KoRn are finally partnering with Adidas for sneakers collab

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KoRn are finally partnering with Adidas for a collaboration this year, after years of the nu-metal band sporting the brand’s clothing.News of a partnership was shared by KicksFinder on social media back in February of this year, but it’s now been verified according to an internal Adidas document viewed by Complex.The Korn x Adidas collab will include two pairs of sneakers – the Campus 00s and the Supermodified – along with seven pieces of apparel, as per the document.

The Korn x Adidas Campus 00s will cost $130 (£101), while the Korn x Adidas Supermodified will retail for $140 (£108).The shoes will reportedly feature the band’s logo on the tongue, along with guitar pick keychains and art from Korn’s 1996 album ‘Life Is Peachy’ on the insoles.Details of Korn's upcoming collaboration with Adidas leaked in internal document.

Collection will involve new Campus 80s, Supermodified designs. (2023) pic.twitter.com/jawgkD07y0— crazy ass moments in nu metal history (@numetal_moment) June 22, 2023The collab is also set to include two T-shirts, a black and white KoRn logo hoodie, one black and white tracksuit, and one purple tracksuit with sequinned trousers.

The KoRN x Adidas collection is set to drop in October this year.KoRn band members often wore Adidas clothing in the 1990s, including frontman Jonathan Davis who wore full striped tracksuits on stage and in promotional pictures.In 1997, the band released the song ‘A.D.I.D.A.S.’, appearing to play on the myth that the brand name stands for “all day I dream about sex”.In a 2021 interview with Kerrang!, Davis said his affinity for sportswear was “about breaking the mould”. “It was about smashing down walls and embracing all kinds of different music styles and musical cultures.