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    adidas Continental 80

    adidas Continental 80

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    Minimalist leisurewear masquerading as an 80s tennis shoe.

    adidas Continental 80 Stripes S42626
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • S42626
    • $100
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes S42625
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • S42625
    • $100
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes S42618
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    • S42618
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes S42616
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • S42616
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes S42615
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • S42615
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes S42614
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • S42614
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes S42613
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • S42613
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes S42612
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • S42612
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes S42611
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • S42611
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes Q47341
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • Q47341
    adidas Continental 80 H68725
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    • Continental 80
    • H68725
    adidas Continental 80 H68724
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    • Continental 80
    • H68724
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes H05723
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • H05723
    adidas Continental 80 Breakbeat H05691
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    • Continental 80 Breakbeat
    • H05691
    adidas Continental 80 Breakbeat H05690
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    • Continental 80 Breakbeat
    • H05690
    adidas Continental 80 Vegan H05315
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    • Continental 80 Vegan
    • H05315
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes H05061
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • H05061
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes H04021
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • H04021
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes H04020
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • H04020
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes  H03944
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • H03944
    adidas Continental 80 H03938
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    • Continental 80
    • H03938
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes H02893
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • H02893
    adidas Continental 80 Vegan H02783
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    • Continental 80 Vegan
    • H02783
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes H02164
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    • H02164
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes H02163
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    • H02163
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes H02162
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    • H02162
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes H02155
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • H02155
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GZ9061
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GZ9061
    adidas Continental 80 Vegan GZ8689
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    • Continental 80 Vegan
    • GZ8689
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GZ6266
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GZ6266
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GZ6265
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GZ6265
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GZ6262
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GZ6262
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GZ6261
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GZ6261
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes  GZ6260
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GZ6260
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GZ3262
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GZ3262
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GZ3257
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GZ3257
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GZ3255
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GZ3255
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GZ2099
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GZ2099
    adidas Continental 80 Vegan GZ0785
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    • Continental 80 Vegan
    • GZ0785
    adidas Continental 80 Vegan GZ0784
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    • Continental 80 Vegan
    • GZ0784
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GZ0780
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GZ0780
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GY8144
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GY8144
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GY8139
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GY8139
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GY8138
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GY8138
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GY8135
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GY8135
    adidas Pharrell Williams Continental 80 GY4979
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    • Pharrell Williams Continental 80
    • GY4979
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes GY4662
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GY4662
    adidas Continental 80 Stripes  GX9739
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    • Continental 80 Stripes
    • GX9739

    Continental 80

    Though adidas had been successful with their Stan Smith silhouette through the 60s, 70s and 80s, they also needed their next generation of silhouettes to start to shine through. This when they turned their attention to designing the original Continental, drenching it in the spirit of the 80s.

    Designed in France, the Continental took the standard tennis shoe silhouette of the time and upgraded it with two robust cupsoles, an EVA foam midsole, terry cloth lining and a window containing the adidas branding. The Continentals featured tennis sole cushioning technology adapted to the increasingly mainstream aerobics, gym and personal fitness markets. It also allowed fantastic ease-of-movement, was ultra-chic,  and yet, before long, it was discontinued…

    … but it wasn’t forgotten. 

    Fast-forward to 2018, and trainer designs of the time were referencing the bulky, extraverted energy of the 90s. This might have seemed an odd time to release a minimalist eighties shoe, but in bringing out the Continental 80, that’s exactly what adidas did. The adidas Continental 80 came with an upper made of luxurious tumbled grain leather, two blue and red side stripes, and perforations almost identical to the original. The French terry cotton lining restored a sense of the continental’s heritage, the EVA foam OrthoLite® of the sockliner helped pad out the midsole and the adidas trefoil logo stamped its authority across the shoe.

    This 80s-influenced silhouette released as one model in the “Yung” series seems to have resonated with modern sneaker culture. One explanation for this might lie with one of adidas’ most influential collaborators – Kanye West. 

    The Yeezy Calabasas Powerphase, designed by Ye, was released on 17th March 2018 to much fanfare and the Continental 80 shortly after, in June 2018. While the Powerphase was based on the original adidas Powerphase, it shared a very similar aesthetic with the Continental 80s, except for in its dual stripes. As stocks of the Yeezy were limited, many enthusiasts moved on to the Continental 80 because it was very similar, and, unlike the Calabasas, it was actually available.

    In its own right, the adidas Continental 80 is still a stylish, desirable sneaker with character. While its days as a sports shoe are over, this unmistakably eighties shoe has now found a new generation to inspire.

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