Adidas X 15.1 Design Sketches
No matter what football boot it is, they all start out exactly the same - as a blank piece of paper in front of a designer. Adidas have shared early design sketches of the new Adidas X 15.1 Soccer Cleats revealing unique insights into the creation of the Adidas X.
Adidas also unveiled several Adidas X 2015-2016 Prototype Football Boots as well as custom mi Adidas X Cleats after the totally new Adidas X 15 silo was launched ahead of the 2015 Champions League Final.
Adidas X 2015-2016 Prototype Boots
This is a collection of the Adidas X Design Sketches.
Originally dubbed the Adidas Chaos Football Boot, the early Adidas X Design Sketches reveals some unique boot designs.
In a similar fashion as the Nike Mercurial Superfly Cleats, an early Adidas X Prototype Boot boasts a striking Dynamic Fit collar, designed for a sock-like fit. While the first design sketches feature a sock-like design, the final product introduced a low techfit collar to the Adidas X 15 Boots.
Adidas designers also experimented with different kinds of branding, including a bold Adidas Performance logo on the outstep and several completely brandless boot designs. In the end, the Adidas X Boots featured no Three Stripes on the upper, and the Adidas Performance logo on the heel area.
Another remarkable feature of the early Adidas X sketches is the diamond-shaped skeleton in the upper, designed for ultimate stability, and the threads in the midfoot area. However, these sleek designs were never going to work on-foot as-is, and so the design sketches are anything like the Adidas X 15.1.
Some of the early design sketches are strongly reminiscent of the Nike Magista Obra and Nike Mercurial Boots, including the Dynamic Fit collar and Nike's trademark Flywire strings. It's obvious that Adidas designers clearly drew inspiration from the revolutionary Nike Boots during the development of the Adidas X Cleats.
Vintage Football Shirts
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2008/09 Real Madrid Guti Haz #14 Home Shirt (L) Adidas
2006/07 Le Mans *Player Issue* Home Shirt (L) Kappa
2018/19 Barcelona Messi #10 Home Shirt (L) Nike
2014/15 France Pogba #19 Away Shirt (L) Nike
2016/17 Porto *BNWT* L/S Third Shirt (Multiple Sizes) New Balance
2002/04 Argentina Batistuta #9 Away Shirt (M) Adidas
2004/06 France Zidane #10 Home Shirt (M) Adidas
2009/10 Barcelona Messi #10 Home Shirt (L) Nike
2005/06 PSG Rothen #25 Home Shirt (S) Nike
1998/00 Croatia GK Shirt (M) Lotto
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