Bad Bunny x adidas Teases Two New Silhouettes
Bad Bunny has unveiled two forthcoming adidas silhouettes through the campaign visuals of his BENITO ANTONIO x Zara collection. The Stone Slide and Heritage High represent distinct design directions for the Puerto Rican artist's ongoing footwear partnership, ranging from casual minimalism to fashion-forward boxing inspiration.
By Jordan Ellis
The BENITO ANTONIO x Zara campaign—a 150-piece collection of clothing and accessories—has become an unexpected platform for footwear preview. Models featured throughout the lookbook are outfitted in two unreleased Bad Bunny x adidas models, marking the earliest official glimpse at what's next in the collaboration's expanding footwear catalogue.
The Stone Slide represents Bad Bunny's first venture into casual slide territory for adidas. Rather than departing from the brand's heritage, the model builds on the foundational adilette construction, introducing naturalistic textures and materials that position it as a lifestyle essential rather than performance-driven footwear. The silhouette signals a broader design philosophy: accessibility through refined simplicity.
The Heritage High, by contrast, pursues a more fashion-forward aesthetic. Drawing inspiration from boxing footwear lineage, the silhouette features a taller profile and slimmed-sole construction that departs meaningfully from the BadBo 1.0—the artist's breakthrough adidas model. This architectural shift suggests an intentional evolution, one rooted in heritage sportswear DNA but reinterpreted through a contemporary lens.
Design Direction & Market Position
Bad Bunny's adidas partnership has consistently navigated the intersection of streetwear credibility and commercial accessibility. These two silhouettes exemplify that duality: the Stone Slide caters to the casual consumer seeking versatile basics, while the Heritage High targets collectors and enthusiasts attuned to silhouette innovation and design narrative. Neither model relies on collaborator excess—both function as refined iterations within established adidas frameworks.
The timing of this reveal via Zara's BENITO ANTONIO campaign underscores Bad Bunny's cross-category influence and his ability to leverage fashion partnerships as secondary distribution channels for footwear storytelling. This strategy has become increasingly common among high-profile collaborators, transforming campaign imagery into product roadmap.
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Release Info
Availability: Forthcoming (specific dates not yet announced)
Retail Price: TBD
Where to Buy: adidas.com and select adidas retailers (details upon official announcement)
Official release dates and colorway details are expected in the coming weeks.
