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Much cleaner without the letters

Everything requested. - milky sole - leather upper without letters - correct shape - forward facing jumpman

Leather is better easier to keep clean 😁👟🧼

Definitely love the quality in your videos and also the history lessons....

Glad i got the 06

Been waiting for this 🍿

The video we’ve been waiting for!

Great video as always! Even though I’m from the younger generation, I actually prefer the leather upper/high cut patent leather. Concerning the eyelids, I think they’re saving the gold lettering for the 50th anniversary similar to what they did with the Jubilees for the 25th. Always a great history lesson with y’all OGs. Salute!

Been waiting for your review! 💪🏾👍🏾💯

Grabbing popcorn! Great video Marvin

Great review Marv. We appreciate you boss

You always have the most thorough shoe reviews on the web. Long time fan here, salute bro.

I'm a og at 53 and the Jordan 11's are my all time favorite. Was so happy to cop my first ever shock drop W with these Gratitude 11's. Got em in the other day and I love them. I still wear my space jams, concords and breds all the time. Great video and review!👍

Love the comparison !!!!!

These are so clean. I am glad they were sitting cause I was able to double up with ease.

They were better than I expected when I held them in-person at Coolkicks. I still have my 2018 Concords DS. Too similar. But amazing shoe!

What a throwback... I haven't seen my pair yet (been traveling) so I'm excited to see them when I get home. Hearing you recount the DMP launch... gave me nightmares LOL.

Great review

I’m glad you did a review on these 🎉 I ordered my pair on Stock X, should be here sometime next week 👍🏾

I'm glad I was able to add these to my collection, and I still have my Concords from 2018 . They still DS, but I'm definitely happy I have these, and it's definitely a clean shoe

Great review as always, on a side note nice shirt.

This release wasn’t on my radar. After your review this release is a must cop for me! Great review, way to point out not only differences but also similarities. I’ll be hoping 🤞 this is an easy cop!

Amazing review my man! I consider myself a OG head too. I was a senior in HS in 06. I wanted the dmp pack so bad but couldn't afford them. I got the Gratitudes on shock drop as well and I gotta say I love them! I have other 11s but this is my first pair with the upper leather. It's a nice touch and the quality just feels top notch. I wish the packaging was a bit more special though. I'd love to have the og dmp but I'm happy with these.

I remember the 06 DMP having a higher cut leather and really liking it. It’s crazy that today, it’s even higher. Big fan of the higher cut myself.

Great review! I love my jubilees but my sole is dookie brown so I'm thinking about dying it black.

I grew up liking the low cut patent leather. When I really started getting into sneakerhead ways! Around the CDP era. Great review as usual

Definitely prefer the mesh.. I just got my pair in the mail today from the shock drop and I’m not let down but just wanted that mesh.. 💪🏼

I hit for the gratitudes on the shock drop a week ago and I just hit for the black a ma maniere’ 5s today and (a pair of Yeezys foam runners for under retail 3 days ago ). Ima wear the runners but these other two gone sit a year or two while I cop some more shit. Really looking forward to military blue 4s next year and the blue foams

Great video Man, did you double up today? That's pretty crazy story how they went and resold the pair that was for you regarding DMP pack. Glad you made this video. It's my favorite one thus far watching gratitude videos. Happy holidays!❤💯✌️😎🙏

I like the Gratitude's overall look and materials better than Concords or DMP. They're so clean the leather makes them pop IMO. Love your videos, thank you for your time.

I have the white gold XI low and they remind me a lot of these.

Awesome review and comparison 👏 I managed to get some, but gotta wait til tomorrow. Without having them in hand, I'd say the only thing I wish they would've kept, was the lower patent silhouette. Other than that, i prefer this version.

I like the leather better. Have both of the last two Concords on ice these will be an excellent addition 😅

Hit on these Yesterday shock drop snkrs Got'EM

Great vid! I removed the “Jordon” instantly when i got my Jubilees not easy to remove so doubt any fell off. I feel looks way better without the Jordan lettering

Super clean sneaker in hand!

