Hey Everyone! What a great site!!!
My name is TJ and I'm from LA. When I was younger I had a pair of shell toes. I was at a vintage shop on Melrose and they had a pair there but they weren't my size. I kept kicking myself for not getting them and starting a collection.
So, I picked up my first pair. I found them in another shop on Melrose. They are brown leather shell toes with brown stripes and brown soles. They have a gold embroidered trefoil logo on the heel and Superstar Logo on the padded tongue. In doing research to find out which Superstars I bought, I became amazed!!! So many awesome styles and models, that I now want, and so many FAKES.
I'm hoping my first pair is not fake!!! I have not been able to find an exact match. I thought they might be Superstar II Chocos but the gold embroidered trefoil heel and tongue don't match. The insole on my pair have the adidas logo opposite each other, the eye holes don't have grommets, and the soles seem to be correct. But, I haven't been able to find which Superstar it is or even another brown/brown/brown trainer.
Please tell me that my first pair aren't fake. Thanks! TJ
Here are some picts--
My name is TJ and I'm from LA. When I was younger I had a pair of shell toes. I was at a vintage shop on Melrose and they had a pair there but they weren't my size. I kept kicking myself for not getting them and starting a collection.
So, I picked up my first pair. I found them in another shop on Melrose. They are brown leather shell toes with brown stripes and brown soles. They have a gold embroidered trefoil logo on the heel and Superstar Logo on the padded tongue. In doing research to find out which Superstars I bought, I became amazed!!! So many awesome styles and models, that I now want, and so many FAKES.
I'm hoping my first pair is not fake!!! I have not been able to find an exact match. I thought they might be Superstar II Chocos but the gold embroidered trefoil heel and tongue don't match. The insole on my pair have the adidas logo opposite each other, the eye holes don't have grommets, and the soles seem to be correct. But, I haven't been able to find which Superstar it is or even another brown/brown/brown trainer.
Please tell me that my first pair aren't fake. Thanks! TJ
Here are some picts--