Cast your mind back to December of 2020, a month plagued by stop-start lockdowns, Christmas Day snowfall and you guessed it… an adidas Originals Torsion Edberg collaboration with Aussie big-shots @highs_and_lows, limited to mere 15 units.
Why produce something in such limited numbers? Well, this acts as a 15 years celebration package, commemorating the coveted relationship shared by our fashion house in question and it’s sportswear counterpart.
HAL’s offerings follow on from a ‘Blush Yellow’ general release one year prior, this time paying tribute to adidas ARCHIVES with artificially yellowed midsoles, an open-hem tongue and splatterings of grey across an already minimalistic upper. As with all CONSORTIUM fixtures, it is not difficult to spot the iconic branding linked to this sub-category of limited edition launches. Black leather upper, aged cream laces all rounded off with terry cotton sockliner -- HAL know how to make something pop!
To obtain a pair (or to be in with a chance of obtaining, anyway) sneaker enthusiasts had to pay $5AUD for a raffle ticket in which all proceeds would be ushered in the direction of Kadjin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Arts Network -- a charity actively providing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders with life opportunities alongside performance-based support.
How are you feeling about the limited prospect of this sneaker, would you have purchased if produced on a wider scale?
