Every season, a sneaker arrives that blows all of its competition out of the water, and right now, it’s the Sambas from London-based designer Grace Wales Bonner’s collaboration with Adidas. Here’s the catch: Unless you picked up a pair on or near the delivery date, chances are you’re now having trouble securing a coveted pair of sneakers from the collaboration. I understand. I’m in the same boat. But you know who isn’t? Rihanna, who was spotted on a 4 a.m. stroll through Central Park with A$AP Rocky wearing arguably the most sought-after style of them all.
For their late-night stroll (their second in recent history), the duo wore low-rise baggy jeans and sunglasses, with Rihanna adding a distressed blue button-down shirt and gold jewelry from Briony Raymond and A$AP donning a long, short-sleeved tie-dye T-shirt under a black vest. But as a fan of Adidas’ famous collaboration, I immediately zeroed in on designer Fenty’s shoe choice: the green and cream Sambas from Wales Bonner and Adidas.
Despite being sold virtually everywhere in the retail market, the coveted sneakers have quite a presence on resale sites like StockX, making the impossible feat of snagging a pair entirely possible. Shop Rihanna’s pick and more Wales Bonner x Adidas trainers below.
