Sean Wotherspoon, the BIGGEST FRAUD in SNEAKERS HISTORY ?

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  • @tellthetruth7497
    @tellthetruth7497 Рік тому +84

    This channel is a DeepFake. Hired voice actor, hired video editor and graphics. Who’s behind it? China? Putin? Smarten up people

  • @jasonproctor9896
    @jasonproctor9896 Рік тому +25

    In his defense, no one designs sneakers by themselves. It's all a design team, or you'd end up like all those other terrible hybrids that didn't win. Even Kanye has a team of designers

  • @magnussmith9733
    @magnussmith9733 Рік тому +47

    Sean did not make the Air Max 1/97 all by himself, but do you think Ye made all the Yeezys all by himself?

    • @Thedarkmickey
      @Thedarkmickey Рік тому +6

      Yeah we already know Ye did not make all the yeezys by himself. He has a full team. I dont think any designer makes any shoe all by them self.

  • @_face773
    @_face773 Рік тому +72

    Can't say he's a "fraud" , he took advantage of a 1 time business situation and flipped it into an empire. Smart to me but I enjoyed the video. 😀😀

    • @STAYHUMBLE302
      @STAYHUMBLE302 Рік тому

      Didn’t all his stores close except one chi town

    • @hc661
      @hc661 2 місяці тому

      @@STAYHUMBLE302 yeah a huge part of that was due to the BLM riots looting his stores 😉

  • @ib5123
    @ib5123 Рік тому +61

    Deprived us of further Nike collaboration trainers…looking at those tear away air max 1 samples is brutal 😫

    • @RAPIDSVISION
      @RAPIDSVISION  Рік тому +7

      The am1 tear away was a bespoke and wasn't supposed to drop anyway 🤷‍♂️

  • @1hrax
    @1hrax Рік тому +119

    plot twist his goal was to make shoes so fruity they ended up on sale to put designer shoes in every day peoples hands. not just hypebeasts and nepo kids.

  • @hamishcraig5178
    @hamishcraig5178 Рік тому +55

    It was part of Nike's brief for the campaign to collaborate with a group of your closest friends and/or colleagues. So in fact, Sean was one of the few who actually followed the guidelines. Ultimately, I'm not sure if that's a valid point against him

    • @RAPIDSVISION
      @RAPIDSVISION  Рік тому +6

      It wasn't supposed to be a point "against" him, it was a point to try to explain why his design was way better than the other participants

    • @germannimaja8490
      @germannimaja8490 Рік тому +20

      @@RAPIDSVISION nah you was definitely throwing shade over him collabing with his boys. smh.

    • @fencho4381
      @fencho4381 Рік тому

      Meatriding

  • @ash7324
    @ash7324 Місяць тому +1

    What’s with the clips of the random dude with the spikey jacket?

  • @JayFlacko
    @JayFlacko Рік тому +3

    It’s always so weirdly funny when these “informative” vids got the narrator pronouncing damn near everything wrong “Ronnie fag “ being the best one by far 😂😂😭

  • @thebanchorz8141
    @thebanchorz8141 Рік тому +4

    Nah Sean’s a solid dude. For a guy who started a small business selling vintage + streetwear to now working with some of the biggest names in the game is a huge come up. No matter if his newer designs sell out or not, he’s still pushing the culture. Trying to discredit the work of other designers without you even bringing anything to the table is just makes your opinion lackluster.

  • @OMSPZ
    @OMSPZ Рік тому +14

    No he's not a fraud and your video did not show he was. He designed it per the contest prompt, with his friends. Weird hater vibes with that title. Maybe you should have posed it as a question.

  • @ki6eki
    @ki6eki Рік тому +2

    Thank you for making this video, exactly what I've been feeling for many years

  • @RAPIDSVISION
    @RAPIDSVISION  Рік тому +19

    His AM 1/97 gave him a career and he was really good at capitalizing on it 🤷‍♂️

  • @devils3never3cry
    @devils3never3cry Рік тому +24

    His most recent adidas shoe did really well both resell and hype

    • @Weebay_213
      @Weebay_213 Рік тому

      Not really, the London Nights Oketro did way better less hype better design and great resale for a shop collab, that shoe is another level under the lights

    • @lgomez8478
      @lgomez8478 Рік тому

      @@Weebay_213 what? 😂 the orketro he designed is going for 300+ and they are selling consistently for those prices. London knights is a really nice alternative though

  • @andrewscolnic4986
    @andrewscolnic4986 Рік тому +2

    This is a strangely aggressive video and I think saying Sean was known for dipping sneakers and cutting things up is such a wildly diminutive way to describe round 2 and everything he built

  • @threepeatvintage
    @threepeatvintage Рік тому +8

    He has his own personal design vision and stays true to that. He works with a lot of archival 80s and 90s clothing and footwear pieces and bases a lot of his design work on that. With him also being vegan he tries to make a lot of his products out of sustainable products which a lot of these big box brands should be doing too. We throw Virgil's name around saying he is the goat of footwear design but how many flops has he had recently outside of the "10" pack.

