In a sneaker world obsessed with Yeezys and Nike Dunks, Jeremy Scott’s Adidas line offers a refreshing playfulness: The designer’s work is known for its vibrant colors, weird textures, and random add-ons like stuffed teddy bear heads and wings. Scott’s latest creation, however, has us wishing for less maximalism.
Adidas has unveiled a gradient version of Scott’s Forum Wings 4.0 sneaker, which debuted back in December in an all-white palette. The footwear takes clear inspiration from the designer’s original Wings line, reversing a set of wings on the shoe’s collar so that their tip points towards the toe rather than away. Subtle, yet still statement-making, the sneaker isn’t bad — but its new color scheme is too much.
