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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"
  • €120
adidas Samba Inter Miami CF IH8157
  • adidas
  • Samba Inter Miami CF
  • "Away"
  • €90
adidas Samba OG IG1025
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "White & Better Scarlet"
  • €120
adidas Samba OG B75807
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Black Gum"
  • €120
adidas Samba OG B75806
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "White Gum"
  • €120
adidas Samba OG JI4219
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Metallic Purple"
  • €120
adidas Samba Messi IH8158
  • adidas
  • Samba Messi
  • "Home"
  • €110.49
adidas Samba LT IG4279
  • adidas
  • Samba LT
  • "White Gum"
  • €90
adidas Samba LT IG2010
  • adidas
  • Samba LT
  • "Black Gum"
  • €90
adidas Samba OG IG1963
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Legacy Teal"
  • €102.49
adidas Samba OG IG1024
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "White & Green"
  • €70
adidas Samba LT IE9170
  • adidas
  • Samba LT
  • "Semi Blue Burst"
  • €75
adidas Samba LT IE9169
  • adidas
  • Samba LT
  • "Crystal White & Dark Blue"
  • €80
adidas Samba LT IE9165
  • adidas
  • Samba LT
  • "Preloved Yellow & Green"
  • €75
adidas Samba OG IE9164
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Halo Silver & Core Black"
  • €120
adidas Samba MN IE9111
  • adidas
  • Samba MN
  • "Crew Yellow & Core Black"
  • €127.49
adidas Samba OG IE8128
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Core Black & Matte Silver"
  • €70
adidas Samba OG ID1448
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Off White & Grey Two"
  • €85
adidas Samba OG ID0478
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cream White & Core Black"
  • €120
adidas Samba OG JI4466
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Collegiate Navy"
  • €60
adidas Samba OG JI4218
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Silver Metallic & Core Black"
  • €120
adidas Samba OG IH4881
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Team Victory Red & Night Indigo"
  • €108.49
adidas Samba OG IH2751
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Wonder Quartz"
  • €120
adidas Samba XLG IH2219
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Core Black & Carbon"
  • €130
adidas Samba OG IF6513
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Solar Red"
  • €70
adidas Samba OG IF3813
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Collegiate Burgundy"
  • €108.49
adidas Samba MN IF1953
  • adidas
  • Samba MN
  • "White Gum"
  • €85
adidas Samba XLG IE9178
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Core Black & Better Scarlet"
  • €75
adidas Samba OG IE9163
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Base Green & Core Black"
  • €120
adidas Samba OG IE3439
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Gum"
  • €120
adidas Samba XLG IE1379
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Black Gum"
  • €130
adidas Samba XLG IE1377
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "White Gum"
  • €130
adidas Samba MN ID3922
  • adidas
  • Samba MN
  • "Cloud White & Green"
  • €150
adidas Samba XLG ID3912
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Carbon & Grey"
  • €130
adidas Samba OG ID1481
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Brown & Putty Grey "
  • €120
adidas Samba XLG JQ9886
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Putty Grey & Collegiate Green"
  • €85
adidas Sambae JI1350
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "Black Gum"
  • €110
adidas Sambae JI1349
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "White Gum"
  • €110
adidas Samba Decon IH5384
  • adidas
  • Samba Decon
  • "Pantone & Silver Metallic"
  • €135.49
adidas Samba OG IG6177
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Wonder Silver & Chalk White"
  • €120
adidas Samba OG IG6176
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Silver Dawn & Chalk White"
  • €96.49
adidas Samba OG IG5932
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Wonder Clay"
  • €120
adidas Samba OG IG1965
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Linen Green Met."
  • €96.49
adidas Samba OG IG1962
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Lucid Pink"
  • €108.49
adidas Samba OG IG1380
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Crystal White & Preloved Red"
  • €70
adidas Samba OG IF6514
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Energy Ink"
  • €96.49
adidas Samba OG IF3814
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Night Indigo"
  • €120
adidas Sambae IE9107
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "Wonder White"
  • €88.49

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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