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adidas Samba
adidas Samba

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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"
adidas Samba x Messi JR0424
  • adidas
  • Samba x Messi
  • "Light Pink & Core Black"
adidas Samba XLG JQ9886
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Putty Grey & Collegiate Green"
adidas Samba XLG JQ7441
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Night Indigo"
adidas Samba XLG JQ7440
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Denim"
adidas Samba 62 JQ5104
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  • Samba 62
  • "Cloud White & Core Black"
adidas Samba ADV JP5859
  • adidas
  • Samba ADV
  • "Silver Green & Wonder White"
adidas Samba ADV JP5719
  • adidas
  • Samba ADV
  • "Blue Bird "
adidas Puig Samba JP5658
  • adidas
  • Puig Samba
  • "White Gum"
adidas Sambae JP5610
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "Cloud White & Shadow Red"
adidas Sambae JP5609
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "Cloud White & Wonder Blue"
adidas Samba OG JP5488
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Semi Pink Spark"
adidas Samba OG JP5487
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Silver Green"
adidas Samba OG JP5484
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Semi Pink Spark"
adidas Samba OG JP5483
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Silver Green"
adidas Samba OG JP5480
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Semi Pink Spark"
adidas Samba OG JP5479
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Silver Green"
adidas Samba OG JP5330
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Sand Strata & Maroon"
adidas Samba OG JP5329
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Wonder White & Core Black"
adidas Samba OG JP5282
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  • Samba OG
  • "75th Anniversary Pack"
adidas Samba OG JI4647
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  • Samba OG
  • "Core Black & Carbon"
adidas Samba OG JI4470
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Preloved Yellow & Crystal Sand"
adidas Samba OG JI4469
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  • Samba OG
  • "Mineral Green & Off White"
adidas Samba OG JI4468
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Collegiate Navy"
adidas Samba OG JI4466
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  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Collegiate Navy"
adidas Samba OG JI4219
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Metallic Purple"
adidas Samba OG JI4218
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Silver Metallic & Core Black"
adidas Samba OG JI3907
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Off White & Dark Blue"
adidas Sambae JI3882
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "Linen & Off White"
adidas Samba OG JI3214
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  • Samba OG
  • "Core Black & Grey Six"
adidas Samba OG JI3212
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Clear Granite & Grey Two"
adidas Samba XLG JI3195
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  • Samba XLG
  • "Triple Black"
adidas Samba XLG JI3194
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Triple White"
adidas Samba MN JI3183
  • adidas
  • Samba MN
  • "Cloud White & Clear Sky"
adidas Samba MN JI3182
  • adidas
  • Samba MN
  • "Clear Pink & Core Black"
adidas Samba JI2758
  • adidas
  • Samba
  • "White Gum"
adidas Samba OG JI2725
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Silver"
adidas Sambae JI1350
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "Black Gum"
adidas Sambae JI1349
  • adidas
  • Sambae
  • "White Gum"
adidas Samba OG JH8798
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Preloved Ruby"
adidas Samba OG JH8797
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Cloud White & Collegiate Green"
adidas Samba OG JH7863
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Preloved Ruby & Cream White"
adidas Samba OG JH7862
  • adidas
  • Samba OG
  • "Collegiate Green & Cream White"
adidas Samba XLG JH6517
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "Black Gum"
adidas Samba XLG JH6516
  • adidas
  • Samba XLG
  • "White Gum"
adidas Samba Golf JH6152
  • adidas
  • Samba Golf
  • "Alumina & Off White"
adidas Samba Golf JH6150
  • adidas
  • Samba Golf
  • "Black Gum"
adidas Samba Golf JH6149
  • adidas
  • Samba Golf
  • "White Gum"

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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