On the Adidas website, they are described as ‘iconic’ and a mix of older versions of their shoes.It states: “NMD’s iconic colourblocked foundation pays homage to innovative elements from Adidas’s collective memory. The NMD_R1 has a runner upper and forms and audacious combination of shapes, angles and materials.”Rachel Ho Shiuan Yew, 20, from Stoke, travelled with friends to Manchester just to get her hands on a pair.
She said: “We want them because they are on trend and we want to be part of that.”The shoes can sell for up to £200 on auction site eBay.We’ll take a punt and say that you don’t wear most of your trainers for training (although we genuinely once saw a guy squatting in Yeezy Boost 750s, which was a baller, if impractical, move).
That whole trainers with a suit thing arose because sports shoes are built comfy in a way that – unless you’re stumping up for bespoke John Lobbs – formal shoes just aren’t. So praise be to adidas for finally making it possible to be both sartorially on-point and keep your soles swaddled.(Related: 5 new ways to wear a suit)