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The Adidas superstar tracksuit is a classic. But it's still too bold for some | Seamus Jabour

My electric blue Adidas SST was such a hit at Sydney’s Icebergs, it helped us score a table
Seamus Jabour in his Adidas SST: ‘The fact it’s a classic is what I like most about it.’ Photograph: Hannah Hill for the Guardian

I went to Bondi’s famous Icebergs to have a cheeky beero on the one day in January it was under 30 degrees (28 I think). I was being introduced to a much hyped new friend, and knowing full well I had to impress, I hazarded my electric blue Adidas SST (superstar tracksuit for all you rookies).

Raging. Success.

Not just with Scasey, who turned out to be a lord, not just with the bar staff, but with a group of rich folks out for their daughter’s 21st.

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