adidas' Superstar Futureshell is a Double-Layered Time Capsule
Nodding to the shoe’s five decades of history plus the early adopters who took it off the basketball court and to the street.
First released in 1969 as a high-performance basketball shoe, adidas‘ Superstar has lived many a life since then — both on the court thanks to legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and in street culture by virtue of Run-DMC plus many others. Although it’s impossible to encapsulate such a rich history in a single product, adidas Originals‘ new Superstar Futureshell aims to tell a specific part of the story, namely the Superstar’s transition from hoop shoe to lifestyle favorite.
This ambitious undertaking is kicked off by the Futureshell’s unique dual-layer upper, which features a white base that’s fully encased in a translucent TPE shell. The see-through nature of this outer layer enables the base’s accents to shine through from front to back. Starting things off, the midfoot features a coral-colored Three Stripe graphic. Next, the forefoot and rear alike supply blue lined graphics and adidas text hits.
On the back, heels offer a double-stacked serving of colorful style, with a stroke of blue haphazardly covering a coral base. Standard black adidas branding retains its normal place on the tongue. A finishing touch is provided by milky midsoles and outsoles, the latter of which supplies a red “Future” hit on the right foot and a blue “Shell” embellishment on the left.
The adidas Superstar Futureshell is available now at retailers like Chmielna20, and is priced at zł500 PLN (approximately $134 USD).
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