Aaron Hope 
In what comes as a total shock to anyone following the plethora of new and upcoming snakeskin sneakers, not every Chinese New Year-themed 2013 release will feature a scaled treatment. Three Stripes looks outside the box with a trio of black and gold CNY releases totally sans snake, this YOTS-hinting Courtside Collection bringing forth the adidas Originals Forum Mid, the recently debuted Tech Street Mid and the third installation of the adiRise series, AR 3.0. These are available at Shoe Palace retail locations, a curious case of exclusivity that could see these spike in value given that most of the country and the vast majority of the world isn’t near one of their doors.
