The relationship between Edison Chen’s CLOT label and adidas continues to grow with each season. This week, official images of an upcoming release have surfaced, showing off a modified pair of the Samba with Espadrille styled soles.
CLOT and adidas teamed up to blur boundaries between East and West, heritage and hyper-modern streetwear. Starting around 2023, Edison Chen reimagined classic adidas silhouettes like the Superstar, Stan Smith, and Gazelle through CLOT’s lens, with craft-inspired touches, deconstructed details, silks, jute midsoles, and beaded stripes. Their “Silk” and “Espadrille” releases find that mix of sporting legacy and cultural storytelling, drawing from Chen’s Chinese roots while keeping silhouettes wearable and bold. Apparel drops of crochet knits, camp shirts, and woven jerseys have been added to round out their offerings.
Their first release of an espadrille-inspired sneaker came this Summer, releasing two colorways of the Stan Smith. For their upcoming seasonal drop, the two have added this styling to the Samba, replacing the usual rubber sole with a woven piece in its place. The general construction of the Samba has been modified as well, adding a small suede panel at the heel of the shoe that bear’s CLOT’s logo, as well as adding embroidered Three Stripes to the toe box of the silhouette. The Three Stripes feature wavy edges for this pair, and a gold outline on the tongue branding completes the look.
CLOT X ADIDAS SAMBA ESPADRILLE RELEASE INFORMATION
The next release from Edison Chen’s CLOT and adidas has not been officially announced yet, but is coming sometime during the Fall 2025 season. The next collection will introduce the Samba in their Espadrille format, swapping out rubber soles for a woven piece borrowed from traditional sandal footwear. Pairs will be available through both partners’ channels as well as select retailers. Pricing for the new shoe is currently unknown.
CLOT x Adidas Samba Espadrille
Color: White/Black
Style Code: KJ0274
Release Date: 2025
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