Adidas ZX800 - Flavor of the World
Adidas has just released a new ZX800, named “Flavor of the World.” This pair of shoes is very unique in that the right shoe has a red color scheme and left shoe a blue scheme. Not only that, the design is based on a very interesting story about the beginnings of the Festival of Folclorico de Parintins, a popular annual celebration held in the Brazilian city of Parintins. According to legend, a pregnant slave named Mae Catarina had a sudden craving to eat a bull’s tongue. In order to satisfy her, her husband killed the best bull, but was consequently sentenced to death by the master. However, Catarina was able to find a priest who resurrected the bull, thus saving her husband. This story stays alive through the efforts of two wealthy, feuding families: the Cids and the Monteverdes. The Cids and Monteverdes both built models of bulls, one named Caprichoso and the other, Garantido. Both families paraded the bull models on the streets and fought with each other if they crossed paths. And the Festival of Folclorico de Parintins is a re-enactment of the fights between the two bulls in the streets. The shoe comes in a special box that has separate compartments for the left and right shoe. The shoes definitely have design references to the story including the red and the blue, representing the two feuding families, with Garantido labeled on the tongue of the red shoe, and Caprichoso labeled on the blue. This is definitely a very special pair of shoes, so get it while you can at Overkill.
Adidas has just released a new ZX800, named “Flavor of the World.” This pair of shoes is very unique in that the right shoe has a red color scheme and left shoe a blue scheme. Not only that, the design is based on a very interesting story about the beginnings of the Festival of Folclorico de Parintins, a popular annual celebration held in the Brazilian city of Parintins.
According to legend, a pregnant slave named Mae Catarina had a sudden craving to eat a bull’s tongue. In order to satisfy her, her husband killed the best bull, but was consequently sentenced to death by the master. However, Catarina was able to find a priest who resurrected the bull, thus saving her husband. This story stays alive through the efforts of two wealthy, feuding families: the Cids and the Monteverdes. The Cids and Monteverdes both built models of bulls, one named Caprichoso and the other, Garantido. Both families paraded the bull models on the streets and fought with each other if they crossed paths. And the Festival of Folclorico de Parintins is a re-enactment of the fights between the two bulls in the streets.
The shoe comes in a special box that has separate compartments for the left and right shoe. The shoes definitely have design references to the story including the red and the blue, representing the two feuding families, with Garantido labeled on the tongue of the red shoe, and Caprichoso labeled on the blue. This is definitely a very special pair of shoes, so get it while you can at Overkill.
