Social Status Looks To The Renaissance And The Mona Lisa For Its adidas Consortium Ultra 4D_Sole Says It All

Unveiled on November 23rd via social media with the caption “Social Status Only. 3020 Pairs.,” the North Carolina institution’s adidas Ultra 4D has finally been given a December 4th launch date. The inspiration behind the pair’s widely-praised tri-color palette has also been revealed.

Unlike its special edition Converse Chuck 70, the forthcoming proposition looked towards the past instead of the future for its muse. The wheat-tone base and its accompanying orange and olive hues were transplanted from the Renaissance, and chosen as a nod to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” (1503). While the pair has yet to pass the test of 517 years like the aforementioned painting, its well-thought-out color combination works in tandem with the Three Stripes’ futuristic proposition for an arrangement also worthy of a “classic” distinction.

Enjoy detailed images of the shoes here below, and find all 3,020 pairs exclusively arriving to socialstatuspgh.com and in-store at Social Status.

For more from adidas, check out official images of the Yeezy 350 “Sand Taupe” set to launch on December 18th.

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