The First Colorway of Every adidas Yeezy
By
By Stadium Goods |The First Colorway of Every adidas Yeezy
Cataloging the original look for every Yeezy sneaker. Because no one's memory is that good.
Matt DeSciora
In 2014, Kanye West promised adidas Yeezy sneakers would be available to anyone who wanted a pair. Through the first eight years of his partnership with adidas, he stayed true to his word by releasing an almost dizzying array of colorwaysā¦ for the Yeezy Boost 350 V2 alone! Seriously, though. Have you ever stopped to think about how many 350 V2 releases there are? I tried counting them all myself one day and gave up. It was too much to bear.
All jokes aside, there are a lot of Yeezy sneakers. Weāve highlighted many of them at one point or another on social media and our Journal, but have never really given specific props to all the original colorways that play a vital role in the popularity of their respective silhouette. Until now.
What youāre about to read is a comprehensive list of the first colorway of every Yeezy sneaker thatās ever been released by adidas. In compiling this list, we are showing some love to the trailblazing colorways that have contributed to the success of Kanyeās signature shoe line. Because after all, you donāt get a second chance to make a first impression, right?
These are the first colorways of every adidas Yeezy.
adidas Yeezy Boost 750 āLight Brownā
SKU: B35309
Release date: February 14, 2015
The original adidas Yeezy shoe is the Yeezy Boost 750 āLight Brown,ā which was released on February 14, 2015. For whatever reason, the 750 was rolled out in only a few colorways, and in limited quantities, no less. Looking back, it seemed like only close friends and family of Kanyeās, including, memorably, Drake, were intended to wear the 750.
adidas Yeezy Boost 350 āTurtle Doveā
SKU: AQ4832
Release date: June 27, 2015
The Yeezy Boost 750 may have been āYeās first official shoe with adidas, but the Yeezy Boost 350 āTurtle Doveā is the model that effectively introduced the rapperās collaboration with the German footwear brand to the masses. Released in slightly more quantities than the 750, the 350 āTurtle Doveā popularized the sock-like sneaker movement in the mid-to-late 2010s.
adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 āBelugaā
SKU: BB1826
Release date: September 24, 2016
The hype for the adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 āBelugaā was so great that it rivaled that of anything āYe has ever released musically, and thatās no hyperbole. The āBelugaā introduced a slightly modified silhouette and sole compared to its predecessor, which eventually became somewhat of the standard design for many 350 V2s in the months and years after its release.
adidas Yeezy Boost 700 āWave Runnerā
SKU: B75571
Release date: November 1, 2017
Not only did the Yeezy Boost 700 āWave Runnerā look different from the first three adidas Yeezy silhouettes, it didnāt really look like anything on the sneaker market in 2017. There were some mixed feelings about the āWave Runnerāsā retro-meets-modern look, including its chunky sole and colorful accenting, but itās safe to say people eventually came around to its vibe. After all, the shoe single handedly ushered in the ādad shoeā movement.
adidas Yeezy Boost 500 āBlushā
SKU: DB2908
Release date: February 19, 2018
A welcoming blend of old performance components and new design aesthetics helped make the adidas Yeezy 500 āBlushā a must-have in early 2018. The shoeās Feet You Wear sole, derived from Kobe Bryantās third signature basketball shoes with adidas, is a testament to the chunky footwear movementās staying power in a post āWave Runnerā sneaker culture.
adidas Yeezy Boost 700 V2 āStaticā
SKU: EF2829
Release date: December 29, 2018
With the adidas Yeezy Boost 700 V2 āStaticā brought a slightly modified, more streamlined look for the retro ādad shoe.ā The āStaticā features the same sole unit as the āWave Runner,ā but introduces a new seamless, weave-shaped Three Stripes branding element to the sides.
