09-10-08, 12:09 AM
Greetings all. Since I posted the photo of my collection, I have now added the quilted nubuck Superstar II TLs and I have also just got a pair of Superstar 80s in white with blue.
Having said that, something just doesn't look right about them. I have seen them in Cruise (high-end fashion retailer in Edinburgh and Glasgow) and they are identical to the pair that I purchased from Size Online. They are not lined in the same way as every other pair of adidas originals trainers that I have (13 other pairs) and they are also lacking the usual serial label under the tongue.
Is this normal on the SS80s? As I say, the ones I got from size are identical to those I saw in Cruise. Neither has the usual serial labels.
Both Size and Cruise are reputable places to buy, so there shouldn't be any question of fakery, but it seems strange to me that there is no lining and the serial labels are not present.
There is also the question of the leather (or leatherette, whichever it is) inner sole...
I'm guessing some of you real experts out there will tell me that these are features of the SS80s, but I would still like to know before I panic and return them!
As an aside, does anyone know anywhere that I can get a pair of plain Superstar 1s in the UK? Foot Locker have now stopped selling them in white and black (hence I bought the SS80s instead). They seemed to be the only place that had these in the UK, but they've been incredibly easy to find the last three times I've been abroad (Czech Republic and twice to Poland), just more expensive than they are here. In fact, quite a few shops, such as the addias originals store in Prague were displaying them right next to white and black Superstar IIs! Any ideas for that also appreciated...I just really want another pair of nice SS1s!
Having said that, something just doesn't look right about them. I have seen them in Cruise (high-end fashion retailer in Edinburgh and Glasgow) and they are identical to the pair that I purchased from Size Online. They are not lined in the same way as every other pair of adidas originals trainers that I have (13 other pairs) and they are also lacking the usual serial label under the tongue.
Is this normal on the SS80s? As I say, the ones I got from size are identical to those I saw in Cruise. Neither has the usual serial labels.
Both Size and Cruise are reputable places to buy, so there shouldn't be any question of fakery, but it seems strange to me that there is no lining and the serial labels are not present.
There is also the question of the leather (or leatherette, whichever it is) inner sole...
I'm guessing some of you real experts out there will tell me that these are features of the SS80s, but I would still like to know before I panic and return them!
As an aside, does anyone know anywhere that I can get a pair of plain Superstar 1s in the UK? Foot Locker have now stopped selling them in white and black (hence I bought the SS80s instead). They seemed to be the only place that had these in the UK, but they've been incredibly easy to find the last three times I've been abroad (Czech Republic and twice to Poland), just more expensive than they are here. In fact, quite a few shops, such as the addias originals store in Prague were displaying them right next to white and black Superstar IIs! Any ideas for that also appreciated...I just really want another pair of nice SS1s!