Y’s Super Position – Yohji Yamamoto for adidas Originals
Alex Rückheim
The latest collaboration between cutting-edge Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto and long-standing partner adidas, sees Yamamoto’s Y’s label team up with adidas Originals to re-work the brand’s classic Superstar silhouette. Renamed ’Y’s Super Position’, the sneaker elevates the classic adidas cues by adding a suede lace stay, a premium leather lining, and by replacing the Superstar’s trademark textured shelltoe with a smooth leather toe box. Yamamoto has further reinterpreted the Super Position rework by transforming the iconic three stripes into hand-stitched cotton tassels, zigzagging along the side panels.
The two monochromatic all-black and all-white editions of the Y’s Super Position are available exclusively at Y’s stores, No.74 Berlin, No.42 Paris, and select adidas Consortium retailers worldwide. Images by Lorenzo Cisi.