be that after some time they will change it a little, but these releases gonna be the same as during work with Kanye.

[@srsmoort]

Manufactures can’t change manufacturing plans on a whim. Likely takes several months. So production dates after the deal severance still makes sense.

[@joamon10]

I was so excited about this new Adidas 350 because I thought taking the Yeezy name would mean lower price like 130-160...but 230 is crazy. They have no money to share to Kanye's estate...

[@fidelpablo6340]

The factory did not get the memo.. also it is hard to stop the productions of new yzys if adidas has a contract with the factories who makes them. You have to think of logistics in a much bigger scale...

[@SPMNDK89]

11/22 is still close to the announcement date that Ye was on the outs so factories may have already started production. I'd wait until spring to see how the shoes change in terms of branding

[@ryanwall1470]

I was hoping the price would go down and be easier to get like the ultra boost

[@Gofuccyoself7474]

Ultraboost is 190, the DNA is 200 the 4D is 220 so a 350 for 230 is ideal

[@ryanwall1470]

@@Gofuccyoself7474 not really considering how often the boosts and most other shoes go on sale by a big margin. As I just got brand new ultra boosts for $95 lol

[@clubbertlang3557]

It’s like a Jordan 4 without the Jumpman Logo

[@browneyesblackdragon]

No

[@maanderrss]

The only Yeezy I will pay full price for at this time is the foam runner. I'm curious to see what sales will look like for Adidas this year.

[@jaredb4283]

They will still be fakes

[@whatever.a.d.h]

I’m not a purist. I just think that the foams are still worth it full price.

[@jxciel47]

@PhunkyEssence Kanye was the one making bank for them with all these designs. People don't want to buy the shoe if it's just Adidas branding

[@mudshotit]

@@jxciel47 yes they do 💀

[@jxciel47]

@@mudshotit To most people, no lol 💀

[@karenk3458]

Wow, great vid amd detective work Elliot, thanks for the info. 😊

[@jbjoker18]

i always liked the adidas tubulars better anyways , people always say theyre the "cheap" yeezys when they see me wearing them but i never go for the hype , better is just better imo

[@jxciel47]

They're not better. They're great tho

[@jbjoker18]

@@jxciel47 what would you say makes the yezzys better ? im not a huge sneaker head so wouldnt know the ins out and outs , ive tried both of them on and i liked the tubs better , but maybe i missing something ?

[@jxciel47]

@@jbjoker18 I prefer Yeezys because to me they're more comfortable and have a better design

[@thecustomconcern]

The 500’s do confuse me though, that makes no sense as to why they would produce more YZY insoles if they were produced in November, sure it’s close enough to the split. But the fact is it’s after the split. They had to reach some agreement or there has to be something in the contract stating they don’t need to. My thoughts are after the extremely bad response to the new pairs came they struck some deal with Ye. Or maybe something even crazier happened and the partnership wasn’t fully terminated.

[@thecustomconcern]

@GORGON_SHOEZ Yup what does this have to do with my comment at all lol

[@sirpug.]

@@thecustomconcern 😂😂😂

[@VIP_75]

My guess is that they couldn’t stop the factory line, with the risk of losing the entire production. Finish the job as contracted with the factory and change tag, insole and box later on

[@thecustomconcern]

@@VIP_75 That I could see as a very probable reasoning because of how close the production was for the 500’s.

[@chrispoz4454]

Reminds me of when Nike postponed colabs with Travis Scott after the Concert tragedy but still kept it moving after it all died down maybe adidas will just continue working with Kanye when all this blows over 🤔

[@alexisaguirrevideos]

Yeah they probably will cuz $$$ makes the world go round

[@ferrisdavison9368]

They can’t sell YZY without the branding, they will instantly be seen as lesser and would not be as popular. This is what Kanye actually meant when he said YZY can’t drop him. His name is what sells the shoes, like it or not the shoe isn’t valuable without the creators name attached.

[@jackmello8554]

Love the content bro. Keep up the great work and don’t stop the grind!

[@dyllon9015]

The 500’s seem like they had the materials started for them before November but were then put together in November, so they produced them like normal and upon release, they would get a new insole and box

[@AD04070]

Not going to lie, if they release the 1050 boot, everyone going to forget all about Ye

[@thevoned]

Man I hope so! Cuz I would grab a pair ASAP! 😅

[@emanuelrodrigues9893]

Sell out

[@etcot8220]

I’m pretty sure even Adidas doesn’t have a clue about where to go from now on. They are probably behind some leaks to see what people has to say. Personally, I think they should leave yeezys for a while after they unload their inventory. Then focus on Y3 and FoG collaborations.

