Authenticity & Passion

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"The , one of the lifestyle siblings of the Originals family recently featured in Pharrell‘s latest Hu capsule, is back for another release geared towards its more general audience. Shedding its cream-colored exteriors, the silhouette is now getting done up with a more classical approach by mimicking the look of the ever-popular white and green Stan Smith colorway. Uppers, which are usually done up in a full leather build, are constructionally modified out with a canvas majority and smaller amounts of leather overlays affixed to the forefoot and throat all hued in an angelic white. While the color-blocking doesn’t involve the original “Fairway Green” associated with the aforementioned 1960s model, a darker “Collegiate Green” tone is coated along the Trefoil branding, tongue/heel tabs, and the treading to evoke a similar look and feel.
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After gaining some reclaimed attraction thanks to its duo of collaborations released through Beyonce’s Ivy Park collection, the could conceivably be wanting to capitalize on this momentum with in-line releases. So for its next act, the lifestyle runner is departing from the warmer, Calabasas track-pant inspired hues, and instead trading them out for a palette more hinged upon elements of metallic nature. For the upper, a tonal theme is brought to the table as a combination of shimmery silvers and buttery suedes comprise its foundational constructions, both of which feature grey complexions that alternate slightly in shadings simply due to their differences in material. The heel areas are where most of its pop of color shines through as the rear Boost panels are color-blocked with gilded coatings, in addition to the heel stamps that instead of utilizing its customary bigger-sized Trefoil logo, swap for a patriotic trio of adidas text branding.
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Distracted by their Superstar‘s on-going anniversary, adidas hasn’t taken much time to expand their other flagships. As such, models like the
quickly fell to the wayside, sitting near months without another release. Thankfully, however, things are slowly starting to change as the brand has not only proffered a second coming of their Gardening Pack but also a vibrant “Chaos” colorway for the aforementioned retro. Though hued with tones from all over the spectrum, the base is unequivocally neutral as it outfits mostly with white textures: mesh, leathers, nubuck, etc are all given a pure white to slight cream shade, with applications atop doing the brunt in terms of color diversity. Three Stripes overlays at the side break out in a pastel pink, matching that of the tubing that surrounds the heel while closely complementing the toe cap’s purple sheen.
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Paving their way into the future without shedding once ounce of their core DNA, has never quite let go of any of their archive designs, even bringing back some noteworthy models as of late while calling to others by way of retro colorways and small embellishments. Nothing of the subtle, however, their latest surprise is the once oft-used XENO reflective — which made pairs the likes of the EQT, ZX Flux, and Superstar more futuristic — though geared to make a much larger, more avant-garde splash with the help of Raf Simon’s favorite, the Stan Smith. Completely restructuring the minimal silhouette from the ground up, its uppers take on separated panels of the iridescent material, lighting up at almost all points except for its insect-like patterning across. Soles as well as tongues are blacked out to refrain from overexposure on flash while heel tabs dress up with pony hairs in connection to fashion luxury.
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After showing some love to the anniversary celebrations of the with two interpretations of his own last month, Yohji Yamamoto is tapping back in his collaborative mentality with the Three Stripes. This time delving into the world of tennis athleisure once again, the Y-3 leader looks to continue his run of the Yohji Court with two fresh offerings for the month of March. After getting distributed “Triple White” and “Triple Black” options in 2019, the silhouette is now being reworked with slightly more flair. While still keeping their base layers primarily clean, both takes employ more eye-catching signature branding across their lateral walls as the black pair features white embroidery, and the white version presents its stitchings in red. On top of that, the former color blocks its upper with a cherry-colored tongue, while the latter keeps to a tonal pitch black."