Last year, adidas Originals and Brain Dead unveiled their collaborative take on the iconic Stan Smith. This season, the Los Angeles-based label returns with a Spring/Summer 2025 collection that reimagines the adidas Forest Hills in a fresh new light.

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adidas Originals x Brain Dead Spring/Summer 2025 Collab Collection
adidas Originals x Brain Dead Spring/Summer 2025 Collab Collection

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adidas Originals x Brain Dead Spring/Summer 2025 Collab Collection
adidas Originals x Brain Dead Spring/Summer 2025 Collab Collection

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Instead of drawing on typical tennis aesthetics, the collection deliberately breaks with the familiar images of the “country club” tennis world and interprets the look much more unconventionally.

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adidas Originals x Brain Dead Spring/Summer 2025 Collab Collection

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The adidas Forest Hills was originally introduced in 1976 and was considered the lightest tennis shoe of its time.

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adidas Originals x Brain Dead SS25 Forest Hills

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adidas Originals x Brain Dead SS25 Forest Hills

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With a weight of just 247 grams and a ventilation system inspired by aerospace technology, the shoe quickly became synonymous with performance and innovation — and later became part of international streetwear culture.

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adidas Originals x Brain Dead SS25 Forest Hills
adidas Originals x Brain Dead SS25 Forest Hills

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Brain Dead and adidas Originals now present a new vision of this classic court game. With a rough suede upper, leather stripes and co-branded details, the classic design is reimagined in eye-catching two-tone color combinations — earthy tones meet contrasting accents.

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adidas Originals x Brain Dead SS25 Forest Hills
adidas Originals x Brain Dead SS25 Forest Hills

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adidas Originals x Brain Dead SS25 Forest Hills
adidas Originals x Brain Dead SS25 Forest Hills

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The Apparel collection also follows this approach: tennis styles are reinterpreted through the experimental Brain Dead aesthetic. Hand-drawn graphics adorn tracktops, crewnecks, and t-shirts, while polos, shorts, and trackpants incorporate classic cuts and natural colors — for looks that are wearable yet unusual.

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The adidas Originals x Brain Dead Spring/Summer 2025 collection will be released on April 25 and will then be available at the following retailers: 43einhalb, AFEW Store, Asphaltgold, HHV and VooStore.

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adidas Originals x Brain Dead Forest Hills - Cream White/Pantone/Night Red - JR7943
adidas Originals x Brain Dead Forest Hills - Cream White/Pantone/Night Red - JR7943
adidas Originals x Brain Dead Forest Hills - Core Black/Pantone/Branch - JR7942
adidas Originals x Brain Dead Forest Hills - Core Black/Pantone/Branch - JR7942
adidas Originals x Brain Dead Forest Hills - Violet Tone/Pantone/Core Black - JR7971
adidas Originals x Brain Dead Forest Hills - Violet Tone/Pantone/Core Black - JR7971

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adidas Originals x Brain Dead SS25 Forest Hills
adidas Originals x Brain Dead SS25

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Photos via adidas