In other news, the adidas Samba is getting the Fucking Awesome treatment.
After tackling the , the skateboarding brand founded by skate legend Jason Dill plans to launch its Samba collaboration on May 24 as a little hump day treat for FA heads.
Undoubtedly advancing the ongoing Samba wave, Fucking Awesome’s Sambas arrive in a classic scheme of black with white Three-Stripes. And like Dill’s previous takes, we see the FA’s pairs realized with a full leather build.
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That’s about it as far as details go, aside from the FA logo stamped on the tongue and gold co-branding taking over the midsole.
Now, Dill is quite familiar with the Samba, and he’s got his to prove it.
The adidas Skateboarding global Pro team rider released a Samba collab in 2019, which saw the now-trendy silhouette rendered in white with a leather upper and icy, translucent sole. The collab later dropped again in April 2022.
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Technically, this was a solo Dill collab with adidas skateboarding (it’s called the Jason Dill x adidas skateboarding Samba). However, the pairs did release through Fucking Awesome’s webstore.
Now — although still by Dill — we’re in for some official Fucking Awesome Sambas.
In case you’re looking to treat yourself to a mid-week sneaker treat, the collaborative Sambas arrives Wednesday, May 24, on .
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