[@paulsture7782]

Informative, as always Elliot. 👍 keep up the great work and keep us fashionable,

[@95K-y2n]

Production and manufacturing are two separate issues. Production is going from idea all the way to consumer. Manufacture is just the assembly portion of the picture. They won’t suddenly change all the boxes and tags after the deal is legally already completed.

[@Rgunt8905]

Since most of yall are boycotting adidas I will finally get some Yeezys on drop day. I'm so excited, I can't wait to rock em.

[@ottomarley74]

You need a better paying job or a better group of friends(connections)

[@Rgunt8905]

@@ottomarley74 I said release day not resell day.

[@ottomarley74]

@@Rgunt8905 you can read .. you heard what I said

[@Rgunt8905]

@@ottomarley74 lmao when did I say I can't afford them. I said on release day. But thank you for the big W. 🙏

[@ottomarley74]

@Robert G once again if you knew the right ppl you would still get them on release day ..😒

[@nycsnyper]

They ended all new production of yeezy products but that may mean all new production orders. They usually but in orders for products 6 to 12 months in advance of the production date so the the producers can had or remove tooling and such.

[@killajay418889]

This

[@SupercarTony]

if they release the 350 without Yeezy branding congrats bro you have a very rare pair in your hands 🙌 😅😂❤

[@slambamcam]

The shoes with yeezy branding would be the the rare ones because they are now limited

[@ebeatsz]

@@slambamcam he is being sarcastic lol

[@Goldenjays]

It’s funny that adidas still left the “Saint Pablo Loves You” on the shoes 😂

[@jameelr5244]

It's really not the complicated, Production start far in advance we could have a full 2 years worth of yzy products left that were already in production. Shipping that much product also takes a lot of time. On top of that having to find local places to rebox ten of thousands of products takes alot of time and to have to do that for the scale yzy is on is an incredible difficulty feet.

[@premiumhighlights5150]

Will Kanye be entitled to royalties since it has the Yeezy branding

[@deadtomdstone1135]

Ye said that they froze his bank account

[@abstudio24]

Non branded yeezy Is like buying jordan without jordan brand. It may sell out but it will die down soon. If adidas is condemning him they have to go all out and discontinue the line and not be hypocrites for money. Dont they have Beyonce, Pharrell and Bad Bunny? Money over 'morals' from what Im seeing. Outrage doesnt work. I think they keeping because it could potentially cover the losses over other celeb but not in the long run and because it still scream yeezy to us, youtubers and blogs still mentioning yeezy to non branded version

[@Gofuccyoself7474]

It will die???? You do understand that NORMAL PEOPLE will be able to buy now LMAO. Y'all clueless af

[@Golden_Teapot]

@@Gofuccyoself7474normal ppl used to buy boosts bc it was a trend and was popular, yeezy is the same, especially those unbranded yeezys, they’ll die down for sure

[@Gofuccyoself7474]

@@Golden_Teapot ultraboost still sell you tool Jesus. A famous name doesn't have to be attached to sell. So corny. Dunks have ZERO names attached and clowns buy that horrible shoe. Ain't no way that 350 will ever Not sell. Period. You guys are tripping.

[@ReObscura]

​​@@Gofuccyoself7474ah, you are! Stop kid yourself. Who do you think was buying out all those Yeezy's in high volumes, at that set price on release? Who do you think was causing those rare app crashes on some releases? It was a mixture, but I can bet you the majority of people were his fans, resellers and sneaker heads. Why?

[@mrhypenight]

Your videos are simply just dope!

[@jobolingo4841]

Can someone please leak the contract between Adidas and Ye?

[@farhanesat]

Released today, 9 August 2023, on Adidas (South Africa) as part of the Yeezy drop. Pretty much a full size run sitting.

[@Tom.Tam1829]

The question is are they going to be cheaper?

[@Ahijah]

Nope, same price!

[@kenzielint7230]

They should be but they not gonna be 😂

[@xclavo3]

Either way, thank you for the updates, I miss all the yeezy videos

[@MeowTow]

Kanye is getting a cut from Adidas without being the face of yeezys. I'm pretty sure he said it in one of those rant videos.

[@davibez5061]

Dope Vid Bruv!!!

[@mangomonster333]

I’ll buy the new adidas boost 350 I just don’t want a blue box 😂

[@kevincollins8620]

I prefer the blue box

[@riverisgood123]

@@kevincollins8620 ah hell nah

[@ThatWrapperDude]

You really talking about not buying a shoe cause of a box🤦‍♂️wow that’s sad man. So when you wear the shoe do you carry the box with you? I don’t get why it matters what box the shoe came out of😂

[@riverisgood123]

@@ThatWrapperDude me or mango monster?

