The Seven Best adidas Sneaker Releases This Week
The world of sneakers is like a cartoon race. One brand surges ahead, then the other catapults past them, then a new one joins the race and takes the lead. Or, it used to be. In recent years, there’s been one consistent leader, and they’re wearing full adidas kit. While most other footwear brands are hellbent on designing the newest, cutting-edge technology, adidas comfortably stays digging through archive crates and resurfacing its seemingly endless supply of incredible retro silhouettes.
That’s the thrust of it, anyway. But it’s not the whole truth. While adidas’ extensive archive is key to the Three Stripes’ success, it’s worth noting that designs like the adidas EVO SL keep the brand firmly in the modern rotation, too. Combine that with a considered eye for on-the-money collaborations—Wales Bonner, SFTM, Simone Rocha, to name a few—and you’ve got the blueprint for winning the footwear race.
From retro pairs rejuvenated under the SPZL range to technical runners made alongside Satisfy and new signature skating designs, dive in to the seven best adidas sneakers of the week below.
Shop this week's best adidas sneaker releases below
adidas x Wales Bonner BW Army Black Pony Shoes
Release Date: October 29
Editor's Notes: Name a footwear partnership that has been as successful as adidas & Wales Bonner over the last five years. Good luck. The latest pair sees Grace take on the BW Army silhouette, reframing the military minimal uppers with snakeskin-textured leather and furry pony hair underlays.
adidas Climacool 1 'ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU SHOULD DO SHOES'
Release Date: Available Now
Editor's Notes: Founded in 2018, Always Do What You Should Do comes from the sunny mind of a New Zealander. The surf-inspired pieces are always founded in positivity, despite what this understated black Climacool rendition might suggest.
adidas x Satisfy Adizero Adios Shoes
Release Date: October 30
Editor's Notes: Paris' Satisfy really changed the game with its running gear that puts as close a focus on aesthetics as it does performance. The Adizero Adios Shoes look to a reduced sole unit for a lighter load while retaining the partnership's signature greyscale chic.
adidas x Tyrrell Winston SPIRITAIN 2000 Shoes
Release Date: Available Now
Editor's Notes: Despite what the name (and visuals) might suggest, the adidas Spiritain did not originate in the 2000s. This 2022 design forms the basis of a new collab with artist Tyrell Winston which takes inspiration from Midwest workwear.
adidas Kader shoes
Release Date: Available Now
Editor's Notes: A quick look at the adidas Kader might immediately suggest basketball, but you'd be wrong. Kader Sylla's signature silhouette fills out its high-top stance with supple, hard-wearing black leather and suede, with flashes of Collegiate Purple to lift the palette.
adidas SUPERSTAR II
Release Date: Available Now
Editor's Notes: Made with the help of Anthony Edwards, this take on the timeless Superstar II rests on the interplay between color and texture. Black and red jostle for prominence throughout the upper which pits soft leather and glossy taped leather against each other.
adidas HANDBALL SPEZIAL AUDI REVOLUT F1 TEAM Shoes
Release Date: Available Now
Editor's Notes: adidas Spezial outfits the Handball in typically lush leathers for this pair made for the Audi Revolut F1 Team. Audi's ring logo sits front and center at the tongue label and heel, with Sao Paulo lettering at the heel and rear quarter.
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