Australian Boutique UP THERE and adidas Collab for All-New Melbourne City Series Silhouette

The adidas City Series has a long history of combining local details with global representation, and the latest colorway takes the collection down under for The Three Stripes’ first collab with one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most famous sneaker boutiques. Teaming up with Melbourne’s UP THERE, the all-new silhouette is inspired by Australia’s Olympic and manufacturing history.

The UP THERE x adidas Melbourne combines the mesh from the classic Rod Laver tennis shoe with inspiration from a 1956 Melbourne Olympics running spike that was discovered by adidas and UP THERE during research for the Melbourne project. The shoe adds the same white and green color combo that was used on that 1956 running shoe, purposely aged to bring out a pre-worn patina.

Updated for the modern era, the silhouette takes its padding and performance insole from the adidas Skateboarding line, and the foam tongue is a replica of vintage pairs of the adidas ROME that were made in Australia. A gold Melbourne script is added to the lateral side panel, and “MADE BY UP THERE” branding is added to the tongue.

The UP THERE x adidas Melbourne will be released January 29, 2026 in-store and January 30, 2026 online, exclusively through UP THERE. Available in unisex sizing, the retail price is still TBD. For all the latest adidas collab news and drop info, download the Sole Retriever mobile app.

Zach Harris

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