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We like the word Gipfel. We think it means 'Summit' in German, and it sounds right for an adidas shoe - this offroad-looking Torsion basketball creation is ill. Channeling the looks of the recently resurrected Artillery (which we first saw retroed recently in a modified Jeremy Scott variation for Originals By Originals) it cranks up the militaristic aspects of the shoe and makes for an interesting break from previous Kazuki adidas designs, with an upper in ballistic nylon, nubuck and leather with a contrasting midsole. In this collection Kazuki's been doing big things with hi-tops as well as the low-key pieces like his tremendous Campus, and this is an unexpected break from the usual. Where the Originals partner here succeeds is in his apparent understanding of the little things as well as the staggeringly obvious design-wise, and by giving this duo a similar palette to his first round of MT Boots (recently given a sequel), with a coloured collar complementing a predominantly monotone upper, they're not the most commercial silhouette by any means, but the Gipfel's reference points are well-rendered. Both are on sale now <a href= 'http://www.crookedtongues.com/store/new-arrivals/'>in the Crooked store</a>.