[@marvinsalmeron585]

Best way we can see this forward is think if this as any Nike cactus Jack collab. It’s like the Cactus Jack 4 but removing the logo for Jordan or Mike air on both tabs

[@PMSchaft]

The storytelling of @elliotpage is crazy, I mean you can literally watch the guy for a long time even if it is only a talking head. Salute to my Idol!! I wish I could get some of your talent 👌

[@prosperomiponle7645]

I can’t wait for resale to be so low on the adidas 350s.

[@harrisontorres5025]

As a big Yeezyhead myself i completely lost interests in Yeezys since Adidas cut him. Idc what anyone tells me, that was such idiotic move on their part

[@andrasmuth]

I can't wait for their official release of those 350s. I wonder if it's gonna be without any yeezy branding, if it will be like that, the pair you got is a quite rare pair then which makes it pretty cool to own that 350 imo. Lets see, the shoe should be out this month.

[@BuffMoviesDB]

@GORGON_SHOEZ Yup which is fine for me whos broke and doesnt wanna pay 300 cad for foam rnnrs

[@lilbiscuit9514]

@GORGON_SHOEZ Yup that’s their whole point. They don’t care about “hype” or resellability, they just want to buy the shoes at a decent price.

[@iuhoosiers14]

@@gorgon_shoezyup4275that’s what we want make them easier to get to WEAR

[@JoeMama-ly1kc]

Too bad they’re not lowering the prices 😂😂

[@andrasmuth]

@@JoeMama-ly1kc that would be good

[@Foukez]

The answer to any questions in this matter in one word. MONEY!!!

[@n55rj]

I can see this being an early pair which is why it has the branding and the actual GR release will probably be different then this

[@Sir.T]

This is certainly not the official adidas release. Goat / other chains would have stock piled, prior to the Ye/adidas break up. The only way to truly know the differences, would be to buy them from adidas directly when they release.

[@xxGravyBabyxx]

I really hope they don't limit these new shoes. It's 2023, shoes should be widely available in every store. It's scummy that shoes brands do this in the first place.

[@ProfessorWillow]

Kanye wanted them accessible and Adidas said no so I doubt it

[@ErikPT]

Adidas looked for an excuse to drop him... recall months prior when he accused them of 'mimicking' his shoes?

[@los1583]

WOW thank u for the review bro, Im really looking towards buying this colorway and i was just hoping it couldve been the last 350 with yzy branding but since it does im most def feel better about it

[@FreshyFilmz]

😂😂 wearing yeezys without Kanye is just crazy .. I could never

[@arkyx0184]

retail price staying the same is a joke

[@ratboy4169]

In the everyday business world, this information should be kept in meeting rooms but Kanye made it public & now everyone is playing detective on the next move. It looks like nothing is going to change overnight. The change is made over an extended time. The money train has to keep moving forward.

[@OriginalxNitex]

If you remember the Forbes interview, all those kicks that surrounded Ye aren’t patented by Adidas. They don’t own all of the YZY shoe’s

[@user-oj8zo3cr4b]

I actually love this, theyrefinally releasing yeezy products in high volume without the original price tag or unaffordability!

[@mrknowitall126]

Adidas own “supply 350”, and the only yzy branding on most 350s are the insoles. Won’t be hard to replace insoles and the box, even if they had 100m pairs on deck

[@kringebirds]

I honestly don't give a damn for the controversy with kanye I love yeezys the look cool and are comfy especially the slides and runners

[@samuelsalami6320]

Best design ever . We have to thank kanye for this. I have every single edition of this design

[@yohannkeith]

OR you bought some reps 🤦🏻‍♂️ unwillingly of course, reps do slip through goat and stock x even though they're 'authenticated'

[@drock1717]

ye himself said its ok to wear them

[@joelstatosky1817]

