Earlier in the year, Willy Chavarria unveiled his first collaborative collection with adidas at Paris Fashion Week, featuring reinterpretations of various adidas silhouettes in footwear and apparel. One was a dress shoe update to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s adidas Jabbar Low silhouette, which has now emerged via official imagery.
The low-top basketball shoe has now been transformed to feature a pointed toe, traditionally found on dress shoes, and premium materials across its paneling. Starting at the pointed toe is a black suede that wraps around the leather toebox, while the rest of the paneling takes on a similar soft premium leather finish. Kareem branding graces the lateral profile next to the serrated Three Stripes, matching the golden hues of the co-branded Willy Chavarria, Kareem, and adidas tongue tag.
Inside sits a natural leather insole with more Willy Chavarria and adidas logos. Finishing the upper are the debossed Trefoil logos on the heel tab, wax laces in a tonal black finish, and smooth black leather on the tongue. Down below sits the standard Jabbar tooling setup in a tonal black look.
The Willy Chavarria x adidas Jabbar Dress Low will release sometime in 2025 through adidas, Willy Chavarria, and select retailers online and in-store. Available in unisex sizing, the retail price has yet to be announced. Download the Sole Retriever mobile app to stay updated on the latest releases, raffles, news, and more in the sneaker and streetwear world.
Images via adidas
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