adidas trainers

[story]

Been trying on shoes in shops today.

Really don’t like the leather Gazelles, the tongue is far too stiff for me. So that’s out. Suede in some dark colour but not leather.

Super Samba, they’ve changed the tongue to some kind of ridged plastic which is seen through the laces. Don’t like it.

Tried and liked both Mexicana and Tobacco. Will be buying some.. Maybe both? Can I justify this…?


Liked the look of the Spezial but didn’t try them on cos I’d already loaded my wish list and had two other pairs in my basket….

Found and bought two Black Friday bargains.

Grey + blue Zurros reduced to £50. And dark mauve + acid green Athen at £50. Need to consider the mauve + dayglo ones for a day or two, might return them…


But I still don’t have a pair of basic black + white Adidas….Might end up with black + black of something.

And I have a growing hankering for something in ruby red + black… or black + ruby red. (Or both, if I’m hones.)

 

[story]

 

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You can see the ridged plastic tongue on these. It goes all the way down. And sits up straight on the ankle as well as showing grey through the laces. Don’t like it. So these are out at least til this detail changes.

The ones I’m trying to replace have suede tongues.

 

[Griff]

Couldn't say no to a pair of these for £33.

 

[Part 2]

You want the moon on a stick story .

Tbh I've been here with Vans chukka mono in grey canvas...and back aswell come to think of it. Get on depop.

 

[Griff]

Trainers shelf.

 

[Sweet FA]

Couldn't say no to a pair of these for £33. View attachment 352926

I hear you

 

[story]

You want the moon on a stick story .

Tbh I've been here with Vans chukka mono in grey canvas...and back aswell come to think of it. Get on depop.

I just want what I already had

 

[story]

Couldn't say no to a pair of these for £33. View attachment 352926

My ignorance shames me.
What are these?

 

[Supine]

This weekend I’ll mostly be wearing:

 

[Griff]

My ignorance shames me.
What are these?

VL Court.

Plenty of places offering them for a bargain price too.

 

[story]

This weekend I’ll mostly be wearing:

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One of the many things I like about Adidas shoes is that I get to wear shoes of many colours without compromising on style. If I were to wear purple and orange shoes of any other kind they’d look like clown shoes. Something about the styling and heritage makes even bright or unusual colourways just cool.

Blue suede shoes? No problem!
Burnt orange with green? Sure thing!
Emerald green with yellow? Why not!

 

[story]

How does everyone lace their trainers?

These days I just stick to the standard left over right criss cross pattern, just as they come out of the box. I used to do bar lacings and thinking of going back to that.

I might play around with some of the fancy-schmancy lacings I’ve spotted both on the internet and (rarely) in the wild.

 

[WouldBe]

I have Gazelles too.

Just btw.

No problems with gazelles or sambas just the super sambas.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Really don’t like the leather Gazelles, the tongue is far too stiff for me. So that’s out. Suede in some dark colour but not leather.

The stiffness of the tongue (lol) wouldn't bother me so much but there's a fault on my right trainer where it has folded and I need to 'correct' as I put it on to wear it.
They look cool as fuck though. So I put up with it.

 

[Griff]

One of the many things I like about Adidas shoes is that I get to wear shoes of many colours without compromising on style. If I were to wear purple and orange shoes of any other kind they’d look like clown shoes. Something about the styling and heritage makes even bright or unusual colourways just cool.

Blue suede shoes? No problem!
Burnt orange with green? Sure thing!
Emerald green with yellow? Why not!

Indeed.

At 56 years of age I'd probably feel a little odd walking about with bright orange and green shoes on, but I love my orange and green Hamburgs. As you say, the styling and heritage makes it more than acceptable.

I'd love a pair of these Handball Spezials but the only places online I can find them seem to look a little dodgy for putting my card details on.

 

[story]

No problems with gazelles or sambas just the super sambas.

They’ve served me well in the past.

 

[WouldBe]

They’ve served me well in the past.

They might be good trainers but they look to me like the toes are held on with sticky tape.

 

[story]

You want the moon on a stick story .

