Veja V-10 in QC: the side V, the suede panels and how to identify the version by its materials

Sneakers QC & Legit Check
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The V-10 look simple, but they come in versions with different materials, so it helps to know which one you are looking at. Starting figures (Wikipedia and product sheets from the brand and from a shop):

  • VEJA is a French brand founded in 2004 by Sébastien Kopp and François-Ghislain Morillion; it started producing in Brazil in 2005.
  • The sheet for the V-10 Leather (White Black Amarante) states: leather upper, leather and suede panels, lining in recycled polyester, laces in organic cotton, made in Brazil.
  • The sole, according to the same sheet: Amazonian rubber (40 %), mineral silica (23 %), recycled rubber remnants (10 %), synthetic rubber (11 %) and other (16 %).

[[PHOTO: Veja V-10 vista lateral con luz natural, la V lateral y los paneles de ante marcados, y la etiqueta interior con el código de producto visible]]

Editorial summary, not independently verified.

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Right! And what changes between the Leather and the ChromeFree? Can you see it in the photos?

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Straight answer: some things yes, others no. According to a shop sheet for the V-10 ChromeFree Leather (White/Black/Sahara):

  • upper in ChromeFree leather, tanned without chrome, from southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul);
  • panels in ChromeFree leather and suede;
  • V logo with 26 % Amazonian rubber;
  • a sole with the same composition as the Leather.

What you cannot see in a photo: the type of tanning. What you can compare: the label and the product code (for example VI0220864 for the Leather cited and VX0503138B for the ChromeFree cited), the colours of the panels and the shape of the V.

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And on the V, what exactly do I look at?

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No detours:

  1. Position: the same height and the same angle on the left foot and the right.
  2. Edges: clean, with no glue residue and no stitching coming off the edge.
  3. Colour: that of the expected colourway (for example, on the White Black Amarante, the combination in the name).
  4. Suede panels: even nap, no bald spots and no plastic shine under flash.

[[PHOTO: primer plano de la V lateral de ambos pies juntos, con los bordes de la V y el pelo del ante señalados]]

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And the smooth leather part is looked at as on any white leather sneaker: creasing, even stitching, symmetry. The general approach is in Air Force 1 Low QC, and a similar case of a white leather sneaker with a retro feel in Reebok Club C 85 QC.

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Before asking for an RL over something small, a practical rule: separate what looks bad in the photo from what really changes the shoe. When a flaw is worth an RL: GL vs RL: what they mean, and when a flaw is worth an RL. And what no photo shows: the real composition of the sole, the tanning and the durability.

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Summary:

  1. Brand: VEJA, founded in 2004 in France, production in Brazil since 2005.
  2. Version first: Leather (leather and suede) or ChromeFree (chrome-free leather and suede); check the label and product code.
  3. Side V: same position and angle on both feet, clean edges, colour of the expected colourway.
  4. Suede: even nap, no plastic shine.
  5. Smooth leather: creasing, stitching and symmetry as on any white leather sneaker.
  6. Not visible in photos: tanning, sole composition, durability.

Editorial summary, not independently verified.

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Perfect! First the label, then the V and the suede. Thanks.