The latticed midsole unit and ripstop base layer are styled to match each other in stark black, while contrasting hits of sesame apply themselves to the heels, banner overlays across the toe tips, and tongues, the latter of which is branded with a 3D-esque Adidas Y-3 For Sale logo. Additionally, a text-based hit nodding to the Yohji Yamamoto x adidas partnership prints across the lateral sides in bright white.
Brought back for the Adidas Y-3 Women season, the Adidas Y-3 Cheap is set to release later next month in a new assortment of colorways. Among a Triple Black as well a split-toned pair, we’re to see the futuristic model dress up in a tonal suede construction.
This layer of fabric steers the helm along the toe box, its panel accented only by a set of stitches that, though near invisible, add an extra layer of dimension to what is otherwise visually flat. Above, both the eye stays and laces complement in their respective textures, while the underlying bootie does the same though with a more weather-resistant nylon shell. Adidas Y-3 Men branded patches at the tongue bear a luxury akin to the aforementioned suede, while the orange-tinted heel tabs offers the same effect in a tumbled leather.