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adidas' Samba Bowling shoe is a freaky shoe lover's wildest dream. Emphasis on the wild.

A kitschy mix of bowling shoe, dress shoe, and Samba, this shoe is doing the most and making it work. Throw in a wild leopard print, and adidas is firing off on all weird shoe cylinders.

The glossy black upper fuses a Samba-like toe with a dress shoe-style base, topped with a leopard-print kiltie and matching Three Stripes. And the overall shape, from the sole to the toe, sports the same silhouette of a traditional bowling shoe.

All of this adds to the eclectic vibe oozing from the Samba Bowling shoe, which is quite the gnarly mix even by today's heightened hybrid shoe standards.

Because, to be clear, adidas knows its way around a mixed-up and dripped-out fusion sneaker. 

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From scaly Mary Janes to suede Spezial loafers, adidas is no hybrid shoe novice. As of late, though, bowling lanes have become quite the source of inspiration for the Three Stripes. 

This is best evidenced by the strawberry-shortcake-coded Changle Bowling shoe. While not officially lane-legal, the Changle is an adidas-ified bowling shoe that looks ready to strike out on its own. 

Add in the wild-and-bold Samba Bowling sneaker, and adidas is clearly looking to switch lanes. Or at the very least, expand them.

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