Several weeks after I signed up (which have included several arguments with a builder and a loss adjuster following a leak) and promised to post this, here's a photo of my collection of Superstars.
At least I suppose it's a collection, if one can call four pairs a collection. My Ultrastars are also included for completeness!
I would like the next addition to be a pair of white superstar 1s in normal leather (the ones that I alreday have are quite a high polish), with white rubber and navy stripes. I don't think they've been in production for quite a while, though and I can't find a pair anywhere in a UK10.
Foot Locker are stocking almost the right pair at the moment, but they have black stripes and I also went hunting for them when I was in Prague before Christmas, but could only find black stripes there (albeit the logo on the tongue was different from the pair in Foot Locker in the UK). With a little luck, I might find a pair in Krakow when I go there just before Easter, if I haven't struck gold before then!
Other than that, there is a nice pair of Brown / Camel coloured Superstar IIs in Schuh at the moment. Doubtless someone will know precisely what they are, but they look like Superstar II TLs, albeit the tongues are quilted.
Thanks for the replies. The laces on the shoes at each end are wider than the three in the middle, but I'm guessing that you mean wider than even the laces on them are!
I know none of the pairs that I have are particularly unusal, but so far I've been more interested in the look than the rarity of any particular shoe.
As well as the quilted TLs, I also quite fancy the adidas Tennis ADV that Schuh have recently got in stock (white with blue and red stripes). So I suppose the next purchase is likely to be either those, the quilted TLs, or (ideally) the elusive white and navy superstar 1s.
Any other thoughts / comments / suggestions appreciated!
It's not the size of the collection mate, it's whats in it, and you have some choice ones there. I really like those all white ultras. Give 'em a bit of a clean and pop some 20mm laces in. Result = even fresher!
Keep up the good work.
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Great start dude, loving them! whats next in the crate? The TL's are sweet, schuh usually have a big sale this time of year, we have 2 in Newcastle and office do too. Quality over quantity. Good luck!
I've now added the brown nubuck quilted Superstar II TLs to the collection. I also bought a pair of Tennis Advantage in white with blue and red stripes to add to the ranks of my non-SS adidas trainers.
Must say, I'm not completely convinced of the quilted tongue and heel piece on the SSIIs, but I love the colour and those parts are hidden below jeans anyway. Even if I'm not completely convinced, it also makes them slightly different from the others, and you need a degree of that in a collection!
Not sure what's next. I still really want a pair of white and navy Superstar I, but I still can't find them anywhere. I did have a look when I was on holiday in Krakow before Easter, but despite finding a fairly nice shop hidden away at the back of a tenement on the Florian Way that had some now unusual old stock, I could not find what I want.
If I can't track them down, I suppose a pair of white and navy Superstar IIs and white and a pair of white and black Superstar Is is a possibility. Unless anyone knows where I could find what I could find a pair of those elusive SS1s in a UK10?
in regards to white and navy, ss1s, I haven't noticed any on my searches, but there were loads of the white with lighter blue stripe (from the same release as your white with red).
in regards to white and navy, ss1s, I haven't noticed any on my searches, but there were loads of the white with lighter blue stripe (from the same release as your white with red).
Thanks for the compliments on the collection and the comments. I like the white and blue pair you're talking about, but I'm really wanting a pair of SS1s with white rubber.
White and navy SS1s with white rubber just went completely unavailable on trainerstation in the last couple of weeks (they'd been sold out in a 10 for long before that) and I think that they also sold out of the white and blue SS1s that you're talking about in a 10 very recently. If I recall correctly, they still have them in other sizes. I could still be tempted by a pair of them if they were cheap enough, but it's those white and navy ones that would take priority!
