adidas has never needed to look far for its best idea. The Samba has been right there the whole time, and it's never looked better than in its original form.

While we're on the topic, meet a new colorway of the Samba OG, “Cloud White/Wonder Gold”

This season's gold colorway might just be the most grown-up version of the shoe we've seen, and honestly, it's hard to argue with the results. 

A crisp white leather upper keeps things clean and classic, while a textured grey suede T-toe stops it from feeling too safe.

Then the Three Stripes show up in a shiny champagne gold and suddenly the whole shoe is doing something completely different, catching light, turning heads, and looking like it costs a lot more than it does.

The low-profile gum sole keeps it grounded, because for all its glamour, this is still a Samba at heart. It still goes with everything. It still makes sense on any occasion. It just does all of that while looking like it belongs at a dinner party too. 

A Samba through and through. And thank goodness for that. 

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