Adidas and Grace Wales Bonner return with their most refined crossover to date, stepping into new territory as Wales Bonner reimagines the iconic Predator for the first time.
There’s a certain weight that comes with touching the adidas Predator. It’s stepping into a linage. Decades of attitude. So, when Grace Wales Bonner finally gets her hands on it, you just know it’s going to be good. And that’s exactly what this is.
The adidas Wales Bonner Predator arrives dipped in texture and tone rather than noise. Snakeskin uppers, muted golds, deep browns. Materials that feel lifted from a different world entirely. Nothing football has ever seen before. The iconic silhouette still holds that bite. But with WB’s lens it carries a different kind of presence. And let’s talk about that chrome soleplate… Yeah, that hits so hard.
And if the boot alone wasn’t good enough (which it is), the wider collection around it finishes off the job. It’s instantly recognisable as adidas silhouettes and yet Wales Bonner brings a breath of fresh air to them. Sport style reworked through a contemporary lens. Starting with that jersey, I mean, just look at it. This purely blurs the lines between sport and art. The famous Teamgeist jersey look painted with brushstroke graphics that feel closer to gallery pieces than a matchday kit. Even the footwear steps off-pitch without losing its edge, balancing terrace DNA with something a bit more refined.
Because football and fashion have been circling around each other for a few years now, that’s nothing new. But most of it feels surface level. Quick hits. All hype, no depth. But this goes much deeper. Wales Bonner doesn’t just borrow from the culture, she studies it, slows it down, and rebuilds it. There’s a respect to it.
And the result is beautiful. A Predator boot that feels like it belongs in a lookbook. A tracksuit that would look out of place front row at fashion week. Pieces that don’t rely on nostalgia or hype circles to justify themselves. They just exist in that space that so many brands try to reach but rarely ever get to. And this is exactly how to nail it.
One thing that’s clear is Wales Bonner knows this isn’t about making football fashionable. That’s already happened. And if you didn’t know that, catch up. This here is giving it depth beyond the obvious references. Showing that performance product and cultural product don’t have to be separate lanes. And honestly? Not many can do that.
What I’m trying to say is this Predator collection has set a new standard within the culture, and it’s one we will be holding others to.
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