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As the calendar turns over to May, Samba mania is only ramping up for Adidas. In addition to new colorways for the ultra-trendy model, a new collaboration is launching with former Yeezy designer Dingyun Zhang that goes well beyond unique color-blocking, and a retooled version from 2009 and made for indoor soccer will return to shelves.
Apart from the Samba, Adidas will also offer its hit Harden. Vol. 8 sneaker in a new colorway fit for James Harden’s Los Angeles Clippers, and Star Wars Day will bring a two-pack of licensed sneakers made in collaboration with a Japanese art gallery.
Below, you’ll find the best Adidas sneakers releasing in May. This post will be updated as the month goes on and more information becomes available. You can also find May release lists for Air Jordan here and Nike here, as well as a broader selection of the best sneakers overall.
Adidas Harden Vol. 8 “Blue Fusion”
Release Date: May 1
Price: $160
James Harden’s hit signature sneaker gets its closest incorporation yet of Los Angeles Clippers colors, just as the star is locked in a tight series against the Dallas Mavericks.
Adidas Samba Millenium
Release Date: May 2
Price: $150
Amid the ongoing Samba craze, Adidas is reviving this version of the sneaker retooled for indoor soccer when it debuted in 2009.
Star Wars x Nanzuka x Adidas Superstar XLG and NMD_R1
Release Date: May 4
Price: $150, TBD
In celebration of Star Wars Day — timed for the sake of the pun, ‘May the 4th be with you” — Adidas has tapped the Nanzuka gallery in Tokyo to curate artwork depicting the franchise on both the Superstar XLG and NMD_R1.
Adidas Samba “Wonder Silver”
Release Date: May 4
Price: $100
While May features spins new and old on the Samba, the sneaker will also continue in its classic form with a new greyscale colorway.
Dingyun Zhang x Adidas Samba
Release Date: May 10
Price: $250
Former Yeezy designer and rising star Dingyun Zhang, who worked on the heralded Boost 700 “Wave Runner,” transforms the Samba not just through its patent leather construction, but with a puffy collar and reshaped mustache.
Bad Bunny x Adidas Last Campus
Release Date: May 11
Price: $160
Bad Bunny’s remixed Campus features a double-tongue and double-heel and a new brown, white and pink color scheme bringing to mind Neapolitan ice cream. The name also suggests it’ll be his last variant of the sneaker to drop.
Korn x Adidas Campus 2.0
Release Date: May 15
Price: $120
Following their debut as partners last year, Korn and Adidas are turning to a grey suede Campus 2.0 with the same arrangement of symbols as the black Campus 00s and white Supermodified.
Pharrell x Humanrace Adidas Samba
Release Date: May 15
Price: $170
A whopping six new colorways will drop at once for Pharrell’s Humanrace x Adidas Samba. Each starts with a grey base before adding options for red, blue, green, yellow, black and red to form the Three Stripes, mustache and insole.
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