Taqwa Bint Ali Blends Ballet And Sportstyle With Her Debut adidas Collab

Ali makes a major statement with her first Three Stripes collab.

Matt Varga January 14th, 2025 (updated)

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Updated January 14th, 2025: There are two shoes in the Taqwa Bint Ali adidas collection, with a similar Mary Jane overhaul in the adidas Megaride joining the adiStar Pose. Both pairs are still set to release on January 22nd.

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Womens Taqwa Bint Ali x adidas Megaride

SKU: IH8566

RETAIL PRICE: $200

RELEASE DATE: Jan 22, 2025

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Womens Taqwa Bint Ali x adidas adiStar Pose

SKU: IH8562

RETAIL PRICE: $130

RELEASE DATE: Jan 22, 2025

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Original article, published January 13th, 2025: Taqwa Bint Ali is among the industries’ fastest risers, nabbing roles in Fendi and John Paul Gaultier campaigns before recently moving on to a wide-ranging Levi’s collection. As she moves into filling out the portfolio with some true major labels, her undying commitment to championing Muslim women’s place in sport remains at the center of her efforts.

Now adding the Three Stripes into her rolodex, you’d be a fool to assume she’s aiming at anything different this time around, the pair unveiling the adidas adiStar Pose. It’s an entirely new silhouette that blends the Three Stripes’ performance-minded with an eye towards the fashionable, finding that midpoint by fusing the adiStar cushion and classic ballet shoes.

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While the sole unit from the former silhouette remains intact, the upper is entirely redesigned. That’s not only by chopping out the traditional lacing system for a Mary Jane shape, but additionally by shifting and reforming the silhouette’s upper as well as adding new curvilinear overlays to the toe and cutting out the quarter panel behind the Three Stripes.

It won’t come as a shock to anyone that a full tonal treatment is in order for this runway-meets-sidewalk collab, with the adistar Pose taking on all-over “Metallic Grey.” The Taqwa Bint Ali adidas model releases on January 22nd via CONFIRMED and the adidas site, retailing for $130 upon arrival. Check our “Where To Buy” section or tap in to adidas’ new arrivals to be the first to know when this pair materializes.

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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.