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To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the renowned Superstar, adidas is releasing 35 new color/styleways in several different series. The latest includes 7 customs dedicated to the cities most responsible for making the Superstar a classic. New York, Tokyo, London and Buenos Aires are my favs, each expressing their city's unique style. The series will not be wide spread, but Adidas isn't playing the mystery game-- they've listed all the distributors on their site. Continue for more photos and details.
New York features the names of the 5 boroughs stamped on and between the 3 stripes and an American flag styles apple on the heel.
Tokyo has a black-on-black dragon pattern and the city name in Japanese on the heel.
London's red and white pattern includes a faux lux coat of arm pattern.
Buenos Aires is appropriately the most colorful and includes a pattern of smiling suns.
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