For decades, Adidas NMD Women has been at the forefront of the marriage between performance sportswear and fashion. Finnish design house, Marimekko, is the latest institution to join the Three Stripes storied roster, bringing with it the boundary-pushing approach to print-making that’s made the Helsinki-based company an icon over the last 70 years.
The Adidas NMD Men, which appeared months back in an OG black and white colorway, has now surfaced in an alternative grey make-up. By comparison, this pair provides a more futuristic feel, as the neutral is applied to the entire upper. Lighter shades finish the brunt of the construction — such as the tooling, base, and lining — while darker hits outline the shoe across its seams, edges and gridded tongue.
But over the last three years, the Adidas NMD Cheap fell back down to Earth. Although not removed from the market (NMDs are regularly available for purchase online), the shoes were no longer part of the conversation as consumers moved on from the simplistic, sock-like design in favor of its polar opposite in the chunky shoe movement. And with that trend of bulkier (and not necessarily chunky) sneakers not giving up its place, it’s safe to say that the Adidas NMD Sale movement isn’t going to gain traction unless some swift changes are made.