    • @MrKevy40
      @MrKevy40 Рік тому

      Ok so you are definitely a Sean Witherspoon wood rider besides every designer is going to have a flop or two but Sean only had 1 major hit where as Virgil had many more hits than flops

    • @threepeatvintage
      @threepeatvintage Рік тому

      @@MrKevy40 The title of the video states that he is the Biggest Fraud of the Sneakers History. (sic) I was debunking that. I am not saying he is perfect in any form and have never bought any of his shoes and probably won't in the future either. That doesn't mean that someone else will go out and buy them as they like them. I am a massive Virgil Fan and have most of his design books but outside the "10" pack and the airforce 1s most of the other shoes that have come out have sat and are going for well under retail. Because of this does this make him the Biggest Fraud of the Sneakers History? (sic) No it doesn't!!

  • @GM-by7tc
    @GM-by7tc Рік тому +14

    subbed. Great editing and writing. The only thing I can think of I didn't like was the weird guy doing reactions. Distracting and kind of makes the video seem generic (when it isn't.)

    • @sperez95814
      @sperez95814 Рік тому +5

      I’m with you 100000000000 that weird guy is so annoying

    • @ppt8309
      @ppt8309 Рік тому +2

      I follow Rapids from their french channel, trust me you hate it now but you will end up loving that weird guy 😂

    • @Belzebuth94
      @Belzebuth94 Рік тому

      We call him the man with the veste à piques

    • @jeremycruz3555
      @jeremycruz3555 Рік тому

      The weird guy adds to the comedy 😆

  • @thomaspayton_
    @thomaspayton_ Рік тому +1

    Sean’s designs don’t suck. Adidas just sucks. Labeling him as a “fraud” is not cool

  • @sebb1791
    @sebb1791 Рік тому +3

    Fraud is a big word he is still huge and I think given to opportunity’s anyone would take that Sean is still so talented and he will forever hold a huge place in the streetwear community regardless if you like him or not

  • @HireCoop
    @HireCoop Рік тому +4

    Met Sean at Round 2 in LA years ago. He personally cashed me out for some Supreme clothes I traded in. Cool dude

  • @eljovi5406
    @eljovi5406 Рік тому +3

    Stop the hate. A lot of contradictions in this video.

  • @ki6eki
    @ki6eki Рік тому +1

    Sean is the definition of fake it till you make it sell out

  • @henryperez3512
    @henryperez3512 Рік тому +12

    Surprised you mentioned the team effort that went into the Air Max 97/1s. People never mention that. I actually enjoy the 80/90s colorful vibe. Even so I agree that a good amount of his designs ain't it. Still his original collab is a top 3 sneaker for me. And what got me into the sneaker game. So I'll forever appreciate him for that. Plus that Adidas Orketro was pretty dope. Hopefully, it's a sign of better things to come!

  • @camui87
    @camui87 Рік тому +1

    Who's that random guy with the spikey jacket?

  • @ghostgetsbusy
    @ghostgetsbusy Рік тому +1

    dude put flowers around the shoes....who would buy that?!!!!.....i agree with turtle man

  • @badaxtion1878
    @badaxtion1878 Рік тому +1

    Those black adidas with the fringe flowers were clean to me

  • @jasonsimpkins5040
    @jasonsimpkins5040 Рік тому +3

    I like bright, loud colorful kicks but they have to be done right and certain shoes.

  • @Weebay_213
    @Weebay_213 Рік тому +2

    That kid never played football in sambas

  • @rob8575
    @rob8575 Рік тому +2

    His new Gazelles are fire and will be his most popular shoes with Adidas so far id say

  • @KGProductions777
    @KGProductions777 Рік тому

    Its so dope i'm in the more air episode where sean gave me a free more air tee and i picked up a bulls rap style tee along with showing us the process of the 97/1. I also met A$AP Nast that day and Trippie Redd on a different day. Thanks for everything Round Two

  • @Active_Alien
    @Active_Alien Рік тому +1

    It’s too early to put Salehe in GOAT convos. Dude, is really only known for his Crocs and the clothing he launched with them flopped with no one really wearing the pieces. Virgil, on the other hand, is going to be missed for a very very long time. Once a generation type talent

  • @adilmzese5346
    @adilmzese5346 Рік тому +1

    I dislike Sean Wotherspoon for a completely different reason and that's because he's a scammer. It was around 6-10 years ago can't remember the exact year since I was like 12 but he would consistently scam people in the biggest sb facebook group and got called out by the admin and banned for scamming and ripping people off. I could care less about his sneaker because I don't like it anyways and I really just like sb dunks but Sean Wotherspoon deserves all the hate he gets even if hes a great designer he isn't a good person at heart and just wants money.

