review: adidas originals p.o.d. system 3.1

if you know me, you'd know that i am a shoe person. ever since forever, shoes have always appealed to me, much more than clothes or food or anything else. i've been steadily working on my collection for years now and my latest additions are the new adidas p.o.d. system 3.1

i didn't actually plan of getting them. in fact, i've been wanting a pair of adidas nmd r1's for the longest time but i couldn't find the shoe in the color variation that i wanted: peach pink

i searched everywhere, online and off, but i couldn't find a single place that sold them... i was a little discouraged, i have to admit. then adidas released the p.o.d. system 3.1. the moment i saw them, i knew i needed to get them. so i did

i recently found out that p.o.d. stands for point of deflection. basically its the design that allows the front and back of the shoe to move independently, giving the wearer a unique and more comfortable fit. in other words, the shoe is made up of three parts: the forefoot, the midfoot, and the heel

the stiffer eva rubber forefoot gives the the shoe some structure

the midfoot plate is made of tpu. its decently flexible and offers excellent support without being too stiff

the boost heel provides lots of cushioning and proves to be comfortable for longer periods of wear

while these p.o.d.'s are my new favorites, there are a couple things i didn't love about them. the laces that came with the shoes were not plain black which i prefer, but this is really just personal preference and these laces can be switched up so, no biggie. also, longer socks work better as the seams can be quite abrasive on the front and back parts of your foot

all in all, it's a comfortable shoe that offers great support and is perfect for all-day wear. I absolutely love the silhouette of the shoe. i feel like it perfectly pulls off a streamlined version of chunky-chic. that probably didn't make any sense but it's a great aesthetic and i'm here for it