Customer Reviews adidas Originals Samba® Leather

I'm a woman who usually wears a size 9 in a sneaker. I took the advice of others and ordered the men's equivalent of a 8.5 women's (which is 7.5 men's) and the fit is good. There is more room in the toe box than usually but that is not necessarily a bad thing. I did not notice any squeaking at all whatsoever. Overall good shoe!

Awesome sneakers, you can't go wring with this classics.

What more can be said about the Sambas that has not already been said? They’re a classic – perhaps even THE classic – in casual sneakers. Much in the vein of Converse Chuck Taylors or Van’s Off the Walls, these are the sneakers you can live your daily life in. Depending on how hip your office environment is, you may even get away with them there. With all that said I never actually owned a pair of these until recently. I don’t know what took me so long! I’ve had the above mentioned sneakers as well as Puma Suedes, Nike Cortex, and even Adidas Superstars, but never the Sambas. I truly think I’ve found the last sneaker I’ll need (style anyway). They’re a flat shoe, so they’re feel, well…flat. That’s not a terribly bad thing, but it should be noted if you’re looking for a sneaker with a lot of bouncy and cushiony sole. These aren’t that. They are a solid long-lasting and hard wearing sneaker though – and at a solid price. One thing I discovered in my seeking of these is that not all Sambas are the same. These are the Samba Leather Originals. There is a very similar pair, with a deceptively similar name, called the “Samba Classics”. The only difference I find is the latter have the long tongue designed for the indoor soccer player. I actually purchased that pair first and just couldn’t get over the long tongue. I knew I had seen Sambas with a “normal” tongue before and after some digging realized it was this pair. A quick, as of the time of this review, pointer: Red logo = long tongue; Blue logo = normal/shorter tongue. Overall: Five stars!

Just what I wanted for working out. Size was spot on. Could use more arch support, but not to awful.

perfect as described on all the dettails

Comfortable to wear around town along with running around kicking a ball!

LOVE THESE SHOES. I am a size 8 so I went with the "Mens 7 Womens 8" size and they fit perfect! Yes, they squeak where the tongue is but putting the lotion on it worked!

Love my white Originals Sambas. Timelessly stylish, comfortable in a spartan sort of way, and affordable. Back to comfort, I find that they provide an adequate arch, run a bit narrow (which feels sleek and bespoke) and offer minimal, but adequate cushioning. The minimal cushioning and lack of a built up heel actually force me to walk the way nature intended and not pound my heels into the pavement. Yes they squeak, but it goes away. Thanks to Zappos liberal return policy, I was able to order/return the 10.5/11 in the Classic and the 10.5 in the Originals before settling nicely into the 11 Originals.

Great looking shoe. It's a little narrow feeling but I also have slightly wider than normal feet. Still, I can wear the shoe all day comfortably because it's loosened up.

I should have ordered at least a half size smaller than normal. I didn't, because I thought that there was a pattern where it was mostly women stating that the shoes were bigger than marked. I'm a man, and the're definitely too big.

I love Sambas, like almost all the "indoor soccer sneakers" they look great with jeans. The only thing I've ever noticed with this style (Samba) is they seem to run slightly smaller than normal. Since my normal shoe size is a 12 I obviously got a size 12 but they feel more like an 11.5. I guess if you like to wear big fluffy socks or your size isn't available, I suggest getting a 1/2 size larger than normal. Whatever you do don't try to drop down a size, they won't fit. Also, if you need sneakers that are on the wider side I probably wouldn't recommend these. Although it's not an issue I have they are somewhat narrow.

To make a long story short, I ordered all three versions of the Samba's: Classic, Millennium and Originals. Big Kid size in the Classics ended up being huge on me. Plus, the proportions of the shoe looked ironically short and stumpy but long and bulky at the same time. For reference I am a solid 6 in women's across most shoe brands. Moved on to a 5½W 4½M in the Millenniums. Still too big by half a size. These were essentially a facelifted version of the Originals. More rounded looking too. Had to send those back. And finally the wonderful folks at Zappos sent me an exchange but this time a size 5W 4M of the Originals. Fit perfectly. These have a flatter sole and a timeless design. Originals are the way to go. In the end, Adidas sizing is way off. I should have known to go with the size 4 men's because in most brands my size 6 would equate a men's 4. So that is that. My story was not short after all.

They are great, but they seriously run small. I wear 10½ to 11 in most shoes, usually a 10½, and after two exchanges (yay for Zappos' customer service!) I ended up with 11½, which finally fit well. Take it seriously and save yourself time and order them at least a half size bigger, or probably a full size.

These sneakers are stylish and comfortable. The color is neutral and goes with everything. Depending on what you wear, these sneakers can style up a simple outfit or make a more formal outfit look laid back yet fashionable. I love these, my fave pair of sneaks.

Nice looking, classic shoes you can wear with jeans or shorts. I have wider feet, and they take a couple of wears to break in (were a little tight), but now they feel very comfortable. The soles are very solid and provide moderate arch support, and the shoes feel very light.

I have bought a pair of Sambas once a year for the last ten years. Though there have been minute changes in the design, it still feels great putting these on. These are my favorite shoes and will be for a long time.

I love these shoes. They go with everything and they are very comfortable. I haven't had issues with the squeaking. I love to wear these when I take my kids to the park, but I wear them all the time.

Just received these for my 12 year old to use as school shoes. We have had leather Sambas in the past and they last longer than running shoes and canvas fashion shoes (especially when worn daily for school). They run about 1/2 size larger than Nike indoor shoes. He says that the shoes feel "heavy" which might be a consideration if using these for indoor soccer.

Dead-on fit - extremely accurate sizing. (I'm an 11.5 - but sometimes I have to order larger or smaller depending on who makes the shoes. But these are very true to size.) These feel great and and I really like the look. Also - I'm not sure what others are referring to when they talk about some sort of squeaking. I've not experienced any squeaking or unwelcome sounds with these.

Amazing, really comfortable and they don't squeak. I wore these running around the city all day and my feet didn't hurt a bit!

Got these shoes about a month ago. I had wanted a pair for years and years. The first couple times I wore them, they were very uncomfortable and rubbed against certain bones near/around my ankle area. I got a painful blister or two. So I was sad because I love the way they look SO much! Also, I am a very tiny person, with very narrow feet, so it surprised me that the shoes felt so tight. But anyway, I stretched the shoes out with my hands occasionally, and now they fit great! Another thing that helped at first was putting Vaseline all on the places on the shoe where it was rubbing against my foot, and even put Vaseline on my socks a couple times. The other issue I had was the squeaking sound that the tongue made. I just took water on a paper towel and scrubbed it, then a little more of that good ol' Vaseline, and that fixed the issue, no more squeak! I love wearing them, they look stylish for a tennis shoe. And the shoes arrived in just a little over a day after ordering them!! That was awesome. Very very happy overall.

These are great and stylish. Mine do not seem to squeak much like some other reports. Also, I went down half a size than my Stan Smiths and that was the right choice.

I have a wide foot and found this shoe to fit better than other standard width shoes. You have to be OK with little arch support. But for hanging out, this is just fine. There's a reason it's a classic.

I have a difficult time finding tennis shoes that are wide but not too wide. I never thought of buying shoes that are men's and women's but I gave it a try and they're great. I had to exchange for size smaller, but of course, service was fast and efficient!