Affectionately dubbed by the Süddeutsche as "the guilty pleasure of the masses," Adi Dassler invented the Adilette in 1972 for a reason. He owed it to athletes who wanted a shoe they could wear not just in the locker room but also in the shower. Thus, Dassler created the slide sandal made of blue rubber, featuring a contoured footbed, side suction cups for necessary grip on the sole, and a padded strap adorned with three white stripes.

At that time, Dassler could not have anticipated that the Adidas slide would quickly leave the sacred spaces of Olympians and conquer the sauna landscapes of ordinary citizens. Ultimately, it made its way from there to camping sites and the streets of small German towns, and finally to the sidewalk in front of the drinking hall in Kohlhaus, Fulda.

The Adilette merged with us Germans and ruined our reputation. It led our neighbors to believe that we are perpetually on vacation, only getting off the couch to grab some chips. However, we are now in the 21st century and believe that it has mastered the style crisis. The Adilette is now the perfect answer to the flip-flops and Crocs of the summer season - the original remains the original.

Please note: We have noticed that the Adidas Adilette runs slightly smaller. So if you are between two sizes, it’s better to choose the larger one.