Adidas’ Climacool Laced are $20 more expensive than the original slip-on version. | Image: Adidas Adidas has released a new variant of it...
Adidas has released a new variant of its 3D-printed Climacool shoes with laces so you can adjust their fit and potentially tone down how tightly they hug your feet. Featuring a breathable lattice structure created through an additive printing process, the shoes have previously only been available as slip-ons in a single off-white colorway, but now feature a black tongue and laces potentially making them look less like an experiment in shoe design and more like a regular sneaker.
The Climacool were originally launched last September in limited quantities, but Adidas expanded their availability in April 2025 with a global launch that included select Adidas store locations in the US. The new $160 Climacool Laced are $20 more expensive than the slip-on version, and while they’re also available from “selected retailers” and Adidas’ stores starting today, they can only be purchased online through the company’s Confirmed platform.
The shoe’s main structure is still 3D-printed as a single piece in a process that Adidas says “takes approximately 24 hours and includes spinning, baking, and compression using high-tech polymers.” The upper portion of the Climacool Laced features a slightly different design than the slip-ons that now incorporates printed eyelets, but the tongue and laces are made from different materials added afterwards that aren’t 3D-printed.
The new version will potentially make the Climacool more comfortable and compatible with a wider variety of foot sizes while retaining the unique features of their 3D-printed lattice structure that was breathable and fast-drying.
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