The Real Cost To Make Common Projects & Oliver Cabells 

Shop tour and Q&A for Wednesday’s video so drop your questions below.

Never give up on asking this guy for af1 video

I like the change how you dissected the one and cut the other in half.

Hey Rose, another great breakdown, and yeah all this brands are making money out of marketing, but that's how it's always been. Also I'm a shoemaker apprentice so answering the question where you take apart the heel lining and the rest of the lining, and ask why theres a thinning on the edges, this is because that thinning of the leather or more commonly said skiving the leather is used in order not to make bumps in the shoe itself, because if you don't skive the leather and stack it on top of the other pieces of leather, usually it gets uncomfortable for the wearer. Please keep this good content, we all appreciate it.

Oliver Cabell actually let you do a tear down AND a price breakdown?! Props to these guys!! I'm gonna be checking them out! By the way, great job on the vid! It was really informative.

Oliver Cabell being ok with this teardown speaks volumes. It's very rare for a company to be that transparent with their product. I will for sure buy from them.

Consider dissecting a wood shoe from Holland.

As a former owner of a shoe store that sold common projects I can attest to the whole sale cost of about $140, so your price break down is spot on. Loved this video and the honesty and transparency of your content mixed with humor. Keep up the good work!

Really like the higher speed video with voice over. Also enjoy seeing what REALLY IS/is not in these shoes you dissect.

I think you finally found a way to do deconstruction videos, this was perfect

Crown Northamptons would be great to see broken down!

idk why i love seeing shoes cut in half, thanks for not disappointing.. these shoes look nice for the price too!

Axel arigato would be a one to break down too. Good job btw! Gonna tell my friends about your youtube channel.

Just ordered a pair of the Low 1 White Cabells because of this and your white sneaker showdown vid. Thank you! I've been wanting to get something nicer than my adidas in all white but didn't want to spend more than necessary for a nice pair of Italian leather sneakers. This fits the bill perfect. You rock!

Wonderful clip, as an entrepreneur who dissects his products for his clients, it’s wonderful to see other brands doing the same.

This video was fantastic. I love seeing the price breakdown and profit margin. I immediately went over to Oliver Cabell and ordered a pair of shoes. Keep up the good work!

You know these shoe brands really do respect what you do. I mean, Koio says on their website that they don't do discounts but you were able to get a discount code out of them. And then here's OC giving a discount code as well. Also a consumer, knowing which brand is willing to have their products dissected is such a huge deal maker/breaker.

I'm loving these series! Crown Northampton and Greats next would be AWESOME! :)

Another excellent "exploratory laparotomy." Can't wait till you do GREATS Royale next. So far I'm leaning towards Oliver Cabell's. Awesome!!👍👍👍

Waiting for Artisan lab white sneakers , from Europe with love.

Thank you for your hard work in avoiding bias and staying as truthful as possible. Your videos are awesome. They are informative, entertaining, and look great. Keep it up man!

Another great 'dissected' video 🙌🏾watching this makes me happy that I decided to buy Oliver Cabell Low 1's over the Common Projects Achilles Low. I've had mine for over 2 years now and they're still going strong. I researched both pairs of shoes heavily as well as the Koio Capri Tripple Low-Tops and I decided to go with Oliver Cabell. I just couldn't justify the price of the other two and I liked the transparency of Oliver Cabell and the pricing breakdown of their shoes on their website. It's very refreshing to see such transparency within a luxury sneaker brand. Glad I went with my gut and got the same quality shoe for much cheaper.

Common Projects CEO punching the air rn after seeing the price breakdown expose them

After a long search for "the perfect white sneakers" I decided to go with the Olivers. Excited to see how they measure up!

When i first started watching you i thought you were talking about prison shanks

Consider breaking down the oversized sneaker from Alexander McQueen.

I ordered a pair of these and they're on the way. This video has validated my purchase!!

When listening to you talking about talking to the people who make the shoe. I can’t help but think you making a video out of interviewing them and asking these questions would actually make a great video

I love your channel and your commentary. It's all so interesting and I also appreciate the ASMR quality of you taking the shoes apart. You make great videos!

Really great video. I do think that Oliver Cabell have got to be overstating their costs though. There's no way they're making that little margin.

This video shows that the more expensive doesnt equate the better. Thanks a lot for making these educational videos!

thanks for giving us real and usable info to make better buying decisions

Due to circumstances, I had to buy a pair of $20 AU boots. 3 weeks later, the sole tore off. As an experiment, I took it more or less to bits, using everything that I have learned from you. Put it back together. Just glue. The damned thing has done a few klms around the paddock now. The untouched one is falling apart. I did peel the fake leather back and went to the base material, but hell, it was fun to try it. Thank you so much. One day, I would love a pair of those "Nick's" boots, but on benefits, so it's something to dream about. Thank you for your sharing of knowledge.

