adidas Originals by Wales Bonner Launches Spring/Summer 2026
adidas Originals and Wales Bonner return to present their latest collaborative collection, a celebration of sport, tradition and expression in a harmonious coalescence of aesthetic codes.
Cohesive in design, yet distinct in approach, the collection centers on two interconnected stories: football as a cultural narrative told through lifestyle pieces and irreverent expression on pitch as told through performance pieces.
The Lifestyle Collection
Building on the visual language established through the collaborative partnership, the adidas Originals by Spring/Summer 2026 footwear selection is an exercise in elegance and refinement. The signature WB Karintha receives a colour and material treatment, linking the silhouette to one of the earliest shoes in the adidas Football archive with its black leather upper and cognac coloured leather toe overlay. This treatment is then continued with the WB Gazelle Snake, a silhouette with origins in indoor football, and features a faux snake leather upper with cognac details throughout. The WB Gazelle Pony, meanwhile, features a pony hair upper with black leather details and contrasting stripes. From football to running, the WB Adizero Adios brings together performance heritage and tailoring craft shades of brown leather and suede overlays are combined with signature stitched details on the heel and a hand-woven leather tongue. The footwear is completed by a woven leather update to the WB Karintha, hand crafted in Brazil and first presented on the runway at the Wales Bonner Spring/Summer 2026 show.
The lifestyle footwear collection is complemented by three apparel pieces: two tops – one track tops in a pink colorway with an interlocked twill construction, the other a track jacket in an off-white colorway with a lightweight crinkle ripstop construction – and a brown Beckenbauer track pant.
The On Pitch Collection
Presented in anticipation of FIFA World Cup 2026, the on-pitch collection is highlighted by Wales Bonner’s distinct take on the latest iteration of adidas football’s iconic Predator boot. Aligning with the designer’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection, the Wales Bonner Predator features a snake print upper with dark brown details, a cognac coloured leather tongue, and silver stripes in a mirrored finish that nods back to a previous iteration of the Wales Bonner Samba.
The Wales Bonner Predator is accompanied by a snake print panelled-football and a full kit featuring tonal white crest and Three Stripes details, as well as a colorful floral graphic.
The Campaign
