German Army Trainer (GAT) Leather Sneakers

Designer footwear manufacturers and male fashion advisor-nistas hate us. Ivan reveals how you can become fashionable with this one weird item. That one weird item is Sportschuhe Bw Hallenschuhe weiß, AKA the German Army Trainers or GATs for short. These are the German Army Trainers produced for the Bundeswehr in the 80s and 90s. No Reproductions here. These are the real deal.They were designed by either Puma or Adidas, depending on who you ask. Due to the animosity, treachery, and deceit sowed by the deep, bubbling, fraternal hatred between Adi Dassler’s Adidas and brother Rudolf Dassler’s Puma, we’ll probably never know for sure.Either way, these German-engineered shoes are among the Bundeswehr’s darkest surplus secrets. Although sometimes snubbed by the men and women of the Bundeswehr, the trainers follow a long German tradition of surprisingly chic military attire.The GAT features a preformed removable and washable insole, lightweight adjustable tongue, secure flat laces, and double