The Adidas Samba LT ‘Cow Print Pack’ is here, and yes, it’s pretty punchy. Unwrapped as part of Adidas’s summer 2025 collection, these sneakers are a convergence of two trends that simply will not go away: Sambas and Westernwear.
Revealed in two color combos including ‘Core Black’ and ‘Off White,’ both sneakers work on top of a leather base and are completely covered in pony hair throughout. Even the signature T-shaped toebox is dripped out in the stuff. Leather striping runs along the sidewalls for that classic Samba vibe, and because this is part of the elusive ‘LT’ line (which stands for ‘long tongue,’ btw), the tongue has been stretched so that it covers the lacing system—just like a pair of good football boots.
Down south, the ‘Core Black’ rests on top of a stealthed-up rubber midsole, while the ‘Off White’ goes for the old school gum unit that’s been around since the ’40s. Both of these are then finished with a giant Adidas logo across the front.
And this isn’t the first time that the German sportswear company’s gone hardcore cowboycore. Back in March, it dropped the Superstar II ‘Everyone’s Invited’ that was basically inspired by rodeo culture. And two months ago, it also yeehaw-ified the legendary SL 72.
The Adidas Samba LT ‘Cow Print Pack’ is set to release on July 17. It’ll be available at Adidas, the Confirmed app, and select stockists globally for $120 a pop.
This story originally appeared on British GQ.
