adidas Hoops “Year Of The Snake” Collection Is Ready To Strike

adidas goes all out for the Lunar New Year.

Matt Varga January 2, 2025

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One of the first major occasions, sneaker or otherwise, that’ll we’ll chalk off in 2025 is the “Year of the Snake.” With Jordan Brand’s contributions already well-reported, the Three Stripes is now pulling the curtain back on their efforts, with new detailed shots of a sprawling capsule now emerging.

If you’ve been tapped into our coverage, this won’t be your first time catching the adidas AE 1 Low or Harden Vol. 9 featured here. Each adapting the spotlighted material in opposing fashion, James’ shoe actually marked the first official release of his new signature, though for now it’s expected to remain a China-exclusive.

Three new entrants also crash in for this collection, including the adidas Intimidation Low first released during the “Feet You Wear” days of the late 90s/early 2000s. Beginning to usher in another retro run with the help of Packer Shoes, the eccentric silhouette adopts a jade and black colorway for this capsule. From there, the Forum 2000 opts for a lifestyle palette, tapping the scaley material for its Three Stripes branding at the quarter and under the heel. Finally, the Crazy 8 Low may be the best embrace of the holiday in totality, blending in its upper realistic neutral snakeskin patches and prosperous red swatches.

Alongside each of these pairs, an apparel collection mirroring many of the colorways shown here will also release,mirroring many of the colorways featured here with some vectorized branding sporting a slew of serpentine iconography. Hoodies, bomber jackets, flared sweatpants and ringer tees are among the goodies on offer.

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection (apparel) @kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection (apparel) @kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection (apparel) @kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection (apparel) @kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection (apparel) @kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection (apparel) @kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection (apparel) @kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection (apparel) @kicksvisionofficial

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As mentioned earlier in this piece, the Anthony Edwards 1 Low and Harden Vol. 9 have already released, but we’ll keep you posted with launch info for the other three pairs in this collection as well as the apparel options. Keep our Sneaker Release Dates page handy if you’re interested. Otherwise, you can catch in-hand images of everything on offer included just below.

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection@kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection@kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection@kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection@kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection@kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection@kicksvisionofficial

: adidas Year of the Snake Collection@kicksvisionofficial

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Written by

Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.