Sneaker Freak's Realistic Shoe Selection. Vol.4 Mitsuhiro Kubo

Sneaker Freak's Realistic Shoe Selection.
Vol.4 Mitsuhiro Kubo

The sneaker market continues to expand, with the latest performance shoes, limited editions, collaborations, faithful reissues, and even top maisons participating. What are the perspectives of the sneaker experts, what models do they choose, and what do they actually wear? We will introduce the real shoe choices of the best sneaker freaks in the industry in a relay format. Mr. Mitsuhiro Kubo, a representative of the select store "GR8," was introduced by Mr. Ryo Ishikawa in the previous issue. We asked him to name six pairs that he particularly likes and asked him why he chose each of them and what his favorite points are.

Photo_Erina Takahashi

Text_Issey Enomoto

Edit_Hiroshi Yamamoto

05：adidas_P.O.D. System SPECIAL EDITION . not for sale, inspired by AKIRA's motorcycle.

Next, these "adidas" shoes. This is the first time I've seen these, what are they like?

Kubo:I was invited to the German headquarters of adidas, where I was given the opportunity to make a special pair of these shoes. It is not available on the market.

. The box is also specially designed with your photo on it. How did you come to visit the headquarters of "adidas" in the first place?

Kubo:When a tour was organized to invite people from around the world to learn more about adidas, I was chosen as one of the Japanese representatives. I was given a lecture on the history of adidas, allowed into the sample room, where I was not normally allowed, and shown the archives of past generations of sneakers. At the end of the tour, we decided to make a pair of sneakers to commemorate the event, and this is what we came up with.

What was the concept behind the design?

Kubo:The Japanese are known for their akira, so I used the image of akira's motorcycle. akira's motorcycle is characterized by the front wheel and rear wheel being far apart. . In the same image, I shifted the heel part to the back as far as possible. At the time, "adidas" was launching a shoe called the "P.O.D. System," which was the basis for this design. The people at the Adidas head office liked it very much.