Adidas Adilette 22 Slides Aluminium

Released on 2 September 2022 and part of the Adilette 22 line. This release has a synthetic upper in Aluminium/Aluminium/Aluminium. The Adilette is the least complicated thing adidas makes and one of the most worn: a single band across the foot, a moulded footbed, three stripes and nothing else. The 22 is the contemporary reworking, with a sculpted, textured footbed and a heavier, more architectural sole than the poolside original. Aluminium is the colour that suits that treatment best, a flat grey that makes the shoe look moulded from one material. It fits a brand that has always let its identifying mark carry the design work: adidas bought the Three Stripes from Karhu Sports in 1952 and has spent every decade since finding new surfaces to put them on.