  • @randomchannel323
    @randomchannel323 Рік тому

    I think one of the reasons why the Sean wotherspoon's flop is the collabs on shoe models people rarely buy. Like those basic Adidas shoes that you'll pick up when you just need new shoes rather than something like Yeezy where it's hyped

  • @aljay2361
    @aljay2361 Рік тому +1

    So much negativity and inaccuracy in this video... Sean's a good dude!

  • @14spokenwords
    @14spokenwords 6 місяців тому

    Sean singlehandledly saved Melrose but at the same time slowly destroyed it

  • @jcarter5521
    @jcarter5521 Рік тому +1

    He’s not a fraud, overly hyped is very arguable a visionary and slight creative. R.I.P to Virgil, but he didn’t really sew or design garnets either, there’s so many facets of being a creatives that doesn’t get honored. Can’t hate on him for talking advantage of his situations, props to him. FYI Kanye doesnt design his sneakers either

  • @DyleoDeals
    @DyleoDeals Рік тому +3

    You lost me at the “not a big UA-camr like Harrison & Qais” 😫😫😫 Sean has always held more weight than both of them regardless of sub count

  • @Lurkartiist
    @Lurkartiist Рік тому +7

    He made literally 1 good shoe 😂

    • @dm-gf1rn
      @dm-gf1rn Рік тому

      Shit made a career off of it ill take that any day

  • @mashi_rsa
    @mashi_rsa Рік тому +1

    He made a classic sneaker, whether we think he's a fraud or not but he did that, well scenuis. I like the fact that he doesnt necessary do what people are on but what he likes, gotta admire that.

  • @Jvyyyx
    @Jvyyyx Рік тому +1

    Remember when Sean was scamming in the dunk groups...

  • @Rusmiester
    @Rusmiester Рік тому +2

    So the famous for being famous until Nike reached out. Could have been anyone!

  • @Tripledashhh_
    @Tripledashhh_ Рік тому +2

    Man he used to sell me shirts and shoes back in round two days! Got my supreme 5s from there too man good days! He was chill then crazy to see all this happening now.

  • @cheveronLI
    @cheveronLI Рік тому

    Homie, you couldn’t pronounce Ronnie Fiegs name properly. Clicking this video is the worst part of my day

  • @TheMPTV
    @TheMPTV 10 місяців тому

    he didnt even design the AirMax 97 by himself, it was his team who helped choose the colorway for him

  • @StagedWorld-eb5ro
    @StagedWorld-eb5ro Рік тому +3

    Those 97/VapeMax blew the competition away... not even close

  • @cjhaskickz
    @cjhaskickz Рік тому +6

    He has two great sneakers the ASICS and Air Max 1/97

  • @heynotsopas
    @heynotsopas Рік тому +1

    the 1-hit wonder of sneakers

  • @kaskovic1993
    @kaskovic1993 Рік тому +2

    I fully agree! Except for Air maxes he didn't do anything good!

  • @marcop.525
    @marcop.525 10 місяців тому

    And now he dropped his best release adidas gazelle hemp to shout out this video 😅

  • @StevenLandman
    @StevenLandman Рік тому +1

    why is there a creepy looking dude between every shot?

  • @5AMTV
    @5AMTV Рік тому

    He made shirts "Less Boost, More Air" total FRAVD sold ovt for the bag

  • @dripdaddy2192
    @dripdaddy2192 Рік тому +4

    It always makes me cringe hearing Kanye being called a designer. Dude the guy doesn’t even know how to draw a shoe. That’s like calling Steve Jobs a designer

    • @RAPIDSVISION
      @RAPIDSVISION  Рік тому

      We'll make a video about him and you might change opinion 👀

  • @elroyskicks9127
    @elroyskicks9127 Рік тому +4

    I never liked his designs, they look messy and the color choices don’t work to me . He seems like a cool dude and I can respect him going hard for that nike collab but that’s not enough for me to hop on the SW bandwagon .

