Adidas brings us the “Rock Climbing Shoe from the Future”

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Goddamm! Those are the sweetest looking shoes, unfortunately I had to pay $600 for a pair in my size!

#hypebeast

Tammy Gueterman wrote: To be clear, this is a fashion item inspired by rock climbing shoes.

Silly, cause I just wear my dragons to work, they are quite cool looking with my fashion forward joggers!

Tammy Gueterman wrote: To be clear, this is a fashion item inspired by rock climbing shoes.

I’d have to disagree. I have two pairs, a tighter one that excels at steep sport and bouldering, and a more comfy one that’s great for offwidths. The only problem I’ve encountered so far is that I can’t wear them during the fall sending season since they’re white and fall is after Labor Day 

I don't see any part of those shoes where I can discern that rock climbing shoes were the inspiration behind the design.....

Khoi wrote: I don't see any part of those shoes where I can discern that rock climbing shoes were the inspiration behind the design.....

The rubber strap is supposed to invoke the harness!

And there is off-center lacing, which is the climbing shoe inspired feature. 
Bleh! I know my fashion sense is severely lacking, and this is yet another confirmation... but if you give me these shoes for free, I’d probably sell them, if I can find an idiot who would take them off my hands for 50% off. 

I can’t unsee that can I

Would whip.

Cool, now I'm one step closer to soloing el cap!

That there, friends, is modern day golden cow. Pretty sure there’s a pentagram around it just outside the frame....

Although, it looks like could corner the market by providing an extra inch or two of lift for those hard-to-reach-holds.

I spilled some candle wax on my climbing shoes. Are they still safe to use?

i threw up a little bit in my mouth...

Khoi wrote: I don't see any part of those shoes where I can discern that rock climbing shoes were the inspiration behind the design.....

It's a stretch, but here's what the article said:

"Meier borrowed the shark-like curvature and off-center lacing of technical climbing shoes, and fused it onto the bulky outsoles of Adidas’s Supercourt RX model to make ‘em walkable on flat ground. Then Meier bound the hybrid together with a big rubber strap across the middle, which feels a little like a climbing harness."

Meh, still better than skinny jeans. 

The color reminds me of a 10 year old yellowed wedding dress. Who buys this shit?

Tammy Gueterman wrote: To be clear, this is a fashion item inspired by rock climbing shoes.

You clearly underestimate the crushability of a lofty price tag. 

I wore them last night while out gettin it on, no compliments and no nooky. Garbage shoes.

Someone who works in the fashion industry once asked me if I was "interested" in fashion.  I think I really stuck my foot in my mouth, because it's hard to find a nice way to say:  "I think it's silly, wasteful, unnecessary, depends on slavery and child labor, is killing the earth and just makes people feel bad about themselves for no reason."  

John Badila wrote: Someone who works in the fashion industry once asked me if I was "interested" in fashion.  I think I really stuck my foot in my mouth, because it's hard to find a nice way to say:  "I think it's silly, wasteful, unnecessary, depends on slavery and child labor, is killing the earth and just makes people feel bad about themselves for no reason."  

NICE!

I am definitely going to use that!

In other news...

Ah Cultural Appropriation has finally hit one of the whitest sports out there.   

Don't worry everyone no one will remember this in a year or two.

Also this was from the magazine that called Trango Tech boots " Italian bench-made dress shoes for mountaineers "