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The urge to stunt is present in all of us. Being a sneakerhead entails trying to be the freshest out every time you step out the door. Buying sneakers is a luxury, and sometimes many are unable to afford some of the hotter models, or are just uninformed and take fakes for the real thing. Of course, buying fake sneakers is never the answer. For those who spend their hard earned money buying exclusive kicks, it's a slap in the face to see someone load up a pic on their Instagram page with replicas acting like their flexin'. With the help of Fake Files we put together a list of the 30 Worst Fake Sneakers Right Now, and no, they are not B-Grades.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Nike Air Yeezy 2
What went wrong: No one definitely has THAT color of the Yeezy's.
30
Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XI
What went wrong: As soon as MJ co-signed the Mamba, you knew this was coming.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XI
What went wrong: The kicks were bad enough, but the jersey too!?
28
Sneaker Inspirations: Nike Air Yeezy 2
What went wrong: This colorway would cause mass hysteria if it came out. But it didn't.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XI
What went wrong: They're limited. That 23 means they're a sample, trust me.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XI
What went wrong: The his and hers thing is cute when BOTH people have real shoes.
25
Sneaker Inspirations: Nike LeBron X
What went wrong: You can never take the "South Beach" theme too far. Wait...
24
Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XIII
What went wrong: No 3M? Just cover it in animal print.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XI
What went wrong: Got the pants to match too.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XII "Playoff", Air Max 360
What went wrong: What didn't?
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Sneaker Inspirations: Nike Air Foamposite One
What went wrong: Right colorway, wrong shoe.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Nike Air Foamposite One "Paranorman"
What went wrong: It's number 801.
18
Sneaker Inspirations: Nike Air Yeezy 2, Air Jordan III
What went wrong: When Yeezy teamed up with the Jumpman.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan IV
What went wrong: Took the military theme to heart, these looked like they got dragged throught the mud.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan V "Raging Bull", Air Max 360
What went wrong: You know, the sample version. They never came out. Just pay retail and you can have them.
15
Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan VII
What went wrong: At least this gives Jordan Brand an idea of what NOT to do.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan 14?, Air Jordan 13?, Air Jordan 21?, Air Jordan 10?
What went wrong: It'd be faster to list what went right.
13
Sneaker Inspirations: Nike Dunk High
What went wrong: The sneaker/heel thing rarely works. You can see why.
12
Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan V
What went wrong: Even Dapper Dan doesn't use Gucci print anymore...
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Sneaker Inspirations: Nike Air Foamposite One "Galaxy"
What went wrong: No fake list is complete without a Galaxy Foam.
10
Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XI
What went wrong: Maybe Garnett said "Fruity Pebbles"? That's why Melo was so pissed...
9
Sneaker Inspirations: Nike Air Foamposite Pro, Nike Air Max 360
What went wrong: With all these foam hybrids floating around, no one will notice right?
8
Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XIII "Flint"
What went wrong: The blender in the back is better place to put them.
7
Sneaker Inspirations: Too many to list
What went wrong: Everything. When you start taking fake "collection" pics, you got problems.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XI
What went wrong: Clear sneakers were cool, for like 5 minutes. Like 5 years ago.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XI "Bred", Air Jordan XII
What went wrong: Decided to just mash together the CDP into one shoe. At least the box will be smaller.
4
Sneaker Inspirations: Air Max 95 360, AIr Jordan 7 J2K
What went wrong: The J2k wasn't even that nice to be getting faked...
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan XI
What went wrong: Bad fake manufacturing. Brings light to the term "Bred wiener".
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan III
What went wrong: Mr. Nice Watch apparently needed to match up his fugazi wristwear with an "unreleased colorway". Right.
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Sneaker Inspirations: Air Jordan VI, AIr Max 360, Air Jordan 3 "Cement"
What went wrong: Jordan Brand is doing a good enough job making hybrids, we don't need another one.