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adidas sneakers refuse to be pigeonholed. With decidedly sporty origins, today’s array of retro-inspired adidas leather sneakers elevate the humble athletic silhouette to street style warriors, boardroom-appropriate accessories, and even evening wear.
For 2025, Footwear News shoe editors have their eyes on several premium leather versions of adidas classics, which manage to fuse vintage timelessness with today’s trends. Think: sophisticated takes on burgundy sneakers, or a bright pop of red amid your go-to whites and blacks. In addition to winter sneaker color trends, new hybrid styles like a Samba with brogue details instantly upgrade the silhouette, expanding the possibilities of where you can sport your most comfortable shoes. It’s a welcome continuation of the sneaker-loafer trend.
Key to adidas’ trending 2025 styles are its leather offerings’ slim silhouettes. Styles like the Japan Shoe emphasize a more dapper and less ostentatious sneaker mood, quietly commanding attention rather than screaming to be noticed. Ditto for the Taekwondo Shoe, another of the best winter sneakers that introduces elegant details like quilted leather.
Ultimately, adidas leather sneakers remain popular for delivering the textural sophistication of a leather shoe in the comfortable package of your favorite sneakers for daily wear. The easy upgrade from your canvas duds will allow you to put your best foot forward in the new year. Watch this space for all the 2025 adidas collaborations to come, and shop our curated editor-tested guide for the best adidas leather sneakers to wear now.
If the Adidas Samba was 2024 and 2023’s casual hero sneaker, consider the Sambae a necessary upgrade to embody new year, new you. This premium version of one of adidas’ most iconic looks comes in several colorways and features an oversized “gum” outsole, plus on-trend suede accents.
Plenty of sneakers have their stylistic roots planted in sports like soccer and basketball, but adidas Taekwondo shoes pay homage to martial arts. This archival style from the early 2000s is already celebrity-endorsed and destined for a resurgence in 2025. In line with other trending footwear, the quilted details are a luxurious detail.
Like the Taekwondo shoes, the adidas Samba LT makes a case for slip-on sneakers. Launched in June 2024 in a blue colorway, our shoe editors like the classic black and white renditions. The oversized fold-over tongue lends the sneaker a relaxed street style swagger.
Fashion lovers, consider the adidas Japan shoe a style requirement for the new year. The archival sneaker combines vintage craftsmanship with contemporary cool, thanks to the stylish pop of color. The Japan shoe is destined for a spot in your regular sneaker rotation.
The aforementioned japan shoe’s predecessor, the adidas Country Japan shoe, has gone viral in the past year, thanks to its sleek, understated silhouette and embrace of a retro aesthetic. Snap up the monochrome style in your size while it’s in stock.
Burgundy has emerged as the dominant color trend this winter across men’s and women’s accessories. Burgundy sneakers, in particular, are a style hack to liven up all your wardrobe staples. You won’t find a sneaker more sophisticated than these leather adidas Samba OG shoes in the shade.
Speaking of trending shades, brown leather gives the adidas Samba OG shoes an entirely different energy. The rich chocolate color and brogue details make these sneakers appropriate for evening, but they’re just as comfortable as every other sneaker you own. Expect more hybrid style shoes in the new year, coasting off the popularity of sneaker loafers this past year.
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