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Yeezy: real vs fake

Every Yeezy checkpoint on this site states a measurement, an accept range and how we arrived at it. No comparison photos we didn't shoot, no certificates.

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  • Size tag rows 3 size rows on a US market tag: US, UK and F; a worldwide tag prints 6 by adding D, J and CHN
  • Size tag serial suffix V02 suffix in the tag's bottom right corner on a US pair, with V03 as the second US variant and V10 on worldwide pairs
  • UK size gap 0.5 sizes between the US and UK numbers on every adidas tag up to a US 15
  • French size steps 42 2/3 F number printed for a US 9; the F column steps in thirds as 41 1/3, 42, 42 2/3, 43 1/3, 44
  • Style code characters 6 characters in the article number: two letters and four digits, or one letter and five digits
  • Production date 10/22 latest month and year adidas could have produced a Yeezy; genuine tags start at 06/16 for the 350 V2
  • Side stripe characters 8 characters in the SPLY-350 stripe text on the colourways that carry it; the plain stripe carries 0
  • Shoe weight 385 grams for one US 9 shoe of a 350 V2
  • Insole registered mark 1 millimetre or more of clear space between the adidas wordmark and the registered symbol on the heel print
  • Retail price 220 US dollars at release for the 350 V2; the first generation 350 listed at 200
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