Adidas Samba Fox 'Simple Brown'
Colorway: Simple Brown/Dark Brown/Wild Brown · Style code: H04941 · Release date: March 2021 · Price: $300 · Availability: Available now
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Every colour slot on this shoe is brown. adidas names them Simple Brown, Dark Brown and Wild Brown, which gives the Fox a tonal finish where panels separate by shade and texture rather than by contrast. The upper is wool, a material this silhouette has worn only rarely, and on a fully tonal design it does more work than usual: the weave catches light unevenly, so the toe overlay and the three stripes stay legible with no colour helping them along.
It released in March 2021 at 100 dollars in the United States, beside a darker make from the same short pairing. Wool versions answer a specific complaint about the model, which is that a thin leather or suede upper over a flat sole is cold footwear for much of the year in most places. This does not fix the sole, but a woven upper is warmer and reads as seasonal product in a way the standard shoe never has. The trade is maintenance. A dark brown shoe hides a great deal, which is exactly why this lighter version is the more demanding of the two to keep looking new.