Heitor Da Silva x adidas Forum 84 Mid 'Black Silver Metallic'
Colorway: Core Black/Silver Metallic/Core Black · Style code: ID2824 · Release date: June 21, 2023 · Price: $26 · Availability: Available now
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Patent leather almost never appears on the Forum, which makes this the most immediately identifiable pair in the 84 range. The upper is glossy black, reflecting light rather than absorbing it, and Silver Metallic is used on the trims and hardware so the shine has something to bounce against. Core Black returns for the sole and the strap, keeping the whole thing dark and letting the finish carry the design on its own.
It is built on the Forum 84 Mid, adidas's close reading of its 1984 basketball model cut at the middle height, with the adjustable ankle strap crossing the instep and the cupsole keeping its raised heel wedge. The collaboration with Heitor da Silva released on 21 June 2023 at 110 dollars. Patent is a demanding material on a sneaker: it creases sharply and shows every fold, but it also needs no cleaning beyond a wipe, and on a mid-cut it emphasises the panel shapes that a matte upper tends to flatten. Silver against high-gloss black is a deliberately formal pairing for a shoe that started on a basketball court.