adidas x Song for the Mute

adidas x Song for the Mute

 

From the start of their collaboration, Song for the Mute and adidas Originals sought to infuse designs with a deeper, more narrative dimension.

The first proposals reinterpreted classic silhouettes — such as the Shadowturf, Campus, and Country OG — giving them a worn-in feel through aged suede uppers, cracked three stripes, and neutral palettes that looked faded with time. Apparel kept the concept with distressed and vintage-wash fabrics.

 

With the SFTM-003 collection, this narrative tension between the classic and contemporary gained strength. The Country OG featured smooth leather and suede uppers in soft tones, subtle reflective details, and a lightly distressed finish. Meanwhile, apparel included heavy hoodies with washed-out logos, T-shirts with small embroideries, and washed technical-fabric shorts.

 

For SFTM-004, adidas and Song for the Mute ventured into “neo-romantic” territory: Renaissance inspiration, Victorian aesthetics, and dramatic atmospheres translated into footwear and apparel with a theatrical touch. Footwear highlights included the ADISTAR Cushion and Country OG, reinterpreted with colorways like jade, emerald, metallic silver, camel, and antique wine. Textures took center stage again: satin, mesh, pony hair, glossy TPU, and suede. Apparel revisited adidas’ classic Firebird line with raw-stitched track jackets featuring satin panels, elaborately detailed pants, and jacquard knitwear evoking autumn landscapes.

 

Each chapter of the collaboration showed the ongoing dialogue between fabric and silhouette, in both footwear and apparel.