I didn't have much time to get these shots as I spotted the owner of these Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 kicks as he was hailing a cab in Sydney's Paddington. It wasn't essentially his overall look that got my attention, but moreso the specific shoes he was wearing.
This owner told me that he bought these shoes because he loves the movie Kill Bill so much, and like many fans see's the yellow and black colouring of these kicks as an homage to the movie. However, the actual shoe worn in the movie is the Onitsuka Tiger Tai Chi of which only 1500 were released around the world in the striking yellow and black colouring that has become synonymous with the movie.
The colouring of the shoes has become iconic after Uma whipped the Crazy 88 into shape in Tarantino's masterpiece,
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