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First Look: adidas Dame 3 "Florist City"

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The "Florist City" collection from adidas is one of the more sought-after colorways in the Three Stripes's basketball lineup. Today, they added the Dame 3 to the collection in a purple, burgundy, and black colorway. The upper print is consistent with the rest of the Florist City Dame shoes, using rose petal patterns all throughout. The first two sets of lace loops are reinforced, likely because of the different upper material.  The bootie also has piping between the Techfit portion and the upper. The outsole is the same as the other Dame 3 colorways and is done in a beautiful burgundy. More photos can be found below. If you haven't read my performance review of the Dame 3, you can  CLICK HERE .  - MF /// Photos taken with an iPhone 7. Thanks once again to the Titan 22 staff over at the Fort.

adidas Crazy Explosive Low Primeknit Performance Review

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John Wall is missing out on a great shoe. The Crazy Explosive was supposed to have been John Wall's 3rd signature shoe with adidas, with samples of Wall PEs popping up on eBay and other places on the Internet. Unfortunately, the versatile playmaker didn't renew his contract with the Stripes. Fortunately for consumers, adidas still released the silhouette under a different name and it became a go-to shoe for a lot of NBA players, including Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Lowry, Harrison Barnes, and Kristaps Porzingis.  I had a lot of fun with these shoes on court. There were some hoop sessions when I wished I had brought a second pair, but the Crazy Explosive Low's positive aspects outweighed the negative. Fit - 8/10 I have wide feet from forefoot to midfoot, plus a high instep, and getting my size 12s into the shoes posed a bit of a challenge at the start. A finger in the heel helped my feet slide in nicely into the shoe, so keep that in mind when you try a pair o