Adidas' Adilette 22 Slides will be releasing in 6 Colorways

The slides, which have elements suggestive of a topographic map, will be released in six colorways, according to sneaker insider @ovrnunder.io. The album will be released in two parts, the first of which will include "Magic Lime," "Desert Sand," and "Lime Sand." "Black/Bone," "Black," and "Bone" will be included in the second drop. Marble patterns take over the silhouette in "Black/Bone" and "Lime Sand," a blend of green and beige tones, in addition to the green and beige variations shown last week. The first release is set for June 23, with the slides costing $55 USD for a pair, according to sources. The second installment will be released later this year.

The Adilette slide from Adidas is about as unassuming as a pair of locker room-ready slides can get. For years, players and regular people alike have flocked to the classic shoe, which is equally at home in the locker room of an elite NFL team as it is on the feet of someone running to 7-Eleven at 10 p.m. Regular flip-flops can't compete with the adilette's ageless devotion to comfort and a type of '90s sportswear-inspired appearance.

While the three-striped Adilette will undoubtedly remain, Adidas has released an eye-catching upgrade to the style, which has already begun to garner a surprising amount of buzz for its Yeezy-inspired appearance. In recent weeks, sneaker accounts on Instagram and Twitter have been buzzing with conjecture and rumors about when the new sandals will be released, implying that this won't be your typical drop. And it's easy to see why if you've been around the sneaker scene for a long.

The overall silhouette of the slide is inspired by the Yeezy Slide model, which is often mimicked but never duplicated, with its plush, elevated footbed, and more closed-off rubber strap creating a cushier look than the sporty slides we've been accustomed to in decades past. The extremely layered, heavily textured outside surface, which looks like a combination between a 3D-printed geographic map and what would happen if you tried to create a slide out of kinetic sand, is what really distinguishes the slide as its own.

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To say the least, it's an easy win for Adidas to turn its most famous slide into a fashion statement. The success of models like the Yeezy foam runner Salehe Bembury's textured pollex Crocs collab, as well as an entire style of unisex footwear that ironizes the ugly and prioritizes comfort over all else, serve as inspiration for the brand. It's as close to a 2022 shoe as you can get.