As Chinese New Year rolls up right around the corner, and Adidas Originals together with Pharell Williams have come prepared. 2019 presents a year of good fortune, and symbolism is as much in Pharell’s DNA as Chinese culture, hence the primary colour palettes include bright red with smatterings of yellow embellishments, meant to signify good fortune and happiness.
Let’s talk about the BYW first. The basketball shoe is slowly turning into a lifestyle silhouette, and with Pharell’s design input, the silhouette gets draped in bright red, with yellow stripes and dark gold scalings throughout. ‘AMBITION’ is embroidered on the uppers in standard Human Race fashion.
The Solar Hu Glide perhaps, is the more tasteful version of the two, featuring dirty gold accents along a red and black upper. An embroidered ‘Fú’ is present on the upper, an ode to the symbol being placed on doors to bring prosperity into the household.
Both the BYW and Solar Hu Glide are priced at RM 1150 and RM 700 respectively, and will be released at Adidas Online tomorrow on the 26th of January. Time to get that Chinese New Year flex.
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