Reebok court victory II is such a lovely pair of kicks. When they retro’d in 2009 they were almost identical only slight changes. For one, if you notice the pump release button was circular on the original and square on the retro. Second, the there was a honey comb like pattern on the rubber surrounding the pumping mechanism, this was absent from the retro. Third, the pump itself was not as substantial on the original’s in comparison to the retro and the pump mechanism worked properly on the originals (not so much on the retro’s). Fourth, the color’s on the retro’s were slightly darker and more substantial than on the original release. In addition if you take a look at the toe area you’ll notice that the originals had a much more narrow toe box. The Original was also made with indy500 plus goodyear rubber something the retro’s did not have. Pictures of the originals courtesy of oseasy from eBay. Pictures of the retro’s from the DeFY. New York Photo Vault.
Original 1991

2009 Retro

1991 Original

2009 Retro