Month: March 2023

In the last decade, both the UltraBOOST and NMD silhouettes have gone from novel ideas to major players in adidas’ lifestyle and performance footwear ranges. Each have uniquely evolved to suit current trends with the NMD’s new S1 form finding its stride in 2022, only to then further develop with the introduction of Pharrell’s Hu NMD S1 RYAT and NMD S1 MAHBS. Now, it draws from adidas Soccer’s COPA franchise with the NMD S1 FS.A familiar sole structure supports a revamped upper that utilizes the COPA line’s Fusion Skin material that arrived on the COPA 19+ in 2018. It is designed to carry a seamless and less permeable skin, evolving the COPA’s classic leather treatment. It further nods to the soccer shoe with its wavy texture as a sock-like collar completes the colorway’s all-black upper. Referencing its predecessors, red and blue TPU plugs at the midsole offer splashes of color while the remainder of the sneaker sticks to black.adidas has yet to officially introduce the new NMD S1 FS, however, select retailers such as Level Shoes have launched the sneaker. Stay tuned for the Three Stripes’ reveal as we expect it to land on shelves in the coming months as the brand continues to iterate on its new NMD S1 silhouette.For more of the latest sneaker news, Kasina has teamed up with adidas to celebrate artist Kim Jung Gi with a pair of Campus 80s featuring mismatched illustrations.

After introducing a duo of Nike Air Max 1s last year, South Korean imprint Kasina now reconnects with adidas for a pair of Campus 80s celebrating the acclaimed comic artist Kim Jung Gi who passed away suddenly last October.Serving as a mentor and source of inspiration to countless illustrators around the world, Kim is known for his intricate pen and ink works drawn in live sessions in which his near-photographic memory and vivid imagination are put on full display as he crafts incredibly intricate pieces entirely from his mind without any visual reference.Arriving as part of the adidas Consortium series, the upcoming pairs are found with a yellow suede base, black lateral stripes, and white leather finishing along the tongue and heel. Illustrations on the right and left shoes come mismatched with the left shoe displaying a Korean tiger spitting out a jumble of skulls and the right shoe showing a little girl grabbing at the tiger’s tail. Heel tabs feature mismatched sketched logos and two sets of insoles feature additional illustrations of the characters interacting with the adidas logo and shoebox.The Kasina x Kim Jung Gi x adidas Campus 80 is now available via select international retailers and is set to hit adidas on March 10 for $130 USD. More on the life and legacy of Kim Jung Gi can be found here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kim Jung Gi US (@kimjunggius)Elsewhere in footwear, adidas Adilette 22 Slide surfaces in “Clay Strata.”

Following rumors of a deal between adidas and Ye to sell the ramaining $500 Million USD in YEEZY inventory, we now receive a “Clay Strata” colorway of the adidas Adilette 22 slide which takes clear design cues from the marbled variations of the YEEZY FOAM RNNR.Arriving alongside a similar “Carbon/Aluminum” colorway revealed earlier this month, the upcoming pairs are found in a mix of reddish brown and gray hues across the wavy, textured surface resembling a topography map. Details include the Trefoil logo placed on the heel, “The Brand With The Three Stripes” branding across the midsoles, and circular indents across the bottoms.Take a closer look at the adidas Adilette 22 Slide “Clay Strata” above and find the pairs available via adidas and select retailers $60 USD. Other marbled Adilette 22 colorways are expected to be revealed in the coming weeks.Elsewhere in footwear, Corteiz rules the world in latest Nike campaign video.