I Love The Leather Upper....

I like the changes like leather upper instead of nylon mesh, milky sole instead of translucent blue.

These are so gasssss. I like these better than the 2018 concords. I don’t like 45 on my 11s tbh ! Got mine last week !

I absolutely love this shoe. Everybody compares it to the dmp for obvious reasons, but this is not that shoe. I truly feel as if this was a gift from Nike to OG shoe heads we complained and griped for years about the original cut leather being higher they fixed it.The jumpman being backwards they fixed it.The mesh being hard to clean they fixed it. This shoe is the crème de la crème of retro Jordan’s and I’m beyond grateful that I was able to get a pair to put up and a pair to rock.

Dang. Hard to choose between getting this retro or restoring my 06 pair. Love the soles on the og pair but with the way how the ‘23 pair looks, they’re definitely growing on me 😭

Dope

Gratitude’s are better. The leather, the 23 on the back and the jump man are all nicer than the DMP

I like high cut patent leather more tbh, I’m a og tho so I agree with you! Can’t wait for my grats! Best 11 to release in awhile imo!

Leather all day I have plenty of Mesh 11s

I’m amazed at the 2006s lack of yellowing!

The issue wasn’t the letters falling off on the sample DMP’s , it was the letters bleeding on the mesh.

Very nice shoe, but i think adding those Jubilee touches would have been icing on the cake. Jordan, down the side, would have been the perfect touch. It's still a great shoe Im glad to have in rotation🔥

The icy soles would’ve been the icing on the cake, but I get it…I guess. I’m still happy to have them.

72-10s one of the best quality 11s of all time!!

The white mesh always made a pair of 11s feel cheap to me, that’s why I passed when I had a chance to get a pair of Concords. Looked good in pics but once I got a pair in my hands and really got a feel for the material it felt like I was gona shell out money for a pair of K-mart Shaq shoes- couldn’t do it. Glad I got another chance at this color way and set up with the Gratitudes. Also got mine Shockdrop, the leather definitely makes for better quality in my eyes, easier to keep clean too

Just one little correction; the reason the original gold lettering pairs got recalled wasn’t because of falling off. It was because the gold lettering was bleeding onto the white mesh severely. I’m sure you can find pictures. I remember one of the OG NT members got a pair with the gold lettering from Eastbay and his upper mesh was stained really bad.

I prefer the leather over the mesh.

I can't stand the lower cut patent leather aesthetics. Those 2012 Bred 11s were 🤮 compared to 2019

The Gratitudes are my first pair of 11's and from what I've seen, I think I made a wise choice. 11's seem to be pretty collectible, and these look like they were made with that in mind. I love the leather upper. It shouldn't yellow like mesh, and should be easier to keep clean. I'm glad they ditched the icy blue bottoms and went with the milky look. These are already the color that they would age into! They kind of do feel like a boot, with the way your heel drops down into them, and they squeak a little from the leather, but I find them to be comfortable and they definitely turn heads. I noticed a crease starting to form in the patent leather, but oh well. I didn't get these to keep in a box. All in all, I'm pleased with them...

I got mine in the DMP's in the mail yesterday, I didn't get no gold shoe chain with mine.

Still cant believe i didnt hit on the shock drop or the exclusive access today

I love it…however, my question is I’m used to the mesh version of 11s. I know cool greys have suede but I’ve never had an all leather 11. I love the mesh because it make it seem like a tougher/sturdier shoe, but since it’s white it’ll for sure yellow. So I’m not sure of how these will age. However I think I will keep mine because I have the dmp 6s.

Best 11s ever!

These 🔥 I'm not wear them till I go to Vegas

I prefer mesh in general, but the higher cut patent leather and better quality makes these better than DMP for me. I’ve never liked the letters on the lace loops

Nothing says “thank you” like bumping the holiday 11 up to $230!

Since they doing this whole reimagined thing these should have been the reimagined concords. That would’ve been dope. A whole leather upper concord🔥🔥🔥

In black I prefer mesh but that white mesh is hard to clean and it gets yellow really fast so I kind of do prefer the leather upper just for that reason but the way that the mesh looks and feels is way better so there’s pros and cons in both

Bro I stg if they release Columbia 11s or legend blues again im doubling up idc

This video is legit.

