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With the help of Japanese retailer atmos, the adidas Samba has gotten all dressed up.

The old-school indoor football shoe indulges in fine Italian craftsmanship, being offered with an Italian leather build to create the suitably slick-sounding atmos x adidas Originals Samba Tuxedo.

Mimicking the shiny leather shoes traditionally worn with a tuxedo, this adidas Samba has gotten a dapper makeover. The black base is patent leather while Italian leather silver overlays, including adidas’ inimitable three stripes, give the shoe an extra shiny finish. There's even a "DESIGNED IN TOKYO" tag to designate these Sambas as a truly special pair.

While you’re sure to get a few strange looks if you wear these shoes to a black-tie event, they are a more dressy alternative to the regular football-appropriate sneakers. 

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Longstanding collaborators adidas and atmos, who have also been responsible for GORE-TEX Superstars and perfectly patchworked Gazelles this year alone, are releasing this shoe via a lottery open until October 25 after debuting it at "adidas Con by atmos," a celebration of all things adidas held in Tokyo in mid-September.

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As the Samba has established itself as one of fashion’s favorite sneakers in the past few years, the humble sports shoe has increasingly been wearing an experimental variety of luxurious fabrics.

This year, a series of Italian-made Sambas retailing for over $300 have hit the market, for instance, wile another one of the Made In Italy sneakers even came with a full snakeskin upper.

Another objectively handsome adidas Samba was decked out in deliciously textural Harris Tweed, perfect for fall.

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While atmos' Italian-leather adidas Samba sneaker doesn’t come with the same hefty price tag as its Italian-made counterparts (it costs ¥18,700 around $125, whereas others cost over twice that), it does show the Samba once again staking its claim as a luxury dress shoe alternative. And looking quite good at that.

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