Adidas Forest Hills VIN - Awaydays x Kevin Sampson - White / Gold Metallic / Sunshine - UK 10

Adidas Forest Hills VIN (281277) - Awaydays x Kevin Sampson - White / Gold Metallic / Sunshine - UK 10

Few trainer collaborations carry the cultural weight of this one. The Adidas Forest Hills VIN ‘Awaydays’ — released in 2008/2009 — was conceived and designed by author Kevin Sampson, the man behind the seminal terrace novel Awaydays, as the shoe that defined a moment in both the book and the film. As Sampson himself wrote: “In my heart of hearts, Awaydays has always been about the classic gold and yellow Forest Hills. It’s there in the book, it’s there in the film. The mythology of that beautiful design classic goes before it, and for me it is the ultimate shoe — glamorous, svelte, almost unattainable.” The result is exactly that: an off-white heavy suede upper, bold gold metallic serrated three-stripes, matching sunshine yellow polyurethane midsole, and dedicated Awaydays film branding on the tongue. Completely unworn, factory-laced, brand new in box with tags, and complete with the full original media bundle — including a hand-signed and numbered copy of the novel, number 17 of only 100.

• Style: Adidas Forest Hills VIN — Awaydays x Kevin Sampson Collaboration
• Colourway: White / Gold Metallic / Sunshine
• Style Code: 281277
• Collection: Adidas Originals — Awaydays Limited Edition, 2008/2009
• Size: UK 10 / US 10½ / EU 44⅔ / JP 285
• Condition: Deadstock — Brand New in Box with Tags (BNIBWT). Completely unworn and factory-laced. Leather is clean; polyurethane midsoles are solid and structurally intact.
• Upper: Off-white heavy suede with bold gold metallic serrated leather three-stripes
• Heel Tab: Gold metallic leather heel tab
• Lateral Detail: ‘FOREST HILLS’ embossed script on lateral panel
• Tongue: Official Awaydays film branding
• Sole: Sunshine yellow polyurethane midsole with sunshine gum cupsole; embossed Adidas Trefoil branding
• Insole: Adidas branded
• Packaging: Original blue Adidas Originals box with tags attached (Product Code: 281277)
• Media Bundle: Awaydays paperback novel by Kevin Sampson — hand-signed and numbered “17” by the author, from the hyper-limited 1-of-100 promotional release (uncreased spine); official Awaydays film promo poster (no pinholes or tape damage)

Collector Note: The included Awaydays novel is hand-signed and numbered “17” by Kevin Sampson — one of only 100 copies signed and numbered as part of the original promotional release. This low number confirms it as part of the hyper-limited bundle distributed at launch, making this an exceptionally rare and complete collector’s package.

This is the pair terrace culture collectors have always chased — the shoe Sampson dreamed about designing and then actually got to make. Glamorous, svelte, almost unattainable — his words, and they hold. A deadstock example in this condition, factory-laced and completely unworn, with a pristine promo poster and a hand-signed #17/100 novel, is as complete and significant a package as this collaboration will ever appear. One of the truly iconic British terrace trainer releases. Will be double-boxed and sent via tracked, insured shipping.