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"Far from foreign to footwear collaborations, Austrian jewelry company Swarovski is furthering along their impending collection with the folks of adidas Originals this Fall. After the two entities revealed crystalized takes of the Superstar last month, they’re now following it up with another rendition that calls upon the classic adidas outlet.Color-wise, they retro basketball silhouette is executed in the silhouette’s classical “Knicks” color story that is comprised of “Cloud White” leather uppers/treading paired with vibrant blue accents atop the midsoles, stripes, and liners, and orange tongue/heel trim. However, it’s the sparkly crystals that steal the show here as territories such as the tongues and heightened heel paneling are completely covered, as well as the lateral/medial stripes which deviated with a single-file line of bedazzled jewels to complete its luxurious motif.


Simple by design, the click here collaboration keeps most of the silhouette’s traditional and most recognizable elements intact, the accessories purveyor only adding atop their motifs in seldom. Portraits of the tennis legend himself as well as the matching green of the heel tab are covered in the glimmering finish, their typical presence quickly made premium thanks as a result. Elsewhere, the leather construction is par for the course, hued in white and perforated along the side for minimal Three Stripes branding; the vamp, by comparison, is just a bit more unique as it adds a branded silver metallic dubrae.


The assortment is a healthy blend of models that fall both under the lifestyle and performance silos; the latter category involving the latest signature basketball silhouettes from NBA superstars Damian Lillard and Donovan Mitchell. The senarkerrepublic.com is crafted to translate the look of everyone’s favorite intergalactic space ranger in Buzz Lightyear by seeing through to clean white mesh uppers coupled with surrounding purple, orange, and green accents to match his suit. For Spida, his D.O.N. Issue #2 is a love letter to Andy’s beloved Woody character, and precisely executes the look and feel of his outfit through denim-inspired uppers, and accents that portray his bandana, sheriff badge, and plaid shirt. Last for the hoops silhouettes is the adidas Deep Threat, who’s amalgamation of green and blue uppers play off the extremely comical aliens that live within the walls of Pizza Planet’s arcade claw game.


Moving over to the offerings made for casual street style, the visit here further expands upon the Woody-inspired themes by highlighting its Boost-cushioned midsoles with cow print to represent his vest, and sprinkling notes of red, yellow, and blue towards the liners, molds, and midsole blocks that can be interpreted as his costume’s signature colors. Finally, the last two options include classical models in the adidas Superstar and adidas Top Ten Hi, both of carry influences from two characters of supporting cast. The first-mentioned is presented with soft pink uppers and stripes to represent Hamm, Andy’s go-to piggy bank, while the latter is upgraded with vibrant green and scaly exteriors to express the aesthetic of Rex."