Apparently, trainer pimps with spare rooms filled with boxes of never-worn, limited edition trainers wrapped in protective tissue paper do exist and are not the urban myth I always assumed them to be.

I love footwear, but even for me that’s taking it a tad too far. I think I’ve written before that trainers are not really my thing – except for white, old school sneakers. I recently had a twinge of trainer envy after my friend Vicky bought a pair of the Adidas Forest Hills. These fabulous, re-issued 1970s tennis pumps are part of the Adidas “Originals” collection.

Given that we live in Forest Hill, Vicky saw it as a sign to purchase a pair, and I’m planning to follow her lead. Should you be one of the people with the spare rooms and the boxes of trainers, you may want to check out www.adidas.com, which publishes details and images of all the latest releases and more.