Buying from Canada, CPs are marginally more expensive due to currency conversion. If Oliver Cabell or Koio offered better international shipping, then I'd consider them.

Curious to see the same dissection of the Greats Royale. I posted same on their IG.

I love how the actual prices of each parts are disclosed in this video, and you’re right Weston, if I am on the market for a pair of high end Italian made white sneakers, I probably would not opt if Common Projects. I’m definitely the psycho that likes to see thing get cut in half :p

Thank you for making these videos. It really shows that sometimes we are paying for a brand name and not for the quality. I never was going to pay $425 for a CP if I know there are brands out there with the same quality shoe at half the price. I have a grey pair of OC and I love them, also the brand Greats makes a quality shoe too for about the same price as OC.😀

Re: Shank strip, it's already a very minimal shoe so you need all the help you can get. I believe the shank strip is there to help your plantar fascia and prevent overstretching in the wrong places in your feet. The shank strip is there so that part of the shoe has rigidity when you walk and promotes bending of the shoe only in the front part of the shoe (ball of your feet), keeping the back ~2/3 straight when you walk and flex your walking foot muscles.

Nice. If i ever need a pair of white sneakers in the future, i'm going for oliver cabells.

Whoa! You totally raised the bar with this video! Thank you. Greetings from Australia!

Yeah I love my Oliver Cabell lows.

I believe having the counter cover like that adds some grip in the back of the shoe so your heels won’t slip out.

Ooh, I like all your cut in half videos, but I LOVE this dissection format!

so glad this channel is growing

I literally got an ad about "made in italy" white sneakers on this video 💀 Also for the longest time I thought this guy's actual name was rose anvil but I just noticed the name card that literally tells you his name smh

Thanks I was shopping around for some all white sneakers and didn't know which one to buy. I'm going the Oliver Campbell

club c 85, ex-o-fit, mexico 66, vickka trs...the only reasons why I check this channel regularly

I love the way you dissected and broke down this shoe, instead of just cutting it in half and then going for there. It was much more engaging in my opinion.

The bandsaw!!!!! something about just brings me joy

Really interesting to see. I still think it's crazy to see how the reputation of CP has blown up over the years. I have a pair from 2006 when they were known as the 'budget fashion shoe company' and 60% of the modern prices. Mine lasted 6 years of near daily wear, so I'm more than happy with the value for money, but I would not pay modern prices for them. Doubly so knowing that they are little different to cheaper companies and the whole aesthetic of CPs, in the last at least, was to be understated. Not that I really buy fashion shoes any more anyway.

The band saw footage at the end is so satisfying.

The video I was waiting for. Subscribed.

I've been wanting a pair of Commons for a very long time but really can't bring myself to paying that much for such a simple sneaker. This has been very insightful. I doubt I'll get a pair now. lol.

Fav vid so far. I'm really fond of this brand for a variety of reasons. Beckett Simonon as well.

Nice review and commentary in addressing bias and all! From the top down view, it seems that the difference from CPs and OCs is the silhouette if anything worth noting. I guess the price of both is the difference between what comes first? If Oliver cabell made the “first” minimalist “premium leather sneaker”, what are the odds that they’d be tempted to jack up their prices 🤷‍♂️

i did miss the part were you peel the leather a little to see if its full grain, top grain or genuine!

This video made me buy Oliver Calells 2 years ago. Being extremely happy with them I recently got a new pair since my old ones got worn out. Unfortunately they changed not only the lining and the sole but also the leather smell very chemical. If you consider buying a pair, please note that the shoes don’t have much in common with the high quality ones shown in this video.

I just received these yesterday and they are a stunning sneaker. Very sleek, clean, super-white look. Could easily be worn with a suit or with jeans and a t-shirt. Excellent versatility. I wore them today for first time breaking them in and I am sure they will fit nicey when completed. Only issue I have is they are incredibly heavy for their size, but that is because of the quality.

These tear downs are brilliant, really well put together. Just shows you what you are really spending your hard earned cash on. I buy gear like I buy tools, quality always wins. That said, it would be interesting to see a tear down of an Ali-express/Wish/Amazon Basics kind of footwear.

one of the best videos so far ... i would love to see a final comparison between all of them

Another great video for the people Weston. Thank you kindly!

Thanks for showing the quality of different white sneakers. It makes me feel better about spending more than $100 on a pair if shoes

OMG you just made my request from last video! Thank you!

