STUDDED SAMBA OG: ADIDAS UNLEASHES A WILD RETRO DROP

Adidas is back in the spotlight with the Studio OG ‘Studded Pack’, a near-replica of the highly limited Wales Bonner Samba dropped in February, now reimagined in two wearable colorways for sneakers heads who missed out on the original. The olive green version features gold studs; the black comes with silver, both versions sporting leather uppers, suede around the T-shaped toe box, and clean “Samba” branding on the laterals.

Though it lacks some signature flourishes of the Wales Bonner collab (like the oversized tongue and contrast stitching), this drop evinces the same bold, ornate attitude. The sidewall studs, paired with textured rubber midsoles and the Adidas logo on the tongue, lend a high-fashion edge to a silhouette rooted in street and retro sport.