adidas Yeezy Boost 380 āAlienā
SKU: FV3260
Release date: November 15, 2019
The adidas Yeezy Boost 380 āAlienā is the original colorway of the mid-top silhouette that draws design inspiration from the 350 V2. Once thought to be the 350 V3, the model was renamed the 380, and given a new digi-camo-like woven Primeknit upper that looks drastically different from the 350 V2
adidas Yeezy Slide āDesert Sandā
SKU: FW6344
Release date: December 6, 2019
By 2019, it seemed like all that was missing in the adidas Yeezy collection was a slip-on sandal for post-activity wear. The adidas Yeezy Slide āDesert Sand,ā released in December 2019, filled the void, and effectively started the sandals-with-socks look thatās been dominating sneaker culture ever since.
adidas Yeezy 500 High āSlateā
SKU: FW4968
Release date: December 14, 2019
The adidas Yeezy 500 High āSlateā is the launch colorway of the high-top version of the Yeezy 500. Like the original 500, the high-top variant is complete with the same Feet You Wear rubber sole, but introduces puffy neoprene on the upper in place of mesh.
adidas Yeezy 700 V3 āAzaelā
SKU: FW4980
Release date: December 23, 2019
As you can see, adidas introduced several new Yeezy silhouettes in the signature collection in 2018 and 2019, and closed out 2019 with the Yeezy 700 V3 āAzael.ā The shoe is noted for its mixture of performance and lifestyle design elements, and for its lack of Boost cushioning, a component of the Yeezy Boost 700 and 700 V2. Even without the popular technology, the 700 V3 is still among the most comfortable Yeezy models.
adidas Yeezy Boost 700 MNVN āTriple Blackā
SKU: FV4440
Release date: February 9, 2020
No one is quite sure what the āMNVNā in the adidas Yeezy Boost 700 MNVN stands for, but itās never negatively impacted the shoeās popularity. Introduced in February 2020, the 700 MNVN debuted in āTriple Blackā and is a progressive for the ādad shoeā in that it features no sewn overlays, a first for the 700 series.
adidas Yeezy QNTM āQuantumā
SKU: Q46473
Release date: February 16, 2020
Itās hard to believe looking back, but the adidas Yeezy collection hadnāt actually featured a true performance shoe before the Yeezy QNTM āQuantumā was released in February 2020. The Yeezy 500 had the Feet You Wear sole, but the QNTM (or Quantum) was the lineās first breakthrough in the performance category with its extended, padded ankle collar, reinforced overlays, and Boost cushioning.
adidas Yeezy Foam Runner āAraratā
SKU: G55486
Release date: June 26, 2020
To say that the release of the adidas Yeezy Foam Runner āAraratā in June 2020 continued Kanye Westās exploration of slip-on-style shoes would be an understatement. Designed in Atlanta, the Foam Runner looked completely different from anything āYe had ever designed before, and for good reasonāits one-piece, lightweight EVA foam and harvested algae body features plenty of negative spaces that allow for maximum airflow.
adidas Yeezy 450 āCloud Whiteā
SKU: H68038
Release date: March 8, 2021
Whatās a surefire way to create hype for an adidas Yeezy? Let Kanye wear the shoe in public for monthsāyears, evenābefore releasing it at retail. The strategy worked wonderfully with the adidas Yeezy 450 āCloud White,ā a sock-like number that āYe wore on and off from as far back as 2018 before it debuted in March 2021.
adidas Yeezy Knit Runner āSulfurā
SKU: GW5353
Release date: September 23, 2021
Kanyeās fascination with cozy, slip-on shoes continued in September 2021 with the adidas Yeezy Knit Runner āSulfur.ā Itās starting to sound clichĆ©, but the Knit Runner really did look unlike anything offered in sneakers when it dropped with its laceless, knitted body that sits atop a thin rubber outsole.
adidas Yeezy Knit Basketball āSlate Blueā
SKU: GV8294
Release date: December 18, 2021
The second-ever performance adidas Yeezy shoe (well, third, if you count the unreleased sample adidas Yeezy 350 V2 Cleat that was made for NFL player DeAndre Hopkins a few years ago), the Yeezy Knit Basketball āSlate Blueā expands on the performance principles of the Yeezy Quantum with an ultra high-top knit collar derived from the adidas N3XT L3V3L.