Yara Shahidi is only 21 years old. That being the case, she is already an American actress, Harvard student, executive producer, and change agent. In a short amount of time she has already established herself as one of the leading voices of a new generation of multidisciplinary creative trailblazers.
She splits her time between her studies, advocating for social causes that affect our global community and starring as the lead actress and an executive producer of the hit show Grown-ish. In short, Yara is a driving force in culture today.
This season, adidas Originals and Yara have teamed up to present a two-part collaborative footwear and apparel collection that champions the spirit of ReCreation through unique takes on the creative polymath?s Iranian and African American heritage.
The first part of the collaboration sees Yara bring elevated storytelling to the adidas Superstar as it infuses the iconic sneaker with a number of unexpected details. The sneaker is carefully crafted with quality in mind as it features a beige worn leather upper, brown and yellow suede stripes and heel panels, metal lace jewels and a scalloped tongue. Defining details include a message on the insole of the shoe, along with ?yar?, a derivation of Yara?s name meaning ?friend?, embossed in gold foil on the upper.
The collection also features two, distinctive, 1960s inspired takes on the classic adidas tracksuit. The first one is a striking Satin Track Top and Satin Track Pant that are updated with relaxed cuts on the arms and legs, as well as a cropped fit in the body.Peep the Iranian inspired patterns. The Satin track suit also explores the importance of multiuse items, by having hidden draw strings that allow you to convert the track suit to another style. Meanwhile, the Varsity Track Top and Varsity Track Pant are given mustard color updates, symbolic of the mustard seed and finished off with the printed addition of the collaboration?s Sun logo.
Infused with personal heritage, the adidas Originals by Yara Shahidi collaborative collection launches exclusively in North America on May 13th through adidas.com, CONFIRMED, and select retailers.
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