The leather upper is reinforced with a tonal suede overlay, and the three-stripes are crocheted by hand for a luxurious look and feel. The New York designer, for instance, finds influence for her clothes and accessories from her Queens upbringing, while the French sportswear company has been crafting high-quality performance gear for outdoor activities since 1947. The Wales Bonner x adidas Samba Black is a stylish and unique take on the classic silhouette. Liang says the collaboration felt very natural because of the duo’s shared design ethos: neither of the brands follow the fashion trend cycles and both remain true to their creative roots. “There is a sportiness to Salomon that resonates with me and fits perfectly with my RTW designs.” After much success from the brands’ NYFW partnership, it was only a matter of time before they joined forces to create sneakers of their own. “Salomon has been a key component in completing my RTW looks for the runway during New York Fashion Week,” she tells TZR over email. The two brands formed a close relationship a few years back when Liang featured Salomon shoes in her namesake label’s Spring/Summer 2021 show. The duo are releasing two kicks, available to shop on May 5, that marry Liang’s signature nostalgic, playful designs with Salomon’s fan-favorite footwear silhouettes like the RX Moc 3.0 ($110) and XT-6 Expanse ($190). First released in 1949, the adidas Samba is the longest-running model that has been in production for adidas. If you’ve been waiting for a new limited-edition shoe to drop this season, your dreams will come true because a Sandy Liang and Salomon sneaker collaboration is coming soon. Over the past year alone, footwear partnerships between labels like Altuzarra and Keds, Danielle Guizio and Reebok, along with Wales Bonner and Adidas, have sent fashion girls on social media into a tizzy. Et voilà, an icon is born.Say the words “designer sneaker collab” to any style aficionado and the odds are their face will immediately light up.
Due to the popularity, Adi Dassler expanded the brand and produced the sneakers we now know and love, the Adidas Samba and Gazelle styles.” The Samba soon became emblematic of the soccer subculture and a lifestyle sneaker for lovers of the world’s most popular game. Fashion historian and cofounder and CEO of vintage-fashion business What Goes Around Comes Around Seth Weisser added, “The sneaker became a part of history and highly sought-after. At this time, the shoe was still considered a performance sneaker for indoor pitches, but players, soccer aficionados, and admirers of the style began dressing in the quintessential sports garb off the field. The Samba then had a certified global glow-up when it made its first foray into the fashion scene in the late 1970s. Following a soccer match in Germany, the winning players and press dubbed the shoes the Samba-a name alluding to the fancy footwork the shoes allowed-and it stuck. There’s an affinity for the lifestyle that the shoe represents.”įirst developed in 1950, the earliest version of the Samba (which looks almost nothing like the ones we see today) was made with the intention of offering better traction for soccer players on icy pitches. What’s having a resurgence is the nostalgia-retro has made a comeback.
An Adidas aficionado herself, Omondi contextualized the trend: “The Samba has always been around. I asked fashion journalist and podcast host of The Cutting Room Floor, Recho Omondi, to share her two cents on the Samba’s everlasting nature. Although the shoe has been celebrated intermittently among fashion circles, its cultural significance has never wavered. This season introduces the Nizza, in black, purple or white, as well as returning to the Samba silhouette for two black leather designs, each with contrasting laces and Three Stripe branding. And while new interpretations have revitalized the classic shoe, the Samba holds street style staying power (and deserves acknowledgment) for a greater reason: It’s a global icon.Ĭommunities around the world have donned the Samba for decades, without off-seasons. The brand’s longest-running style, the Samba is a sneaker of choice among many trendsetters today, including Bella Hadid, Rihanna, and Ashley Olsen, to name a few. An array of Adidas sneaker collaborations, from British designer Grace Wales Bonner’s exposed-stitching iteration to Jonah Hill’s ’90s-inspired version, have shown Sambas in a new light (and given its three-stripe siblings, such as the Gazelle and Campus styles, renewed recognition as well). Spotlighting as the sneaker of the season (read: century), the Samba-a 70-year-old Adidas design originally created by founder Adi Dassler-made its way back into the fashion lexicon over the last two years. WALES BONNER SAMBA COLLEGIATE ORANGE/ECRUTINT/COLLEGIATE ORANGE Lace closure Nylon and suede upper Satin lining Synthetic leather sockliner Gum rubber. Vogue Club members were first to view this story: Join today to experience exclusive Vogue content before anyone else.
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