I got my first Sambas (the traditional black ones, like in the photo) in college, influenced by some of my friends who were on the soccer team (bless ya, JP) .
OK, I wasn’t a footballer. But I grew up in the land of Samba and soccer, and had all sorts of Adidas stuff since a child. So there was a special connection there.
Rishi Sunak may have rendered them uncool this week, but the trainer has risen to ubiquity in the past few years. So what is it about this fairly simple design that is so widely loved? (From The highs and lows of an It-shoe: how Adidas Sambas took over the world | Fashion | The Guardian)
I wore many pairs of Sambas as my main sneaker for 30 years or so (sometimes putting in different laces)*, until the last one was worn to shreds.
Was hard to not renew my Sambas in the end. But I shifted almost 10 years ago to Vans. And now they are my main sneaker.
Interesting to see all the hullabaloo from Sunak’s reveal (and apology, it seems). Tho, I must say, the black ones I had are the only Sambas to me (which Sunak was _not_ wearing). The rest are just other Adidas sneakers, derivatives of the real deal. 😁
*Laces I remember using – hockey skate laces, purple laces, and checker laces. Style, baby, style.
Photo from Guardian article
