This spring, I'm obsessed with the Samba -- whether it's the Latin American ballroom kind displayed on (White Cheddar Cheese Alert!)ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" or the forever-classic Adidas Samba sneaker.Me and the samba have a fantastic past. There were the countless pairs of childhood worn until the heels fell apart, or got so pebble-strewn within the little grids of the soles that they no longer proved pliable. There was the pair that put the "pleasure" in Janet Jackson's "Pleasure Principle" video that made me ask Mom and Dad for a new pair, get rejected, and hoped they would magically appear in the clearance section of Marshall's (definitely pre-DSW days, folks).
My latest resurrection of the Samba is the all-white pair as pictured here. Pristine white with the iconic black stripe and funky large soccer-style tongue, it don't get more Spring 2007 than this folks. Imagine them paired with a straight leg jean or a pair of tailored mid thigh shorts. Better yet, imagine them strapped to your feet as you dance and tumble your way through an abandoned warehouse. Oh, Janet!
[Adidas Samba Classics in White, about $45, (www.shopadidas.com)].
