adidas Originals x Wales Bonner FW26 Collection Revealed
- FW26 celebrates the evolution of the adidas Originals x Wales Bonner partnership, with Wales Bonner revisiting the archive to reinterpret iconic adidas silhouettes and apparel through a refined blend of sport, fashion, and cultural luxury.
- The collection focuses on three styles of footwear WB Karintha, WB Gazelle and WB BW and the apparel through premium craftsmanship and materials, featuring tailored sportswear, and a standout leather blouson, continuing the collaboration’s signature fusion of heritage sportswear and luxury design.
- Inspired by identity, community, and 1980s London culture, the FW26 campaign, photographed by Harley Weir, brings the collection to life through themes of cultural convergence and youthful expression.
South Africa, adidas Originals and Wales Bonner introduce their latest collaborative collection for Fall/Winter 2026 – revisiting the designer’s own archive to celebrate the legacy and evolution of the partnership.
Reimagining signature silhouettes through a new lens, each piece continues the dialogue between fashion and sport as rich jewel tones meet elevated materials; refined tailoring meets sportswear.
The Collection
A further evolution of the aesthetic codes that have come to define the adidas Originals by Wales Bonner line, the Fall/Winter 2026 footwear selection continues to romantically reimagine the archive. The signature WB Karintha is elevated through a distinct material treatment – offering a sartorial look with a dark brown stamped crocodile leather upper and gold brushed eyelets. This treatment continues with the WB Gazelle Snake, which sees the indoor football silhouette rendered in a green crocodile stamped leather. The WB ADIZERO Adios Suede, meanwhile, draws on one of adidas’ most iconic running silhouettes, recontextualising it for a lifestyle context with a fully suede upper and craft-inspired custom Three Stripes details. The footwear is completed by the first iterations of the WB BW Pony – the minimal adidas silhouette given an expressive materiality through pony hair uppers and contrasting stamped lizard print leather overlays.
At the center of the elevated apparel collection is a premium leather blouson in a signature Wales Bonner bark color, detailed with crochet side stripes and tonal embossed branding. Alongside leather footwear and ready to wear is a wardrobe celebrating the long exchange between sport and style, spanning a double-knit jersey tracksuit, a pinstripe track top and matching shorts, a collared football top and matching trouser, stirrup detailed track pants, a knit long-sleeve, and double logo t-shirts.
The accessories include a neoprene bag with crocodile leather inspired paneling, a lanyard, and two pairs of socks.
The Campaign
Building on the collaborative partnership’s exploration of identity and community, the Fall/Winter 2026 collection is brought to life by a campaign photographed by Harley Weir. The campaign takes its inspiration from the attitude of 1980s London, as a moment of convergence when myriad cultural influences crashed together, creating a new fashion stance out of shifting ideas and youthful expression.
The Fall/Winter 2026 adidas by Wales Bonner collection is available globally at adidas.co.za, via the adidas app, and through select retailers.
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About WALES BONNER:
Wales Bonner proposes a distinct notion of cultural luxury that infuses European heritage with an Afro Atlantic spirit.
Launched by Grace Wales Bonner following her graduation from Central Saint Martins in 2014, the label is informed by broad cultural research and embraces a multiplicity of perspectives.
Established as a menswear brand, Wales Bonner’s soulful tailoring soon expanded to womenswear. Grace Wales Bonner has received numerous awards including Emerging Menswear Designer at the British Fashion Awards (2015), the LVMH Young Designer Prize (2016), Winner of the British Fashion Council/ Vogue Designer Fashion Fund (2019), CFDA International Men’s Designer of the Year (2021) and Independent British Brand at the Fashion Awards (2022). Wales Bonner has collaborated with brands including adidas Originals, Anderson & Sheppard, and Dior.
Stockists include, Selfridges, Net-a-Porter, Mr. Porter, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks 5th Avenue, Nordstrom, Dover Street Market International and Boon the Shop.
Grace Wales Bonner’s institutional exhibitions include A Time For New Dreams, Serpentine Galleries London (2019) and Artist’s Choice – Spirit Movers at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2023) with accompanying publication Dream in the Rhythm: Visions of Sound and Spirit in the MoMA Collection (2023). Grace is currently leading a four-year research project, titled Between Critique and Hope, at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
About adidas Originals:
Inspired by the rich sporting heritage of adidas – one of the world’s leading sports brands and a global designer and developer of athletic footwear and apparel – adidas Originals is a lifestyle brand founded in 2001. With the adidas archive at its foundation, adidas Originals continues to evolve the brand’s legacy through its commitment to product innovation and its ability to filter the creativity and courage found on courts and sporting arenas through the lens of contemporary youth culture. Marked by the iconic Trefoil logo that was first used in 1972 and championed by those that continue to shape and define creative culture, adidas Originals continues to lead the way as the pioneering sportswear brand for the street.
