Wales Bonner has become one of the crown jewels in adidas’ stable of collaborators over the last few years. This season, they are giving a retro running shoe its first-ever global release. Check out their one-for-one remake of the Adios Neftenga, coming soon.
In 2008, adidas created a special high-performance running shoe for one of their athletes, the Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie, called the Neftenga. The model was a part of their Adios family of silhouettes, and was worn by Gebrselassie when he broke his own world record for a marathon by nearly half a minute. The shoe never saw a public release, and has been a historic part of the brand’s archives for the last sixteen years, until now.
This week, images of a public release of the Adios Neftenga surfaced online, with, shockingly, Wales Bonner branding on the tongues. The shoe’s shape and style make them a perfect canvas for the British fashion label to create with, but instead they are paying homage to the shoe’s history by releasing the model in a one-for-one recreation of the pair in adidas’ archives, signed by Haile. The look comes in a bright yellow color scheme with metallic silver and black accents, with Wales Bonner logos on each tongue.
WALES BONNER X ADIDAS ADIOS NEFTENGA “LIGHT YELLOW” RELEASE INFORMATION
The latest release from Wales Bonner and adidas is currently up for raffle through adidas’ Confirmed app for $220. The draw remains open until September 12th at 6:30am PST.
Wales Bonner x adidas Adios Neftenga
Color: Light Yellow/Core Black/Yellow
Style Code: JH9740
Release Date: September 2024
Price: $220
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UPDATE 9/10/24: adidas’ raffle for the Wales Bonner Neftenga is now open via the Confirmed app, and closing on September 12th.
