The adidas approach to soccer is all-encompassing. It’s not just that the three stripes have been a fixture in all the glamorous championship games for decades, it’s not just that they’ve been equally prevalent all the way down the soccer pyramid; it’s that adidas has been as much a part of watching the game as playing it. Lineker, Forest Hills, Robson, ZX500 Dalglish, Trimm Trabb, the names blend together in the mind so effortlessly.

The latest team-up of Bodega and adidas sees two new three-stripe models, the Kamanda and the Sobakov, bringing the low-profile sleekness of soccer footwear to contemporary lifestyle silhouettes. The Kamada features a tonal black, ballistic nylon upper with classic stripes, offset by an olive, knit tongue, and khaki suede heel tab. A rugged, textured tread pattern sole wraps around the entire shoe. The Sobakov, with a ribbed suede upper in tan, a reflective silver, modernist variation of the three stripes, which wrap around the heel, and a sole pattern, is rendered in sculpted waves opts for a more casual interpretation of aggressive design.

• Ribbed suede upper
• Reflective striping  
• Wrap around heel