Adidas Wmns NMD_R1 'Linen Vapour Pink'
Colorway: Linen/Linen/Vapour Pink · Style code: EE5179 · Release date: September 5, 2019 · Price: $2682 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Adidas Wmns NMD_R1 'Linen' (GW9426) · adidas Wmns NMD_R1 'Linen Green' (GW9477) · adidas Wmns NMD_R1 STLT Primeknit 'Linen' (CQ2030)
Linen sits between cream and oatmeal in the adidas colour vocabulary, a neutral warm enough to avoid looking clinical and pale enough to show every crease. It runs across the entire knit upper here, including the welded Three Stripes, so the sidewall carries no contrast at all. What is left is a shoe read almost entirely through shape and shadow rather than through colour blocking.
Vapour Pink is the counterweight, a muted dusty shade used in small doses rather than as a panel: it shows up on the midsole inserts and heel detailing, where it picks up warmth from the beige above without competing with it. The Boost midsole underneath stays pale, keeping the whole silhouette in a single tonal register from collar to outsole. Released September 5, 2019, this women's pair carried a $130 retail price, matching the rest of the knit line that autumn. A pull tab at the heel and a small Trefoil on the tongue are the only branding that breaks the surface.