[Old Gregg]

The black and whites are boring, I kind of like the camos but they look a bit too shinny would like to see them in the flesh I think before making my mind up one way or the other.

[Big Vern]

wow I have to go up in vins every time, 9s are just too short and narrow.

[darula]

It seems there will come out some SS 80s with Gum outsole in SS13
also some SS with clear outsole...pics to come

Here´s another II

and another 80´s mesh cw

[nikosg]

How do you know what's coming next year?!
Good info though... I hope the gums are done well I've been dying for Adidas to utilize that well

[lorre]

@ nikosg it's pretty clear darula works for adi he could be a cleaner or something fuck knows Regarding knowing what shoes are dropping in 2013/2014 here's a bit from the C-LAW interview:

"Stage 1: Discussion and briefing, why are you doing this shoe? Where’s it for? What’s it for? Who’s it for? How much is the retail gonna be? On most things you have to design within a price ceiling, unless it’s a project like OByO (Originals by Originals). So once you have that figured out…

Stage 2: Sketching, you can do this in various ways, straight in Adobe Illustrator which I don’t think most people can do and you shouldn’t really do it there. Get the pens and paper out and go for it. Normally you start with a last shape, as the last is the skeleton of the shoe, it determines shoe tape, toe spring, all that good stuff. It helps you to know where you’re starting with on the last, unless you’re designing the last too, then that’s a more complete, new shoe direction. Or, if you’re designing a shoe based on an existing last, you can (and I sometimes do this too) get a shoe with that last, cover it in masking tape, and draw straight on that. Or get a last and wrap it in white leather (a white shell) and draw on that.

Stage 3: At adidas we have an amazing pattern technician (Karen Vu) and she will take my drawings or tape ups and create a pattern file. Then she’ll plot that and print it directly into two halves of white leather, which are then sewn together and lasted.

Stage 4; I would get that pattern file back, and either edit it in Illustrator or draw straight on it.

Stage 5: Then we’ll make a ‘pull over’. This is your pattern cut into its actual shapes and then sewn together to give you a much better feeling for the shoe.

Stage 6: If your pattern file is sorted and you’re happy, you’ll send that to Asia to get a first round sample. At this stage you would normally draw a CAD in Illustrator which you’ll create a colorway on and a material map so the factory can build accordingly.

Stage 7, 8, & 9: Normally rounds of samples that see how the shoe take materials and colors.

Stage 10: Salesman samples, pretty much the finished thing, though some things can still get tweaked.

Stage 11: Shoe on the shelf, on a blog, and on your feet.

That’s a strict process! The freedom must come in the creativity… on that note, where do you draw your inspiration from?

Check the full story here: chris-law

[darula]

I would die for being with adidas...but as a cleaner? I don´t know...Cleaner for Sample-shoes maybe.
I told here earlier, that I have a close realtive with adidas who sometimes sends me images of upcoming shoes, which u guys more often than not know...

[nikosg]

snap. take that lorre

[benji]

... there must be company rules about selling on stuff for profit, even for sample cleaners. Shhhh

[Old Gregg]

I like the blue meshy things

[dj_wildthing]

Me too

– and gum soled 80s sounds wicked, looking forward to pics *hint hint*

[Poor Sod]

Please make the toes gum to!

[Lorrie]

Anyone catch the Sneaker Freaker Adidas Japan preview? Looks like those all red and black with white shell 80s could be Jpn only.

[nikosg]

Fuck you Japan! Lol
My brother is going in June maybe he can score me some gear

[Poor Sod]

As I understand it they're OG store exclusive, but I could be wrong.
http://espionagekicks.com/news/4319/
http://www.kicksonfire.com/2012/03/27/ad...colorways/

[darula]

Please make the toes gum to!

So be, it will be.