adidas NMD_R1 Refined J 'White Grey'
Colorway: Cloud White/Cloud White/Grey One · Style code: H02334 · Release date: June 2, 2021 · Price: $153 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: adidas NMD_R1 Refined Infant 'White Grey' (H02346) · adidas NMD_R1 Refined J 'Black OG' (H02320) · Adidas NMD_R1 Refined I 'Black Grey' (GY4276) · adidas NMD_R1 Refined J 'Black White' (H02333) · adidas NMD_R1 Refined Infant 'Black White' (H02345)
Refined is one of the sub-names the NMD_R1 ran under, and this kids' pair keeps everything that makes the silhouette recognisable at a glance: the sock-like collar, the inserts moulded into the midsole sidewall and the Boost cushioning running the full length of the foot. Nothing about the profile asks to be read as a different shoe.
The colour treatment matches that restraint. Cloud White covers the textile upper end to end, including the welded Three Stripes, and Grey One is used only on the sole details, a cool neutral that outlines the edge of the foam without introducing a real contrast. The effect is a shoe that looks plain white from a few paces and two-tone up close. It released June 2, 2021 at $110, twenty dollars under what the adult knit version carried that season. The outsole keeps the segmented rubber pattern, and the tab at the heel is the only piece carrying text.