On the topic of the Berle and Nora comparison, proportion-wise, the Vans look far more natural and foot shaped compared to the Adidas. They do look pretty similar, but not totally. Denying there being no similarity is just being blind to it.
Adidas tend to be narrow looking/fitting and really flat from what I've seen/owned. All the matchcourt models fit narrow, yet boxy for this exact reason.
Berle's were botched by some awkard paneling meets unnecessary rubber on a weird sole. If they lost the toe rubber, used the drop-in popcush (instead of that stupid stitched in ultimate waffle thing) and put some damn padding in the tongue and collar (something closer to a KWalks/Dunk/Marana) they could have been way better.
Good for Nora and I hope they sell well regardless!! They look better in darker colors to me, rather than the two light colors already posted.