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adidas collab with Shoe Surgeon on beautiful (but insanely expensive) pair of astroturfs

Here's what £543 will get you for your next kickabout

adidas collab with Shoe Surgeon on beautiful (but insanely expensive) pair of astroturfs
19 June 2017

Limited to just 25 pairs, downtown Los Angeles designer Shoe Surgeon – not his real name; he's called Dominic Chambrone – will collaborate with adidas for super a special edition of his the Mundial Team astroturf to celebrate Paris Fashion Week.

Known for his mash-up footwear – typically switching up the soles on trainers or cutting up new materials to recreate a sneaker classic (such as his ponyhair Air Jordan 1 Shadow) – Chambrone’s take on the adidas Copa Rose Lux features an all-black leather upper, typically hardy footy laces, and a jet-black BOOST sole, all for a cool $695 (about £543). 

Just the thought of shelling out on those for a kickabout in the park or a slightly-too-competitive game of fives against the adjacent office in your building, the kind where you end up with a bloody knee and a quiet word in your ear from HR, brings us out in hives. And not just because that BOOST sole probably doesn’t have the requisite tread grip for a 3G pitch. 

But still, if you’ve got the dough, why the hell not?

Available in two locations at Paris Fashion Week – ​NDG Studios and Plan8 Studios – from 22 June.