Ronnie Fieg, Adidas Originals and Clarks Originals Once Again Team Up on a Trio of Shoes
Ronnie Fieg revealed his first three-way collaborative effort with Adidas Originals and Clarks Originals in March 2023 to much fanfare. More than a year later, the Kith leader is still producing can’t-miss footwear with the brands.
Arriving before month’s end his latest 8th Street installment, which features snakeskin executions alongside Adidas Originals and Clarks Originals to three shoes: the Gazelle, the AS350 and the BW Army.
For the collaboration, each shoe was executed using Clarks’ signature suede and nubuck, which is paired with snakeskin on Adidas’ standout Three Stripes and heel tabs. The trio opted for a custom off-white hue, and all of the looks feature Clarks’ crepe outsoles.
To mark the collaborative effort, debossed tri-branding was added to the tongues. The tri-branding is also debossed on the tonal leather sockliners. They also include custom fobs and come in special packaging.
A drawing for a shot at purchasing 8th Street by Ronnie Fieg for Adidas Originals and Clarks Originals range for winter 2024 is open now via the Kith App. Also, the shoes will be available in limited quantities starting Dec. 23 at the Kith stores, as well as online at 11 a.m. ET via Kith.com, CA.Kith.com and EU.Kith.com. They will also be available on the Kith App.
Fieg took his love of Clarks Originals to the next level in March 2021 when he revealed 8th Street, a label within the brand that feature original silhouettes of his design. He launched 8th Street with two silhouettes, the Lockhill and the Sandford.
“8th Street is where it all started for me. If you ask anyone over the age of 35 who lived in the city, that was the epicenter of footwear in New York, maybe even the world,” Fieg told FN. “It was a very influential block where people automatically knew to go when they wanted to see the newest footwear that was offered. And it wasn’t necessarily something that they shopped for that they knew they wanted. It’s where they went to see new things. There was no social media, so you would have to go in person and ask, ‘Hey, what’s new?’ It’s such a f**king crazy thing to think about today.”
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