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This is some of that old classy isht - adidas is no stranger to giving a shoe the luxury treatment, but these are outstanding on the quality front. We don't know if they're a riposte to Nike Sportswear's recent invincible leather Blazers or the current spate of high-end designer pieces for those richer than Richie (RIP Biggie), but the Unforseen Non-Dyed makes its mark with an appearance that's instantly appealing. You can't go far wrong with a monotone upper, minimal branding and a white herringbone patterned sole unit. Especially when that upper looks like an extra-tasteful take on the Jabbar - one of our all-time favourite adidas designs. That unlined upper gives it a certain quasi-formality, but it retains the sparse, less-is-longevity '70s basketball flavour too. Then there's the leather - we know we occasionally lapse into porno-prose when we're talking about anything that isn't rancid-smelling pleather, and we apologise for getting carried-away, but this is truly soft and buttery with none of that gone-in-30-seconds creasing.

Catering to our grizzled seen-it-all worldviews and adidas basketball fetishes, the trio of colours is strong, and while they aren't at the budget end of the footwear spectrum, they feel plush enough to justify that premium pricetag. What's the name about? We don't know oursleves, but we suspect we might see more heritage-informed shoes in the same vein dropping soon. These drop in-store and at Consortium retailers globally this weekend...