Larry June and adidas are linking on the adiStar Control 5 in a “Citrus” colorway, and if you know Larry June, the color choice is the whole point. The Bay Area rapper has built an entire aesthetic around orange, from his album art to his branding, so an orange-forward adidas running shoe is less a random collaboration and more a natural extension of a world he has spent years building.
The adiStar Control is a fitting base. It is a heritage adidas running model with the kind of clean, functional lines that let a strong color carry the design, which suits a collaboration built around a single unmistakable palette. Larry June’s appeal has always been about lifestyle and consistency, the slow, deliberate ethos he is known for, and a shoe that keeps things simple and lets the citrus tone do the talking fits that message.
Music and sneaker collaborations live or die on whether the artist’s world actually connects to the shoe. This one does, because the color is not a marketing add-on, it is core to Larry June’s identity. That authenticity is what separates a real artist collaboration from a logo placement, and it gives this adiStar a reason to exist beyond the names attached.
For the buyer, this is one for Larry June fans and for anyone who likes a bold, warm colorway on a clean running silhouette. Pricing and release details are worth confirming as adidas shares more, and we will update them. For more, see our adidas coverage.
Where To Buy
Affiliate links open each retailer’s live search, so they always resolve. We may earn a commission.
Find This Pair
- eBaySizes Available
Live retailer stock, refreshed hourly. Stock and prices change fast. Some links are affiliate links and we may earn a commission.
Source: Justfreshkicks
