WHO SAID THAT HIGH TOPS ARE UGLY?

SHOE DATA
FIRST RELEASED
1985
ORIGINAL PURPOSE
Basketball
EXAMPLES SHOWN
Originals/Reissues
NOTES
The Decade was also made in France.

 

  In 1985, adidas released the Decade. This sleek, high-performance basketball shoe was produced in both high- and low-top versions. The high top featured adidas’s patented crisscross one-piece ankle-bracing system, which provided great external and internal ankle support. The wide grip outso’e had serrated edges for extra traction and shock absorption. The appearance of the Decade is similar to other adidas basketball shoes of that period, and the high top resembles the Forum high.
  Adidas stopped producing the Decade in 1986, but it wasn’t the end of the model. It was reissued in 2003 in brand new colourways, and with a slightly different look. The outsole, for example, no longer features the original multi-disk design. This reissue has meant that the shoe has been embraced by a new generation.