Future Size? Releases

Two future releases from Size? here. Firstly we have the Adidas Jeans in a Navy / Red colourway then a pair of the Adidas München in a Green / White colourway. I like the look of both pairs to be fair, both are superior to the recent Adidas Dublin in my opinion and both will look good with a pair of cargo shorts down the beer garden in the summer.

The Adidas München were also first released in the 1970s (1979 to be exact) and were, like many Adidas models, designed as a training shoe before becoming very popular as casual footwear with features such as their unique sole making them very popular with trainerheads across the globe.

Originally intended to be worn with jeans, the Adidas Jeans were very popular in the 1970s. The splash of yellow between the upper and the outsole and the gold lettering are the trainer's two most prominent features.

Both models were reissued late last year in different colours. Expect them to retail at around £65.

Adidas Dublin Reissue

In order to celebrate their tenth anniversary, shoe retailer Size? have collaborated with Adidas to produce a limited number of reissued and new trainers with matching tracktops.

As of yet the Adidas London and the Adidas Manchester have been reissued, and as of last week as has the Adidas Dublin.

Retailing at £69.99, many trainerheads have not been best pleased with the whole process. Many have complained about the whole limited numbers situation creating a demand which far exceeds the supply, allowing the touts to sell for a pretty penny on eBay (one seller had his reissued Dublins with a Buy It Now price of £370). Others have said that people's willingness to queue up in the early hours for what is just a trainer is pure craziness.

Either way I'm not impressed with the Dublins.

I have no problem with the limited numbers or the queuing (to a point), it's just the trainer I don't like. Having bought the previous reissue (the Adidas Manchester) I was hoping for a nice Dublin reissue as I haven't been prepared to pay over the odds for the trainer but the decision to opt for waxed leather over more traditional suede was a bad one. As showin by the photo showing the four generations of Dublins, the current collaboration just doesn't look as good as the OGs or the previous two reissues.

Adidas and Size? still plan on releasing more trainers together, with Adidas Birmingham, Adidas Cardiff and Adidas Glasgow all due for release at a point in the near future but they're losing popularity fast. Many believe the look has evolved from trainers to shoes and second-rate reissues aren't going to make them change their mind.