Parley x adidas Wmns UltraBoost 4.0 'Core Black'
Colorway: Core Black/Core Black/Cloud White · Style code: F36191 · Release date: April 10, 2019 · Price: $120 · Availability: Available now
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Plastic pulled out of coastal waters before it reaches the open ocean is shredded, spun into yarn and knitted into this upper. Parley for the Oceans, a nonprofit founded in 2012 by Cyrill Gutsch, began the programme with adidas in 2015, and by the end of 2020 the two had made tens of millions of pairs using the material. This women's 4.0 runs it in Core Black with Cloud White at the sole.
Black is an unusual choice for a Parley shoe, since earlier releases leaned on ocean blues to make the story visible, and the restraint here lets the pair pass as an ordinary blacked-out runner. The construction is standard 4.0: a stitched three-stripe midfoot panel tied into the laces and a full-length Boost midsole. Retail was $180 on April 10, 2019, no premium over the general release despite the recycled content.