Very Humbe man ,and makes great content ,this is one of my top 5 RU-vid channels !

Great Video! I thought the format of this one was really good and I enjoyed it a lot. Really hoping to see Greats as that’s what I own!

Please check out M. Gemi's Lucente sneaker in all white if you can

I'm happy to learn from this video that buying this shoe is worth the price cuz I recently have two and very much happy with it.

Bought oliver cabell low 1 transparents last year and barely worre them... looking forward to busting them out again this summer

Really loving these videos! So helpful and informative for the consumer.

the different deconstruction method on this was on point and I feel like showing both that and the section really gives a more look into how the shoe is constructed. I hope the next shoes would be done this way. I hope you get sponsored by ArtisanLab in the future

Hello, I believe the shank is used to improve the support to the arch and improve the stability of the person wearing the shoes. The position of it is along the line where the most of our weight is distributed

In short, common projects is overrated and overpriced.

After watching this video I have to say your the most trusted opinion in the sneaker game in my opinion. I watched a bunch of videos after this one comparing common projects to Cabell and koio and its funny to see so many ppl automatically assume CP are so much more luxe when you prove definitively that they really aren't. I'm looking forward to you doing a pair of sneakers by Greats or Buscemi since they sell themselves as the Hermes of sneakers and even based their shoe on a birkin bag and sell for about a thousand bucks

You made that purchase decision soooo much simpler for me.

Seems like the most worthy one of my money, glad i purchased it even though i didnt get the discount in time haha

Another fantastic video. They are addictive.

the serial number on the sides gives the common projects a distinctive and sophisticated style that has made the brand recognizable from the “rest” but I think you should only buy the common projects on sale

Great video! I would love to see you dissect a pair of Aussie made R.M. Williams Craftsman boots and a pair of Brunello Cucinelli sneakers! But RM Williams would be AMAZING! They are great boots!

The shank isn't so much for distributing downward force, but upward. Say you're riding a bike, the pedal is pushing up into your arch but the shank more evenly distributes the pressure. Or maybe you step on a rock about an inch square. Stuff like that.

I love your videos! Keep doing what you're doing ❤ Also yes, cut the damn laces!

Awesome content! Great to see the advancements you make in each video! Keep it up

the shank protects your foot arch from over bending in motion (tortional support )

Could you have a look at "Svenssons"? Supposedly full-grain hand made in Italy. (Now on 50% sale)

These kind of videos where there's the voice-over are actually a lot better. I like the more edited style, makes it easier to watch.

Love this style breakdown

These look to be very well made. I'm not convinced about the value, but the look nice.

Another belting video mate! I find this series very interesting but its not good for my unhealthy shoe habbit haha. I've just dropped a laptop case video it would be amazing if you could give me some pointers on how to improve!

The leather is thinned out (skived) in the heel so that when other leathers are layered on top, it doesn’t get too thick and bulky.

Good video. I remember snagging some CPs on sale like 4 years ago and while they’re solid and sleek it’s insane they go for 425 anywhere, way rather get something else

Would love to see a 2021 version with all new line-up like Axel Arigatos Clean 90 and Raf Simons Orions

Just got a pair in slate can't wait to break them in

I wished there was like a walk through exhibit with bisected shoes and other stuff just to give people an idea of how their most basic items are made. to be fair your workshop is starting to look like a very cool shoe museum. I approve.

I really like these guys. Would love to chat further with Scott and find out more about his brand and what inspired him to start up Oliver Cabell. Great video as always

exactly what I wanted thank you so much!

Nice video. Would have liked to see more direct comments comparing them to the last video Koios. Also, please do a video on the Greats brand white sneakers.

Would love to see some of Thursday Boot Co shoes dissected!

Good Man Brand sneakers are made in Italy and are commonly considered a great alternative to CP’s. They’d probably sponsor your video, as well. Or, maybe dissect one of Great’s Royal sneaker. They’re a popular brand. I bet CP’s might send Luca Brasi to your home soon!

The shank is meant to limit flexibility and provide stability to an otherwise flexible shoe. It’s probably not 100% necessary in sneakers like it is in dress shoes (for example) where it’s needed for support so the heel drop doesn’t collapse overtime.

Crown Northampton’s please ! Would be a great add to the ‘luxury’ white sneaker. Love to spend my money on the best materials/value out there and these reviews are helping figure out what that is

Yo should really, REALLY consider doing a series like this but for dress shoes. You know classic brands like Florsheim, Johnston and Murphy, Allen Edmons, Carmina. It would be nice to see how fairly priced some of these are and if the different price points really mark a difference in quality! Just an idea.