These new Gratitude 11's with the leather is better than the Concords with the mesh my fave 11's are the 11 breds,11 low Tuxedos and now this Gratitude 2023 theyre fiya🔥

What caught my attention is this shoe was $230. The Space Jam that just released which I got online for the first time at footlocker 😅 was for $190. Why was the price lower??

I prefer the leather upper.Keeping the mesh clean was a headache on the O.G.

man its something about the low cut shape they were doing it so good . new ones look bulky

Hey where did you get your wings poster framed from . I got wings poster for like $10 the other day and ready to frame it

Got mine in hand today. I was nervous about the milky soles but it looks great! Not as yellow as I thought it would be. Also, feeling the leather upper compared to the mesh Last, the gold metal jump man and 23 is much better than stitched 10/10 shoe

I like the leather way better and NO lettering on the sides, looks cleaner how JB did it.

As a sneakerhead that has the OG concords from the 90s up to 2012, i can say that this is the way the jordan 11 should look like. That leather upper is way premium feeling than the balistic mesh. Leather will last more longer and will mold into your feet as the years go by and wont be as dirty or yellow through the years.

Bro In middle school I remember one of the homies had the dmps with the Jordan on the side we use to roast him saying they were fake but fuck what if they were really samples and being kids my homies and I didn’t realize

Both

Idk how I’m feeling about these I got two pair of concords and I feel like I be wasting money buying these they nice tho

Leather > Mesh for longevity and easier cleaning.

When you say go with your normal Jordan 11 size what does that mean since I don’t have any 11’s. I wear 10.5 in all other jordans. What size should I go for in these?

NAMASTE 🙏🏽 FROM BROOKLYN.

You buy one to rock one to stock for every pair you review? I see you said you went to multiple places for the DMP and your friends got the wrong size, does it matter if you’re just collecting it? Or you want even the collection to be your own size?

The spacejams came out in 2016 I feel the jubilee came from the spacejams bro jordan brand need to drop Columbia 11s n the gamma 11s too

I love them in person. The DMP 11s have been my favorite 11s since it came out because of the Gold hits. I Loved the leather on my 72-10 so seeing it come to these was a nice switch up. I think the mesh looks super clean when fresh but they also start to look bad just as fast once the mesh stains. I can appreciate both leather and mesh. Hot take: After seeing these which are a twist on the DMP 11s, what if instead of dropping the DMP 6s they dropped a pair with black tumbled later instead of the nubuck?

from what eye remember.. the Platinum XI had the first “milky” bottoms

I love them, but I am tired of the price raises. 230 and up is just getting too rich for my blood. Sad day, guess it’s time for my 43 year old ass to move on. Next pair of sneakers I am buying are Crown Hampton, hand made.

I dig em and all but I’d rather just use the cash I’d pay for these towards another pair of DS bred 11’s.

The 2006 patent leather width IS THE CORRECT WIDTH, the current ones are too thick, so is all the new 11s high cuts 😢.

I like the leather upper Better. That mesh upper gets dirty , & hard as hell to clean.

My 6s crumbled.

Leather looks dope. But mesh is on another level bro. I love to have them both though.🤟💪

I want a pair… 2023.. What

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I do like them but the price is just too high for them just for the shoe, no dog tag or sliding box .

Do you not wear your shoes? Or you just have doubles of each?

Mesh, not a fan of the leather. They look good though.

I actually like these better than the Concords and DMP’s due to the fact that the white leather really brings out the patent leather. That ballistic mesh is fuckin ass.

Gratitudes are much better and nothing bet the high cut patent leather, MJ played in the high cut 11 shoes Concords, Playoffs, Space Jams.

They’re not going to give us the extras and special touches anymore. They’ve learned that we’re going to buy them regardless so there’s no incentive for them to do so. 🤷‍♂️

Retro is a better sneaker overall. IMHO