This is an interesting issue, while adidas has full ownership of the designs and no doubt should sell the remaining pairs the question of wether they should continue to produce items designed by kanye west is an interesting one. As someone who's bording on being a kanye fan myself, I think it's quite sad he doesn't own the designs to his shoes. However in those desgins he made several cuts to make it more paletable to the average person so adidas would sell more, so in that same breath... they aren't completely the work of kanye either, and are not exactly what he wanted in the firstplace. Personally, if I was CEO of adidas I would still continue to sell the designs. However the question on pricing now starts to come up. The price for the 350's being the same makes sense, they are basically an ultra boost with several more complex and harder to produce details so them being about $50 more isn't insane. Especially considering that while publicly adidas doens't like kanye, in private they still have to pay him hundreds of millions until his contract officialy ends. Quite frankly adidas entire anti-kanye stunt was just marketing to make people happy. I'd argue myself that I'm still a kanye fan, although I dislike some of his objectivley anti-semtic statments. I do agree with the majority of the other things he says, espeicaly about the music, sports, fashion and entertainment industry as a whole. I also enjoy the vast majority of his music, and the vast majority of his fashion. So in public I act like I'm not a fan, but since I'm watching everything he's doing regardless of my opinion... I'm still a fan. Same thing for all the anti andrew tate fans.... if you watch everything hes doing, you are still a fan. Would I personally buy these granite sneakers? If I actually liked the color blocking I would, but I dont. If they released the all black 750's, I'd be buying multiple pairs. Either way, kanye is gettting paid until 2024 and until then I'll continue to buy yeezy items (although i will argue a lot of the newer stuff isn't growing on me as much as the old designs that where ground breaking for the time) Anyways, that was my little rant. I know a lot of people on the fence about this issue will agree to an extent however, and I hope kanye does see his mental state improve.

[@YungKlausSchwab]

Adidas is well on its way to becoming the next Puma/Reebok/Underarmour

[@Protected11]

agreed

[@Unpredicado]

Nah

[@YungKlausSchwab]

@@Unpredicadoit sucks to see but they blew it. that doesn’t mean they won’t be relevant in sports but culturally they are finished.

[@terriblyinaccurate5757]

They already are tbh

[@mvthboi]

I think Ye have a foam runners patent too, no?

[@DipeshDidwani]

Just a speculation, but there's a chance that this is one of the early pairs that came out of the factory while Kanye and Adidas still had the partnership. The reason why it still has the Yeezy branding on it.

[@prosperomiponle7645]

That’s literally what he said in the video bruh

[@DipeshDidwani]

@@prosperomiponle7645 i might have missed that line bro, so my bad if that's the case 😅

[@jorgefm6703]

Adidas acting like clowns releasing Yeezy models without kanye.

[@sparksguitar]

Loved your work in Juno and Umbrella Academy and now the sneaker community!! Thank you Elliot Page, you're an inspiration to the trans/sneaker community!

[@prod.sloppy03]

Bro-💀💀🤣🤣🤣

[@blkbeauti05]

You are outta order 🤣🤣

[@BigHomieJoe.]

Great vid Elliot, crazy u just thought to pay resell 🤣

[@БорисЦеков-г2с]

Old yeezys prices will sky rocket 🚀

[@prosperomiponle7645]

They’re already rising. Sad.

[@NeirinCedric]

great analysis thanks, a follow up vid would be nice 👍

[@_70seven]

Shame on Adidas

[@Jjphw]

Adidas gotta lower their prices. If they don’t then ppl won’t buy all 530mil of stock and the shoes will end up going on sale anyway at secondary retailers

[@benittrons2920]

Lets be honest if Adidas always made yeezys without kanye no one would buy them

[@ajaydahl]

JD sports UK app had full size runs of mens and womens Yeezy 350s last week but they aren't up anymore unsure if sold out or just removed.

[@brendannelson525]

From what I heard Adidas also owns the Yeezy name ( I heard this when the controversy first started, however they didint want to use it because of the Kanye controversy ) so Kanye only owns the slides.

[@d.block3148]

Not sure about them owning the name but you are correct about the slides.

[@winterstill]

not at all. kanye owns the yeezy name entirely.

[@lore7070]

They don’t own the name at all

[@ErikPT]

Remember this is a German company. They are known to be biased on their main market ie Europe. But, Adidas is a titan in America too... so, yeah I think if we apply EU laws in Germany maybe Yeezy is owned by Adidas but not in America.

[@GOD999MODE]

These were released before the partnership ended. Some retailers already had them and got rid of them in the resale market. It's that simple.

[@yahiralvarado-lopez4678]

The first feezys 😂

[@bumitow]

nice video as usual, lov

[@mtzano]

I might buy my first Yeezy after Ye is out 😏

[@tmc8516]

L

[@mtzano]

@tmc8516 why? Because I don't conform to your hypebeast mentality? OK

[@jacksoncook5405]

@@mtzano no cuz you shouldn’t pay that much for some dumb shoe that isn’t even attached to ye

[@christopherashley4602]

Maybe these were back doored before adidas cut kanye & so they still have YZY branding. There’s still time for the January drop to be different

[@keithwarren2226]

Great video 😮

[@manupasta]

Simple answer and you looked way too deep. November is when the shoes finished being manufacturing, it can take 2-3 months to make a mass produced pair of sneakers.

[@6figs]

They might cost alot, but damn they are super comfortable

[@gunstampchannel1934]

You bought the Yeezys that got away. GOAT already had them before they dropped Kanye