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Old 02-02-09, 09:05 PM
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I am pretty sure you would be accused of pimping ( hard) if you wore these, but if you were the owner of a GT3 you probably are pimping hard

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Remember the 80's? Frankly, we'd rather not, what with all the neon colors and fifth-grader graphics. But some people just won't leave it alone. Like sneaker freaks, who need to have those Nike high-tops they had (or didn't) as a child. Or Porsche, with their obscenely bright-colored 911 GT3 RS. The two may seem at diametrically opposite ends of the spectrum, but it was only a matter of time before someone brought them together.

That someone is Purchaze, a German retro clothing company. Upon opening its newest location in Holland, a nearby Porsche dealership hooked them up with a Cayman S for promotional purposes. (We would have figured some neon-colored slant-nose would have served better, but what do we know.) As a thanks for the loan, Purchaze whipped up the series of sneakers you see above. Inspired, supposedly, by the GT3, each pair of kicks features the Porsche badge on the tongue and are colored in the shades of the GT3 palette: one pair in orange, one in green, another in black and a fourth in silver. The sneakers were presented to the team at the Porsche dealership, who are wishing they had irregularly-sized feet to use wear them in the pits at an upcoming race. If you want to get your hands on a pair of these, you may have less taste than boiled chicken you can't, because they were made exclusively for the dealership, but Adidas offers a line of Porsche Design shoes that may not, you know, be a cause of embarrassment when worn in public.
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here is the full line
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Old 02-02-09, 09:08 PM
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Yeah I saw this on the Porsche forums. I think its a fabulous idea!!! Those shoes will be collectors items!
 
Old 02-02-09, 09:16 PM
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I wouldnt mind the black and orange(or is it red?)
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Porsche is really behind the times... I took this picture in 2002 and the (shoe) owner had a Chevy Vega that was painted just like his shoes looked.
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id take those shoes in any color. for some reason i really like the green
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I'm on board with the orange ...

I'm also down with the idea of Lexus shoes (for the record, I think Puma should so them)
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i just got the regualar porsche design shoes by addidas. pretty spiffy that it matches the car though
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^yea those shoes felt so good for driving...I got the goodyear ones
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i'll gladly get a pair if it comes with the keys to the color matching gt3
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Originally Posted by DaveGS4
Porsche is really behind the times... I took this picture in 2002 and the (shoe) owner had a Chevy Vega that was painted just like his shoes looked.


Errrrrr......not so Brink!
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Freaking nasty. Some people like to O.D. on this stuff. I think its pretty ghey. Ever go to car shows and see Ferrari guys wearing red Ferrari driving shoes, gloves, and a shirt to match there old red 1975 Ferrari 308?
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