Nike Air Huarache Super Stussy Brown suede DD1381. Great colourway, excellent for the Autumn / Fall. They are for sale in the most popular sizes, but stock is limited. Buy a pair while they are available. Colours are Desert Oak / Reed-light Straw with a red Huarache tongue logo. Stussy Huarache where to buy? Check below [USA, UK and Canada].
Everyone and their grandmothers are wearing the normal trainer Huarache's right now. So it's nice to see that there are some boot versions of Nike Huarache currently on sale. Better still, the pairs that are for sale at the moment, other than the Gripp / Gripp QS versions, which are very up to date, are offered in some nice retro (1990's) colour ways. The two versions I'm talking about are the Nike Flight (No Air) Huarache 705281 Boots, and the ones pictured on this page, the Nike Air Flight 705005 Huarache Boots. Great trainers. Yes, they're not cheap but what genuine Huarache's are.
The boots are slightly more unique than the trainer versions. Not everyone is wearing them!. And the boots will most definitely be more durable, specially at the ankle strap. If you look at a normal pair of Huarache trainers you will see that all the pressure from the ankle and foot doesn't have much of a buffer except the sock liner padding at the heel. This is probably one of the reasons why so many ankle straps snap on the normal pairs. And another reason being a material that's too weak being used. With the boot models there is an extra layer of leather that surrounds the back of the shoe.
This provides more protection to the heel and less pressure on the actual strap because the leather surround it taking most of the strain before it reaches the actual strap. The boots are more durable, no doubt about it. If you've had a few pairs of normal Huarache trainers and are sick of the straps snapping, take a chance on a pair of boots.
At least if the strap does snap on the boots (much less likely than with the normal trainers / sneakers) you still have the leather heel and boot support. Obviously, this is lacking on the trainers, and when the strap snaps on them there is no other heel support except for the sock lining, which can make the trainers slip off easily once the feet start to sweat.
Fake Huaraches are many. They are one of the most replicated pairs of trainers in the UK. And for good reason. They are so popular right now that, although I don't condone people making fakes, I can see why they do it. Whatever is popular, whether that be jeans, tracksuits, hats or trainers, it will be copied like crazy because there is big money to be made. The replica business makes millions per year. I don't know the exact amount of money, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was in the hundreds of millions a year.
Some people know full well that they are buying a fake item. Why buy the real thing when you can get a replica that looks the same to most people from a distance for a fraction of the price. And due to money being tight for a lot of people out there, some only want to buy fakes. It's all they can afford. You can buy a pair of fakes for a little as £20. Of course, the quality is nowhere near the same level as an original pair. And they won't last as long. However, some fakes, depending on the source, are excellent, and with those high quality fakes you would be hard pressed trying tell the difference between a top notch fake pair and a real pair. Even some experts would have a hard time. But this is the exception.
Take a look at the video below - Nike Air Huarache Real Vs Fake - where the guy
compares a pair of Love / Hate Huarache to an original pair of Nike Air
Huarache "Snow Camo".
Under basic inspection most replicas can be seen for exactly what they are. Which is cheap, poor quality trainers. But they do have their place among society. If you're skint and you really want a certain pair of Nike Air Huarache, and there's fakes being sold for £25. Are you going to buy a pair?. If the quality is acceptable most people will. Some people actually think the genuine pairs are a total rip off due to their inflated price tag. And when you consider that the price to make / manufacture the genuine pairs is very low, (its been well reported by the media) I can see why some people have this view.
It's crazy how fakes have become slowly accepted on major websites. Take a look on Amazon (there are fakes being sold on there), eBay, where people are even telling you straight up in the listing descriptions that the trainers are replicas. And Ali Express, where they basically act as the middlemen and allow sellers of fake merchandise to use their portal in order to connect with buyers / clients and ship in fakes from around the world (Mostly from China / Hong Kong) to western countries like the UK and USA and seem to be still up and running just fine.
In fact, they are raking in the doe! Then there's the millions of other sites out there that sell exclusively replica's of all kinds, not just Huaraches. It's madness. Just keep in mind when thinking about fakes that the quality is mostly random and solely depends on the source. There is no set "Fake standard".
Nice Autumn style Khaki,Cargo and Black. The Khaki Huarache are much harder to source than a lot of the other colour ways. And when you do find genuine pairs for sale they are usually not cheap. That is the same in this case. This pair are / were quite expensive @ £*** (UK), but they are genuine.
They are being sold by Sneaker404. Is that expensive for original Huarache's? Most pairs cost a minimum of £&& in adults sizes anyway so for this rarer pair the price isn't over the top like some trainers out there (YEEZY 350's!). They are up for grabs in sizes UK 6 to UK 8.5. And remember, with Huarache its recommended that you buy a size bigger then your usual size. Or at least a half size up. Now available in USA, Canada and UK at the link above (Now sold out), however, the shade will vary.
There are a few methods for repairing the Huarache strap. Some are better, and will last longer than others. The video below offers a decent fix by adding an extra piece of leather (Faux or full grain leather fabric) to the inside of the strap and basically just using a strong superglue to hold it firmly in place. The person in the video is mending a strap that only has a crack in so far. Of course, over time that crack will lead to a full break. So if possible it's best to catch it early and attempt a repair, or reinforce the area to try and prevent a full break.
If you already have a full break in the strap, before trying this fix it would be wise to either use a strong superglue, or use the more cleaner and safer Sugru to join it back together. Then go ahead and perform this fix. There are no guarantees as to how long it will last though!
For this operation you will need: Some spare time, Faux / Real Leather Fabric, Superglue capable of sticking to rubber, and a pair of scissors. Leave the glue to dry out completely before testing the trainers out. Worth a try. Good luck. The Faux leather fabric above is available in many different colours, so no matter what colour strap you are trying to fix there is a colour that will match it close enough. And it's only £0.99 to buy.
