Adidas Samba Americana West
Figured I’d fill in the gap while Henry was on vacation…
WOW, I’ve been searching for some vegan Adidas Sambas in a non-hippy colorway for what seems like forever. A little over a year ago, DQM and Huf collaborated on a black canvas model, but I missed the boat on those (although I think if you’re a size 9 you can still pick some up at the DQM store on E.3rd St.). Anyway, I was searching the bowels of the internet (ok, maybe just the adidas site) when I came across these beauts. I noticed that the “leather” looked a bit pleathery, and the description was suspiciously absent of any straight “leather” declaration, so I rolled the dice, clicked “buy” and waited with baited breath to check for that sweet little diamond figure on the tag. And sure enough, there it was. I don’t believe that any of the other models in the “Americana West” series are vegan…those other colors appear to be real suede, but I haven’t verified. For now, these will do just fine!
Tags: Adidas
25. August 2010 at 01:25
The colorblind idiots in the audience want to know what color combo that is…
25. August 2010 at 07:02
they are black/gum/red plaid. Sorry for the bad cellphone pic.
25. August 2010 at 07:03
err, technically black/university red.
http://www.shopadidas.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4001133&kwCatId=&cid=G22110&shopGroup=R
25. August 2010 at 09:39
Nice Find!
26. August 2010 at 07:27
If you like the Samba, check out the Campus II’s:
http://blog.seanbonner.com/2009/10/21/new-vegan-shoes/comment-page-1/
Available at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001I44QFC?tag=seanbonnerdot-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B001I44QFC&adid=0YBHQBSBRKS0BT3FYS66
30. August 2010 at 08:10
vegan sambas popping up all over the place now.
http://hypebeast.com/2010/08/adidas-originals-2010-fallwinter-traffic-pack-samba/
30. August 2010 at 18:43
oh man, these are nice!
2. September 2010 at 01:33
Does the ‘diamond’ symbol always mean the upper is completely synthetic, including all the trimmings? I thought the diamond denoted what’s known as ‘other materials’ which, whilst usually synthetic, might also refer to some treated leathers?
Maybe it’s different in the US but I’m pretty sure I got burned on some New Balance classics here in the UK a few years back – the label had the diamond on it but New Balance told me that the shoe was real leather.
12. September 2010 at 14:08
I’ve fallen completely in love with this model, alas, I can’t find it on any other sites that shopadidas.com, also I can only find it in one size, size 6. Can anyone help me on this? Also, I can’t seem to find out how to contact adidas regarding this problem.
Thanks in advance.
25. October 2011 at 12:08
can anyone please help with a link for these? i’ve scoured the depths of the internet and haven’t been able to find anything.