Adidas Excstasy Women’s High Tops

Review by Elena

I recently won this pair of shoes. They were in a prize pack, and when I opened the lid, I was every sort of disappointed and on the cusp of a hissy fit. They were not the ones I wanted. These were petrifying, to say the least. So big. So shiny. And the word “adidas” is not at all subtle. If you saw a line up of pairs of many different types of shoes, and a line up of the people whose shoes these were, you would only put these in your top ten shoes I might wear, if there were less than ten options. They are just about the most contrasting thing to my being that there is. But in saying that, I reckon I can pull them off. Over about 50 hours and with the help of many different people’s opinions, I decided to take the plunge and cut the tags off, and even wear them outside. The shoes are now mine. They are mega comfy- except each time I step downwards the back rubs against the back of my ankle and this is irritating and sort of sore after a while- but I am dealing with that by walking with more swagger. It works. And now, it feels like me and these shoes have had an arranged marriage, where we didn’t know each other to begin with, and they weren’t my first choice as beau, but circumstances have dictated that we be together, and I have learnt to care for them. As my physio said, “they are the bomb”.