Kosuke Kawamura x adidas Campus 80s 'Dirty Beauty'
Colorway: Ash/Cloud White/Ash · Style code: H06351 · Release date: December 24, 2022 · Price: $173 · Availability: Available now
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Kosuke Kawamura, a Japanese collage artist, reworked the Campus 80s in a muted ash and cloud white suede for this release, keeping the model's low-top shape and Three-Stripes sidewall intact while shifting the internal details. Lift the insole and a skeletal foot print runs across the footbed, a piece of Kawamura's collage work brought directly into the shoe rather than printed on the upper.
This pair was one of three in his 'Dirty Beauty' trio, part of the TOKYO ENERGY collection released December 24, 2022. Across the set, the words DIRTY and BEAUTY appear split between the translucent outsoles of different pairs, so the full phrase only reads when the shoes are seen together. The ash colorway keeps its exterior restrained, letting the concept live in the sole and footbed rather than the upper.