[Samo]

[cracky]

Catchy

[pukkabruv]

superstar skate 80's...... skateys?

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[DasBill]

FCs right. Where do I sign up?
I mean that fucking design meeting must have gone well.
"I know, what about zigzags instead of clean, straight lines?"
Must've looked down into the ciggy paper in his hands and had an epiphany.
I can see major car designers catching on anyday now.

[/not ranting, much]

[stylz]

I'd like to see a nice range of coloured Supe's with stripes.
In leather, nubuck and suede.
How hard can it be for fuck's sake ?!?

Funny you should say that, I just had a similar rant in the "Boiling Blood" thread!

That adidas don't release superstars (80's with a white sole, shell, stripes and heel if anyone's reading this )
in all the brilliant shades of suede (like teal, purple, orange, bordeaux, fairway, royal/true blue etc.)
that they use on Gazelle, Samba, Campus and Greenstar.
How about some clean simple suedes like the grey suede vins?
Oh and if it's not too much trouble colour matching 20mm fat spare laces would be nice
too because I know you'd give us thin whites as standard!

*Note- i'm reposting this in hope of extra exposure to adi-das-igners!

[Sneakerpimp]

I'm joining the FC revolution!

I've got my pitchfork ready

[reid]

The sk80s kinda say it all tbh. The best design in a while is a collabo where the ideas came from outside adidas HQ. I hate to sound like a dick about it but it gets annoying when all they seem concerned about are fucking about with new ways of tacking shit onto the sole

[ez-1]

I like them Eldridges! Are they out already?

[dregz]

I dont think those skateys look much different to the white/black 80's that hit the sale rack a month or so back.

[reid]

Tongues a bit different, thats it. Don't even have recessed laces so calling them a skate shoe is borderline

[Grimmy]

If they're supposed to be skates, where's the round shock absorber thingy from the bottom that most skates usually have? Or maybe they try to be cool not to have it.

[dregz]

I was hoping that those shark thingys were merely a sample and they'd see sense not to release them. Seems like i had more hope than the pope.
Had to laugh at the sales pitch on End Clothing:

One of Adidas' most enduring styles, the Superstar has recently been subject to some great reworkings for the 523 pack, and this trend is set to run through into 2010, with this seasons Tech pack. Taking the famous silhouette the Tech pack comes in a tonal black colourway to showcase the lines of the shoe without over complicating.

..without over complicating. Wow! That killed me.

[Squeaky]

The double stiching is also missing on the skateys.

[ez-1]

Yeah they are pretty similar to 80's but I hope there is that padded insole that skates usually has.

[Lurkzilla]

Completely redesigned for this season to mirror the superstar 80’s look but with reduced bulk and a slimmed down design.
The new superstar brings exceptional board feel with abrasion resistant shelltoe durability.
Features a new custom full moulded sock liner and an extra set of laces.

They do look good in the promo