Tbh I've been here with Vans chukka mono in grey canvas...and back aswell come to think of it. Get on depop.

Looks like I might have had it in the past.

I had a pair of Vans that I bought in New York just cos I needed a pair of shoes. Back in London, I was stopped in the street by someone wanting to buy them off my feet there and then at least twice. This was before the days of everything being right there on the Internet so I couldn’t check anything, and I’ve never been a sneaker fiend, so I had no idea what I was wearing.

I’ve just gone looking and I found the Vans I was wearing then...

This website has them priced at £1,466.66. (Although he’s spelling Vans with an apostrophe, so...)

vintage van's style #83 ~ US10

vintage van's style #83 sk8-mid brown/beige suede/canvas made in usa circa 1993 new US10/UK9-9.5 (gum waffle outsole portion measures 28.6cm left 28cm right) new old stock. all rubber remains soft & flexible apart from the foxing stripe at the toe area. all white rubber is unaffected. from...

pillowheat.com

I wore those shoes until they literally fell apart on my feet. Only Vans I’ve ever had.

 

[story]

They might be good trainers but they look to me like the toes are held on with sticky tape.

I don't like super samba. Looks like the toe end is held on with sticky tape.

I know, you already said

 

[Steel Icarus]

Handball Spezials are boss. I did find mine got scuffed and raggedy really quickly though

 

[Griff]

Mrs Griff picked up a pair of light orange Gazelles yesterday which came with lilac laces. She loves them.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I had to venture into the belly of the beast the other day (Westfield) to pick something up and clocked there's an Adidas store there right by the entrance. I was in too much of a rush to investigate but may go back given it's on my doorstep.
Do the stores have other more exotic trainers or is it just a selection of what you can get online?

 

[Griff]

To be honest I find the Adidas shops awful, schuh and Size? are far better for the sort of trainers I like.
Nearly picked up a pair of grey/turquoise Handball Spezials yesterday in schuh.

Bought these today instead

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In red.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

To be honest I find the Adidas shops awful, schuh and Size? are far better for the sort of trainers I like.
Nearly picked up a pair of grey/turquoise Handball Spezials yesterday in schuh.

Bought these today instead

The size? Exclusive adidas Originals Bern Pack is a Casual's Dream | The Sole Supplier

Known for hosting a plethora of exclusive adidas Originals releases over the years, UK-based footwear retailer size? is back once again with a duo of sneakers that will no doubt prove to be immensely popular with old-school casuals as well as

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In red.

They look interesting. And not something I've seen online afaik so that answers my question that not everything they do is available on the website.

 

[Griff]

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[Steel Icarus]

A colleague was in this chipoil the other night - a well-known one in Cleethorpes - and there was a film crew, local comedian Lloyd Griffifths, and a load of smartly dressed young men.



Colleague asked the crew what they were filming and they said a marketing campaign for an upcoming adidas range of three 'seaside' shoes - Blackpool, Brighton, and Cleethorpes, the latter of which apparently is to have a colourway modelled on Marklew's chippy.

You heard it here first, folks

 

[Magnus McGinty]

A colleague was in this chipoil the other night - a well-known one in Cleethorpes - and there was a film crew, local comedian Lloyd Griffifths, and a load of smartly dressed young men.

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Colleague asked the crew what they were filming and they said a marketing campaign for an upcoming adidas range of three 'seaside' shoes - Blackpool, Brighton, and Cleethorpes, the latter of which apparently is to have a colourway modelled on Marklew's chippy.

You heard it here first, folks

Tangentially connected I was once on a train in lockdown release period surrounded by women from .. erm .. Lincoln I think, definitely Lincolnshire and one of them said that what you do in Cleethorpes is eat chips.
Probably the same as any seaside town. But that photo reminded me of my ear wigging.

 

[neonwilderness]

Couldn't say no to a pair of these for £33. View attachment 352926

I picked up a pair of these at the weekend

 

[Sweet FA]

Not sure about his footwear but Bobby J Brown likes a trackie top in We Own This City:

(Though as he's playing a thieving bent copper, maybe shouldn't be claiming him).
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