Certificate of
Authenticity
Authenticity
0
Try On
View Authenticity Certificate
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team x adidas Barreda Decode Black Semi Mint Rush
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team x adidas Barreda Decode Black Semi Mint Rush
Culture Note™️ / ملاحظة الثقافة
Origin
Released on 6 February 2025 and part of the Barreda line. This release has a nylon upper in Core Black/Semi Mint Rush/Core Black. Black with Semi Mint Rush is a paddock palette, a dark base cut with the cold green that Formula One teams use as their signature accent, and this Barreda Decode is built around that pairing for a Mercedes-AMG Petronas partnership. Motorsport collaborations belong to the same tradition adidas started in fashion, where it effectively invented the modern designer sneaker partnership through Yohji Yamamoto's Y-3, Stella McCartney from 2004, then Jeremy Scott, Raf Simons and Alexander Wang. The difference is the shared subject. With a designer the conversation is about shape, and with a racing team it is about engineering, weight and speed, which is territory adidas has occupied since Adolf Dassler built shoes for single events by hand.
Utility
Black with a mint accent is easier to wear than most team colourways, because the green is a highlight rather than a field. Wear it with black technical trousers and a black shell for a full paddock look where the mint is the only break, or with dark denim and a grey sweat when you want the reference to stay quiet. Do not pair it with another green. Keep it for dry days and city wear rather than rough ground. Clean the black upper with a damp cloth and a soft brush, and treat the mint detailing gently, since a bright accent on a dark shoe is where scuffs show first.
Influence
Partnership is the mechanism adidas understands best. It has run collaborations across fashion, from Y-3 to Raf Simons, and across music with Pharrell Williams, Bad Bunny and Beyonce, each one lending the company an audience it did not already have. Motorsport is a natural fit because the two industries sell the same story of measured performance, and because a team's colour combination is as recognisable to its audience as a club kit is to a football crowd. Wearing this is closer to wearing a scarf at a match than to wearing a running shoe, a piece of allegiance rendered as footwear.
Construction
Read this as a lifestyle silhouette carrying team livery. A black upper with a mint accent is a two colour system in which the dark ground holds the shape and the green picks out specific details, typically the branding, the heel and the trim, so the shoe reads dark at distance and detailed up close. Team collaboration builds usually change graphics, materials and colour placement rather than the underlying platform. The Three Stripes appear as they always do on adidas, sitting where the upper takes stress, since they began as reinforcement stitched onto the shoe rather than as a logo. No style code is listed here, so confirm materials and construction on the pair itself.
Most Asked Questions / الأسئلة الأكثر شيوعاً
How We Always
Guarantee the Best Prices? / نضمن أفضل الأسعار؟
Luxury Marketplace
In luxury marketplaces, prices depend on demand - less popular items sell below retail.
.svg)
Competition Between Sellers
Our 5,000+ verified sellers compete with each other, giving you the lowest prices.
.svg)
price Comparision
We show you price comparisons across sellers so you always get better deals.
.svg)
Helping Sellers, Helping You
We help sellers buy smarter inventory, so they can offer you better prices.
Most Asked Questions / الأسئلة الأكثر شيوعاً
How We Always
Guarantee the Best Prices? / نضمن أفضل الأسعار؟
Luxury Marketplace
In luxury marketplaces, prices depend on demand - less popular items sell below retail.
Competition Between Sellers
Our 5,000+ verified sellers compete with each other, giving you the lowest prices.
price Comparision
We show you price comparisons across sellers so you always get better deals.
Helping Sellers, Helping You
We help sellers buy smarter inventory, so they can offer you better prices.
Loading...