WHEN a red-hot Damian Lillard scored a 61-point game last week, shoe sponsor adidas was quick to respond, dropping the US price of his signature Dame 6s to just $61. (Or, if you like, 61 dollas.)
Unfortunately, adidas Philippines wasn’t able to apply the price drop here. But with Dame Time in full blast this far in the restart, interest in Lillard’s kicks might be growing. It helped, too, that the Blazers guard has been wearing some nice new leather versions on the court.
“Got a lot of buckets in these over the last couple of weeks,” said Lillard on Facebook. It may have been a sponsored post, but that right there ain’t no lie.
If you want to know more about the Dame 6s, scroll away!
How much are Dame 6s?
Let’s get the most important question out of the way. The official retail price of the Dame 6 is P6,000.
How does that price stack up against other signature shoes? In adidas' roster, the base Harden Vol. 4 sells for P7,000, Donovan Mitchell's D.O.N.s retails for P5,500, while the D Rose 10 goes for P6,500.
On the Nike side of the fence, the base LeBron XVII costs P9,895, the PG4 is P5,795, the Kyrie 6 is P6,745, while Antetokounmpo's Zoom Freak 1 is P6,295.
The Under Armour Curry 7 is P7,995.
What colorways can I get them in?
The Dame 6 was originally unveiled back in November 2019 in the ‘Ruthless’ colorway.
The ‘Ruthless’ definitely made a mark with its two-tone split design on the black mesh uppers and the word ‘Ruthless’ scrawled on the medial midsole. It set the unmistakable aesthetic for the silhouette — the boldly outlined mesh cage on the lateral uppers, the brand’s signature three stripes rendered as parallel lines, the asymmetrical design. Basically, if you’re wearing a Dame 6, everyone will know it.

The Dame 6 only comes in low cuts. Dame himself didn’t have a problem with that, telling Complex, “Usually low tops don’t really work for me, but they’re comfortable and I can play in a brand new shoe. It’s always good when I can play in a brand new shoe.”
Here are some of the colorways available in the adidas Philippines online store.
‘Pride’

‘Playoffs’

Team Yellow / Core Black / Scarlet

Core Black / Cloud White / Yellow Mint

Signal Coral / Sky Tint / Tech Indigo

If the split-personality design isn’t up your alley, these two ‘Core Black’ colorways — one with gold accents, the other with gray — tone down the aesthetic for a more solid, unified look.
Core Black / Core Black / Metallic Gray

Core Black / Core Black / Gold Metallic

Adidas has also produced some unlikely, but very fun, collaborations on the Dame 6 platform. At the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie last February (man, that feels yeaaaars ago), the brand came out with a blue-and-red looker, complete with Sonic’s spiky fringe on the midsole.

And then for WWE fans, there was the ‘Stone Cold’ colorway, paying tribute to one of the most iconic wrestling superstars of all time.
But you’ll have to sniff around specialty sneaker shops or online resellers for those collabs.
What are its technical features?
In terms of pure court performance, the key thing that happened in the Dame 6 was that adidas dropped the Bounce sole for a Lightstrike sole. Lillard’s signatures have offered Bounce since 2016’s Dame 2s. But adidas is betting big on Lightstrike — both the Dame 6 and the Harden Vol. 4, which were released at about the same time, made the move to this cushioning.
According to adidas, “Lightstrike still provides all the step-in comfort that our athletes are asking for, while still being extremely lightweight.” On court, that translates to a soft and light feel, while a full-length herringbone sole provides grip.
Where can you buy it?
The adidas app (App Store, Google Play) and the official online store are your safest bets in the middle of the pandemic. But be warned: adidas Philippines is upfront in saying that you should expect delivery delays. On its website, it says, “We can't even begin to imagine the frustration the delays in your current orders has brought you.”
If you want to shop offline, the official adidas stores in Manila are in Uptown Mall BGC, Trinoma, Alabang Town Center, and Two Parkade BGC. Chat with the brand’s various branches on the official Viber group of adidas Philippines to check availability of the Dame 6.
You can also try major sneaker stores and resellers.
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