An Adidas Samba shortage is sweeping the street style nation this spring. VIP sneakerheads are sampling the label's lesser-spotted sneakers instead. Kendall Jenner brought back Adidas Superstars; Lily Collins endorsed Hardball Spezials as the next rich-mom staple; and on April 26, Michelle Obama's rare Adidas sneakers put the "Japan" model on the map.
The former First Lady arrived in New York City wearing trainers not yet appreciated en masse by locals. Her Sunday afternoon jeans outfit could make the Sambas alternatives the West Village's leading It shoe. It seems Obama chose the $140 Japan Decon Sneakers: a circa-2025, "deconstructed" imagining of 1964's training Adidas Japan shoes.
