A Very Spezial Event

04.10.2019

You may know this already, but the new adidas Spezial stuff is available very, very soon (Friday 11th of October, to be precise).

To celebrate, Spezial head-honcho Gary Aspden has put on an exhibition up north in the Blackburn Cotton Exchange, showcasing over 1,200 pairs of three-striped footwear, including shoes from Gary's personal archive alongside those of other adidas collectors.

Most importantly however, the new Blackburn SPZL is also on show.

We were lucky enough to be asked down to the private viewing. Here's some snaps of what we saw...

An adidas Spezial logo of mountain peaks over a Trefoil, projected onto a wall at night above a lit doorway Rows of archive adidas trainers on long white tables at the Blackburn Cotton Exchange, with visitors behind a mesh fence

Signed white adidas Samba trainers with black stripes, grey suede toes and gum soles, in a case labelled new order

Archive adidas shoes and boots in tan, brown and cream leather and suede, lined up on a white display table

Pairs of suede adidas trainers in blue, green, red and black with contrasting stripes, laid out in rows on a white display

Someone in a navy suit and green trainers with red stripes, stood by a mesh fence in front of the trainer displays

Rows of suede adidas trainers in red, blue, sky blue and purple with contrasting stripes along a white display table

Worn white adidas trainers with fastening straps and blue or red stripes, lined up on their sides in a lit display case

Suede adidas trainers in red, purple, teal, black and white with contrasting stripes, spread across a white display table

The new adidas Blackburn SPZL in green suede with red stripes, a navy sole and a red adidas Spezial tag, on a glass shelf

A dark green can printed adidas Spezial, stood on a light box showing a large photo of the green Blackburn trainer

The exhibition is running from 4th - 20th October and throughout its duration there's several other decent events happening too, including live music, film screenings and Q+As. And if that's not enough, its all for a good cause - tickets for the events will require donations to Nightsafe, a charity supporting homeless people in Blackburn aged 16-24 years.

The new adidas Spezial stuff is available 11th of October.

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