Grace Wales Bonner approaches the Samba not as a sneaker to reinvent, but as a silhouette to interrogate. What emerges is architecture stripped of excess—structural integrity meeting soft rebellion.
The 2026 collaboration trades Adidas's familiar comfort grammar for something more unsettling. Rich, unexpected materials. Proportions that whisper rather than announce. A shoe that asks what happens when British tailoring logic meets Brazilian street culture.
Hand-finished leather in an off-white that carries warmth. The material requires touch to understand—it softens with wear, develops patina like a garment meant to last.
Mixed fabrication in technical wool and tonal hardware. The construction speaks to tailoring precision, each panel weighted and intentional.
Deconstructed approach with exposed stitching and removable ankle toggle. Function and form exist in productive conflict.
Samba OG Low
Hand-finished leather in an off-white that carries warmth. The material requires touch to understand—it softens with wear, develops patina like a garment meant to last.
Samba Mid Technical
Mixed fabrication in technical wool and tonal hardware. The construction speaks to tailoring precision, each panel weighted and intentional.
Samba Slip-On Utility
Deconstructed approach with exposed stitching and removable ankle toggle. Function and form exist in productive conflict.
The Adidas × Wales Bonner Samba releases Spring 2026 across Adidas, Farfetch, SSENSE, and END Clothing.