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    adidas Ultra Boost
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 HQ4201
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Core Black & Cloud White"
    • £82
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 HQ4200
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Grey Three"
    • £119.99
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 ID1747
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Core Black & Carbon"
    • £153.81
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 HQ4206
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Core Black & Cloud White"
    • £114.99
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 HQ4202
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Triple White"
    • £160
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 HQ4199
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Core Black"
    • £154.99
    adidas by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost Speed Sleek IF0433
    • adidas
    • by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost Speed Sleek
    • "Shock Slime"
    • £215.01
    adidas by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost Speed Sleek IF0430
    • adidas
    • by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost Speed Sleek
    • "Core Black"
    • £215.01
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 ID9668
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Collegiate Green"
    • £170
    adidas by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost 20 ID0273
    • adidas
    • by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost 20
    • "Core Black & Cloud White"
    • £199.95
    adidas by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost Light HQ8666
    • adidas
    • by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost Light
    • "Black Leopard"
    • £220
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 HQ4204
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Core Black"
    • £138.51
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 HQ2163
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Triple White"
    • £120
    adidas Ultra Boost Light GTX HP6404
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light GTX
    • "Preloved Yellow & Core Black"
    • £200
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 GY9903
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Wonder Oxide"
    • £128
    adidas Ultra Boost 22 COLD.RDY 2.0 GX6692
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 22 COLD.RDY 2.0
    • "Blue Rush & Core Black"
    • £93.50
    adidas Ultra Boost 22 COLD.RDY 2.0 GX6690
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 22 COLD.RDY 2.0
    • "Core Black & Cloud White"
    • £136
    adidas Ultra Boost 22 COLD.RDY 2.0 GX5938
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 22 COLD.RDY 2.0
    • "Magic Beige & Grey One"
    • £110.50
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IG7964
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Chalk White"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IG7963
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Wonder Silver"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 IG7310
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Solar Red & Core Black"
    • £119
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 IG5344
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Shadow Violet"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light GTX IG5018
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light GTX
    • "Carbon & Green Spark"
    • £200
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IG0746
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Better Scarlet"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost 1.0 IF5275
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost 1.0
    • "Mgh Solid Grey & Wonder Quartz"
    • £160
    adidas by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost Speed Sleek IF3250
    • adidas
    • by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost Speed Sleek
    • "Unity Orange"
    • £230
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IF2416
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Core Black & Pink"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IF2414
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Core Black & Lucid Lime"
    • £170
    adidas by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost Speed IF0434
    • adidas
    • by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost Speed
    • "Cloud White & Core Black"
    • £230
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE8155
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Core Black & Bright Royal"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE5978
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Putty Grey"
    • £170
    adidas by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost 20 IE4863
    • adidas
    • by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost 20
    • "Semi Pink Glow"
    • £220
    adidas by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost 20 IE4862
    • adidas
    • by Stella McCartney Ultra Boost 20
    • "Purple Glow"
    • £220
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE3338
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Crystal Jade"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE3333
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Green Spark & Orbit Grey"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE3332
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Halo Silver & Halo Red"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE3063
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Multi"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE3042
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Better Scarlet"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Golf IE2138
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Golf
    • "Aluminium & Preloved Yellow"
    • £140
    adidas Ultra Boost Golf IE2137
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Golf
    • "Collegiate Navy"
    • £140
    adidas Ultra Boost Golf IE2136
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Golf
    • "Lucid Lemon"
    • £140
    adidas Ultra Boost Light GTX IE1781
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light GTX
    • "Black Ink & Preloved Yellow"
    • £200
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE1775
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Cloud White & Wonder Blue"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE1768
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Cloud White & Arctic Night"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE1767
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Lucid Lemon & Core Black"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE1763
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Bold Onix & Silver Metallic"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE1759
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Bold Onix & Silver Metallic"
    • £170
    adidas Ultra Boost Light IE1745
    • adidas
    • Ultra Boost Light
    • "Grey Four & Crystal White"
    • £170

    Ultra Boost

    February 2015 saw the release of the adidas Ultra Boost in New York City. Accompanying its launch were lofty claims that it was “the greatest running shoe ever”. Audacious though this statement may have been, it was one that they could back up. The shoe was the culmination of years of development and united three new adidas technologies: Boost, Primeknit and Torsion. Before the Ultra Boost can be understood, it is important to know why these technologies are so vaunted.

    Adidas’ LEP Torsion technology is the oldest of the three, having been around since the 80s. First released on the ZX8000, it is essentially a plastic bridge arch that allows the forefoot and heel to move separately from each other in one natural movement. It gives structure and protection but is flexible enough to give control and a smooth rolling motion through the full length of the foot.

    Boost technology was a breakthrough for running. The Boost midsole was constructed using hundreds of tiny foam capsules which were melded together through a steam heating process. This process helped create a shoe with highly efficient energy return that was 20% higher than that achieved using traditional EVA foam. Originally developed by chemical manufacturer BASF, adidas attained legal permission to implement the technology in their designs before developing and fine-tuning it for their own purposes with the help of some of the world’s best athletes.

    Primeknit was the last piece of the puzzle. The technology consists of a one-piece 3D-knitted upper that makes for an extraordinarily lightweight, breathable and yet highly supportive material.

    In addition to Boost, Primeknit and Torsion, adidas paired the shoe with a durable Continental rubber sole and a TPU mould at the heel which merges into a three-stripe shell and up through a robust lacing framework.

    All these extras elevated the adidas Ultra Boost to the very top of the tree, making it into a perfect running sneaker. At the time of its release, Matthias Amm, adidas’ Product Category Director for Global Running, marvelled at the supreme quality of the shoe, lauding it for its supportive fit and general responsiveness. The combination of different innovations brought harmony between runner and technology, making the connection of the Ultra Boost with its wearer feel seamless.

    Suffice to say, it was a smash hit with runners, but the unique story of this sneaker doesn’t end there. In May 2015, Kanye West championed the Ultra Boost “Triple White” during a memorable performance at that year’s Billboard Music Awards and continued to wear them during subsequent performances. This caused a spike in demand that adidas couldn’t meet because the Ultra Boost was only manufactured in one location. Prices skyrocketed on resale sites, only fueling consumer desire.

    Adidas running’s Creative Director, Sam Handy, said that it was never meant to be a lifestyle shoe. When you consider the fastidious, performance-led approach to the design of the adidas Ultra Boost, Handy’s statement makes perfect sense. It is highly unusual that the most advanced running silhouette of its time also amassed a loyal streetwear following, but this is perhaps partly explained by the idiosyncratic bubbled rippling effect on the exterior of the Boost’s midsole, which gave them a unique and stylish finish. Always looking to progress, adidas brought sustainability into its actions when it partnered with Parley for the Oceans and used repurposed plastic collected from the ocean for the Primeknit upper.

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