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Adidas’ oldest shoe went from footballing success to street style icon.

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Samba

A culturally impactful sneaker founded on constant reinvention.

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adidas Samba OG JI4208
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Hazy Green"
  • $179
adidas Samba MN JI3183
  • adidas
  • Samba MN
  • "Cloud White & Clear Sky"
  • $219
adidas Samba MN JI3182
  • adidas
  • Samba MN
  • "Clear Pink & Core Black"
  • $219
adidas Sambae JI1350
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "Black Gum"
  • $179
adidas Sambae JI1349
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "White Gum"
  • $179
adidas Samba OG JH8797
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Collegiate Green"
  • $179
adidas Samba Inter Miami CF IH8157
  • adidas
  • Samba Inter Miami CF
  • "Away"
  • $179
adidas Samba Golf IH5169
  • adidas
  • Samba Golf
  • "White Gum"
  • $312
adidas Samba OG IH4882
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "White & Collegiate Green"
  • $179
adidas Samba OG IH4881
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Team Victory Red & Night Indigo"
  • $179
adidas Samba OG IG6177
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Wonder Silver & Chalk White"
  • $170
adidas Samba OG IG6176
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Silver Dawn & Chalk White"
  • $166
adidas Samba OG IG6174
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Dark Brown & Preloved Yellow"
  • $206
adidas Sambae IG5744
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "White Gum"
  • $179
adidas Samba LT IG4279
  • adidas
  • Samba LT
  • "White Gum"
  • $189
adidas Samba LT IG2010
  • adidas
  • Samba LT
  • "Black Gum"
  • $189
adidas Samba OG IG1965
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Linen Green Met."
  • $179
adidas Samba OG IG1963
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Legacy Teal"
  • $170
adidas Samba IG1243
  • adidas
  • Samba
  • "Halo Blush"
  • $146
adidas Samba IG1242
  • adidas
  • Samba
  • "Olive Strata"
  • $222
adidas Samba IG1237
  • adidas
  • Samba
  • "Core Black"
  • $175
adidas Samba OG IG1024
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "White & Green"
  • $179
adidas Samba OG IF6513
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Solar Red"
  • $179
adidas Samba Deco SPZL IF5738
  • adidas
  • Samba Deco SPZL
  • "Core Black & Lucid Lime"
  • $183
adidas Humanrace Samba IF5124
  • adidas
  • Humanrace Samba
  • "White"
  • $275
adidas Samba OG IF3814
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Night Indigo"
  • $179
adidas Samba OG IF3813
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Collegiate Burgundy"
  • $179
adidas Samba OG IF1985
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Core White & Gum"
  • $179
adidas Samba MN IF1952
  • adidas
  • Samba MN
  • "Black Gum"
  • $219
adidas Samba Decon IF0641
  • adidas
  • Samba Decon
  • "Core Black & Cloud White"
  • $219
adidas Samba XLG IE9178
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Core Black & Better Scarlet"
  • $199
adidas Samba MN IE9111
  • adidas
  • Samba MN
  • "Crew Yellow & Core Black"
  • $219
adidas Sambae IE9105
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "Cloud White & Green"
  • $179
adidas Humanrace Samba IE7291
  • adidas
  • Humanrace Samba
  • "Charcoal"
  • $183
adidas Humanrace Samba IE7290
  • adidas
  • Humanrace Samba
  • "Terracotta"
  • $148
adidas Samba OG IE6520
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Core Black & Green"
  • $179
adidas Samba OG IE3440
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Focus Olive & Wonder White"
  • $155
adidas Samba OG IE3439
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Gum"
  • $179
adidas Samba OG IE3438
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Core Black & Gum"
  • $179
adidas Samba XLG IE1379
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Black Gum"
  • $199
adidas Samba x Maha IE0967
  • adidas
  • Samba x Maha
  • "Half Green"
  • $210
adidas Samba x BSTN IE0168
  • adidas
  • Samba x BSTN
  • "Consortium Cup"
  • $177
adidas Humanrace Samba ID8712
  • adidas
  • Humanrace Samba
  • "Orbit Green & Ash Grey"
  • $246
adidas Samba OG x JJJJound ID8708
  • adidas
  • Samba OG x JJJJound
  • "Off White & Core Black"
  • $373
adidas Samba MN ID3922
  • adidas
  • Samba MN
  • "Cloud White & Green"
  • $219
adidas Samba OG ID2055
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Halo Blue"
  • $235
adidas Originals Samba ID2047
  • adidas
  • Originals Samba
  • "Crystal White & Clay Strata"
  • $133
adidas Samba OG ID1481
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Brown & Putty Grey "
  • $179

Samba

Adolf Dassler first designed a football boot for use in icy conditions in the late 1940s. After successfully trialling it on a local football team, he released his revolutionary shoe under the name Samba – a moniker that referenced both the lively Brazilian style of dance and the 1950 World Cup, which was due to be held in the South American nation.

Being associated with the global tournament gave the adidas Samba a strong initial boost, allowing Dassler to grow his company. He developed his knowledge of shoe design, and refined the Samba, giving it a lower, sleeker profile, better cushioning and a more effective outsole. The improved traction and lightweight build of the 1970’s version made the silhouette ideal for the increasingly popular indoor sport of futsal. No other company produced such an effective indoor shoe until the 1990s, by which time the Samba had become a beloved lifestyle sneaker.

Its transition from sport to fashion came through the football fans of the United Kingdom who followed their teams across Europe in the 1980s. On their travels, they came across foreign brands like adidas, which they took to wearing when back at home. In the 1990s, this connection saw the Samba adopted by Britpop stars like Oasis, who brought the shoe to a wider audience, while in the United States, it was popularised by hip hop artists and skaters.

After a quiet period, the Samba returned as a key silhouette in adidas’ Originals range, which was created to honour its heritage models. The brand paid particular attention to its oldest sneaker in 2014, when the World Cup returned to Brazil, and it started to make a comeback. As more colourways were added to the collection, the Samba was more broadly adopted, even by celebrities like American singer Frank Ocean.

In 2020, the Samba’s captivating retro appeal saw it chosen by Grace Wales Bonner for her luxury fashion brand’s collaboration with adidas. In the years that followed, they created a series of distinctive colourways that were immensely popular, making the Samba highly sought-after.

When the ‘blokecore’ movement emerged in 2022, the silhouette’s sporting heritage made it an essential piece of clothing for the global trend, and its social media presence boomed. Eventually, it was picked up by well-known influencers like Bella Hadid and Kaia Gerber as the decades-old silhouette became one of the most talked about sneakers in the world of fashion.

Although the adidas Samba is over 70 years old, it remains one of the brand’s most widely appreciated silhouettes. If anything, its popularity has only increased in recent years, thus proving its remarkable ability to adapt to the times. As its incredible longevity continues, the Samba keeps reinventing itself without ever losing its strong sense of style and vintage sporting appeal.

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