  • @NotAGoofTroop
    @NotAGoofTroop Рік тому +1

    IDC SHOUT OUT SEAN FOR TURNING UP RICHMOND VA. SUCKS YALL HAD TO LEAVE THE WAY YALL DID BUT MAN WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

  • @soniarezgui5361
    @soniarezgui5361 Рік тому

    C’est vraiment une seconde chaine du rapids crew ou c’est juste un bootleg 😅

  • @CryptoFeez
    @CryptoFeez 8 місяців тому

    Bro my guy tripping already made this video

    • @RAPIDSVISION
      @RAPIDSVISION  8 місяців тому

      Yeah he did it after me (and probably saying some bs as always 😬)

  • @kobewankenobi248
    @kobewankenobi248 Рік тому

    *”Quaz Omar”* lmao

    • @RAPIDSVISION
      @RAPIDSVISION  Рік тому

      😬

    • @turkishairballer
      @turkishairballer Рік тому

      Virgil Abloeeeeweeee, Salehe Beeeemburrrrrry, and Meeeeeta. This guy can’t pronounce shit

  • @RaiJK3
    @RaiJK3 Рік тому +1

    It’s a lot of angry souls in this comment section 😂

  • @YungBiggMike
    @YungBiggMike Рік тому

    His harlequin volkswagon is tuff tho

  • @lgomez8478
    @lgomez8478 Рік тому

    His recent drop with adidas is doing well, resellers are getting they money too charging 300+ 🤦‍♂️

  • @curtisaallen
    @curtisaallen Рік тому

    I don’t know who this guy is, but I don’t think anybody is buying shoes because of him. The niche they are using him to target is so small it not worth investing in.

  • @whosthatsteppinthecadillac
    @whosthatsteppinthecadillac День тому +1

    Round two was the best show on UA-cam for the culture, shame fake ass weird voice AI hater / drama freaks like this channel have taken over. Doing NOTHING for the culture and taking things backwards. Get a grip.

  • @j333x2
    @j333x2 Рік тому

    the 97/1s “he designed” are one of the most over rated shoes ever. i really dont like a single shoe he was released so far.

  • @josephflores2979
    @josephflores2979 Рік тому

    U can’t call someone a fraud for collabing. Sure they should have more credit

  • @bearzncrownz4198
    @bearzncrownz4198 Рік тому

    Bro when the air max came out people would sell them to round two and he would pay the moon for them

  • @MainlyYeezy
    @MainlyYeezy Рік тому +1

    I've never seen a shoe of his I personally liked.

  • @croco2046
    @croco2046 Рік тому

    Why are you coping rapidcrew?

  • @jesusochopa6760
    @jesusochopa6760 Рік тому

    Hey man you're not giving enough respects to his actual designs, the color blocking on all his shoes actually really work. Only actual "flop" I would say would be his black super stars.

  • @hahababsbynsjsn8980
    @hahababsbynsjsn8980 Рік тому +1

    Drops a bunch of colors on a pile and calls it a palette...
    But hey.. It works, he makes money from it doesn't he?

  • @chrislowe8212
    @chrislowe8212 Рік тому +1

    I mean I remember the round two days watched every episode of the first few seasons on UA-cam can’t hate him dude blew up an did his thing

  • @brycestout2396
    @brycestout2396 Рік тому

    "Virgil A Blow"

  • @The503factory
    @The503factory Рік тому

    How can you compare Sean with the 3 designers you mentioned he got nothing on them he’s 10 years behind them 😢

  • @hirhirr
    @hirhirr Рік тому +1

    I like his adidas collab I think it’s really fire

  • @Chyeahokay
    @Chyeahokay Рік тому

    Yeah his bike collars were dope, but Nike didn’t give him 100%free reign. His adidas work is awful.

  • @heliosf2080
    @heliosf2080 Рік тому +1

    Orketros and asics sold out what do you mean?

  • @blankmandastankman
    @blankmandastankman Рік тому

    It started “not so long ago”, in 2013
    Bro that was a whole 10 years ago

  • @stefanmunteanu66
    @stefanmunteanu66 Рік тому +4

    That guy popping up... why?!
    It's not funny, the video would be better without him 🤞

  • @CheMalik
    @CheMalik Рік тому

    Dang dude why you hating on him? Seems like you’re trying to discredit his success but he never did anything wrong.I’m not a fan of him or anything but this video just seems hateful

  • @PeacefulPariah
    @PeacefulPariah Рік тому

    Give the guy a break, he's not the silhouette's designer. These are collabos, he's at the mercy of the shoe. His "97's" were cool bc the "97''s are cool." His Ronnie Fiegs's were cool bc the Ronnie Fieg's are cool. Most famous shoe designers will achieve 1 or 2 hits in a career.

  • @hiruys
    @hiruys Рік тому

    Wow bro, you’re really going in on Sean. Where does all the hate come from?

