adidas Handball Spezial, in a few lines
The adidas Handball Spezial came out in 1979. As its name suggests, it was designed for handball: a low indoor shoe with a gum sole that grips the court. Its suede upper, its three serrated stripes and the Spezial lettering in gold on the side have barely changed since. Long reserved for those in the know, it has become in just a few seasons one of the most in-demand adidas models, in the wake of the Samba and the Gazelle. Light blue, black, burgundy or green: it comes in dozens of colorways.