Adidas and Song for the Mute Are Dropping Their Freshest Collection Yet

Skip to main contentCome for the hot sneakers, stay for the sharp menswear.Courtesy of Song for the MuteAdidas has no shortage of high-profile fashion collaborators these days, from Willy Chavarria to Wales Bonner. But the German sportswear giant’s ongoing linkups with the Australian menswear label Song for the Mute—one of the Stripes’s most singular and fruitful partnerships in recent years—has often felt overshadowed by those bigger names. That looks set to change this weekend, however, as the duo unveil their ambitious seventh project: a wide-ranging footwear and apparel collection dubbed ADI007 (no relation to James Bond, unfortunately).The capsule takes inspiration from the school uniforms that Song for the Mute founders Melvin Tayana and Lyna Ty wore growing up. On the footwear side, that means bold reimaginings of two of Adidas’s most popular silhouettes: the Tokyo and the Samba. The latter is a new spin on the Samba LX Freizeit, a beefed-up iteration of the classic soccer shoe kitted out with a hefty tread sole. SFTM’s take mimics a school boy dress shoe with full leather uppers—in either black or brown—and a perforated toe box.The sleek Tokyos, meanwhile, take a less formal approach, aiming for more of a gym-class aesthetic with a mesh and nylon upper. There are three sharp colorways on offer: a sandy tan, an electric blue, and a subtle black, all complemented by creamy soles and contrasting suede stripes.ADI007’s apparel leans into the same aesthetic as the shoes, most notably with two pre-distressed tees sporting an Adidas logo in a scribbly font, faded colors, and splotches of discoloration. That gym tee you left in your middle-school locker every day and never washed? These are like that but without the smell. There’s also a sturdy pair of black Adidas gym shorts, plus a few pieces that aim to capture a bit more of the school uniform look, including n oversized rugby-style polo and baggy gray trousers. To close it out strong they’re also offering two full-zip Adidas jackets in a boxy cut, the kind Liam Gallagher would wear onstage in a heartbeat.The Song for the Mute x Adidas AD007 collection drops globally via Adidas on May 15, with footwear priced from $150 to $180 and apparel from $50 to $200.Sign up for Show Notes to get news on the latest runway shows, parties, and insider events on the international fashion circuit.Tres Dean is a contributing writer for GQ specializing in sports, fashion, and the intersections between the two (which most often means covering sneakers). Outside of the going-ons of the sneaker world, he’s profiled athletes like Zion Williamson, defended the valor of reviled directors, and interviewed Travis Scott from the ... Read More