    • @AllAboutNat
      @AllAboutNat Рік тому

      That’s not hate. That’s criticism. Hate is when you’re being nasty .

  • @dylandeg3347
    @dylandeg3347 Рік тому

    whos this clown in the leather jacket and messed up teeth that keeps popping in with his coffee cup?

  • @BeKindGoVegan.
    @BeKindGoVegan. Рік тому

    Was not even his design what a FRAUD!!!

  • @UrBoiRADS
    @UrBoiRADS Рік тому

    R.I.P. Nike collabs 😔

  • @andrebrown6197
    @andrebrown6197 Рік тому

    He’s no Kanye That’s a fact .

  • @johnjoe5860
    @johnjoe5860 Рік тому

    Shiiit give me a job at Adidas I know 1000% I could design creps that sell for Adidas! 💯😂

  • @LightNWavy
    @LightNWavy Рік тому

    Leave Sean alone. Damn lol mans went for the best option possible and clearly made something HUGE from that contest air max. Yall are so quick to judge. The video was great. Really well made tho

    • @LightNWavy
      @LightNWavy Рік тому

      Met him a few times. He really is a good ass dude.

  • @ChopShop408
    @ChopShop408 8 місяців тому

    virgil and kanye also hav a team to help them.

  • @raqi1487
    @raqi1487 Рік тому +3

    I think the goal of this guy is to post this type of videos in order to blow up. Discrediting people with their success with bad takes is shallow.

  • @ResellComeUp
    @ResellComeUp Рік тому +2

    Man… production was great, but you butchered pronunciation. Kinda ruined the video. You mispronounced Meta, Ronnie fieg, salehe bembury, qiasomar.

    • @RAPIDSVISION
      @RAPIDSVISION  Рік тому +1

      Yeah I know 🤷‍♂️
      It will be improved on next videos 👍

  • @hlithal
    @hlithal Рік тому +1

    Way biased video. Making Sean out to be bigger than he is and we all know he isn’t or doesn’t care either. I’d never buy the adidas he’s made but i can appreciate em for what they are. He took an opportunity and elevated his self from before

  • @tmayonovki
    @tmayonovki Рік тому

    yeah i think he would def do better if he could collab on those nike sb...

  • @chinohilliard4286
    @chinohilliard4286 Рік тому

    Naw, he doesn't even belong at the kids' table let alone one with legends

  • @wok138
    @wok138 Рік тому

    Adidas offered him money for ideas, and he gave them. If that your idea of a fraud, do not start any business..😅

  • @Nodes805
    @Nodes805 Рік тому +1

    Yes I'd have to agree this fruity palette of a guy is a bust.. a one hit wonder with the air max that every Hypebeast went crazy for.. other than that his other designs are cringey af!

  • @taelew
    @taelew 3 місяці тому

    I’m so upset that I sold my pair; which I won in a in-store raffle when they released. Payed $170 after taxes and I sold them for only $550. Now, that same shoe is reselling for double that amount. I actually really like/liked the shoe, and was a fool for selling them. Definitely my biggest sneaker regret to date! As far as Sean Wotherspoon being on the same level as the 3 have hitters you mentioned in your video; absolutely not! But he definitely did his thing with the AM 1/97, even if he collabed wit his people 🫡

  • @ldgaulding24
    @ldgaulding24 Рік тому

    Basically he should have keep make things with the team and they all get the credit

  • @sperez95814
    @sperez95814 Рік тому +1

    I think you guys make great videos, but that weird guy in the other jacket that you keep cutting to for reactions is super annoying. Maybe find a person to do that doesn’t look so weird

  • @ArchiTheDan1
    @ArchiTheDan1 Рік тому

    You just stole a swiss Channel bro 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ OR i Hope it’s an international Channel rapidscrew is the real channel

  • @nassiglutt6587
    @nassiglutt6587 Рік тому

    His airmax is actually ugly af😂 idk why corduroy hyped up sneakerheads😭

    • @blackstar7718
      @blackstar7718 Рік тому +1

      I was thinking up until last year, everyone wanted Yeezy’s. Maybe that’s why I was lucky to cop 3 bred 4’s when they were released in 2019. Now Yeezy’s are no more, everyone wants a Jordan 4 and the hype is strong

    • @nassiglutt6587
      @nassiglutt6587 Рік тому

      @@blackstar7718 right i remember fire red and cool grey 4s sitting but now their value went straight up after the last dance when they saw the shot that killed cleveland of mj wearing the red cements

  • @ArctikMonkee
    @ArctikMonkee Рік тому

    ayo why you pronounce ronnie fieg like that haha