Adidas Campus 80s 'Grey'
Colorway: Grey/Cloud White/Off White · Style code: FX5439 · Release date: January 10, 2021 · Price: $90 · Availability: Available now
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The Campus 80s is adidas' retro-proportioned take on the Campus, holding onto the suede-and-Three-Stripes look that defined the model before a chunkier 00s version arrived decades later. This Grey pairing uses a suede upper in a mid grey tone, with Cloud White leather forming the Three-Stripes on each sidewall and a matching leather tab at the heel. Underneath sits the rubber outsole's herringbone tread, a pattern the Campus shares with other adidas basketball shoes of its era, a reminder that the silhouette started on the court rather than the street.
This colorway skips a collaborator's branding or theme, letting the shape and proportions do the work instead. adidas built the Campus wider and bulkier than its Samba and Gazelle stablemates, with a thicker sole unit and a fuller upper, giving it a roomier fit that remains one of the model's main selling points. It released January 10, 2021 at a retail price of $100, sitting in the standard range for a general-release Campus 80s.