Adsum’s adidas Samba Millennium Turns Back The Clock To 2009

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Brooklyn-based masters of northeastern menswear Adsum have finally gotten their own adidas footwear collaboration: the Samba Millennium.

Long-time fans of the Three Stripes, the independent label has featured obscure models from the German sportswear behemoth in its lookbook throughout the years. To welcome the holiday season, Adsum has dusted off the adidas Samba Millennium, an indoor football (soccer) shoe that’s been discontinued for at least a decade.

The adidas Samba may only be seen as a fashion choice by the masses, but Pete Macnee and team understand the silhouette’s history in performance. For years, Adsum has participated in local soccer leagues, donning a tasteful white-and-black top that’s recently gotten attention due to the rise in the “Blokecore” trend. Its Samba Millennium unquestionably resembles the popular sneaker, but opts for a modern profile and reworked tooling for competitive performance on the indoor pitch. The collaboration’s “T” toe constitutes of a grey hairy suede, complementing the beige rich leather that takes on the remainder of the upper. Profile 3-Stripes and Achilles’ Heel panels deviate in pitch-black contrast. Traditional adidas Equipment logos land on the top of the tongue, while standard “Samba” text on the lateral mid-foot is aptly replaced by debossed “Adsum” branding. Underfoot, Adsum’s adidas Samba Millennium differs from the shoe’s more popular edition: a responsive foam works in-tandem with a tacky, semi-translucent gum outsole. A tough Torsion plate runs through the outsole’s center, which the Brooklyn label animates in red.

A special launch for the Samba Millennium was held on Friday, November 6th, at a special event held by Adsum. Participants had to enter a lottery via the adidas CONFIRMED app. Come Thursday, November 16th, however, the sneaker will be available to the wider public via adsumnyc.com, presumably for $140 USD.

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