adidas and Brain Dead reunite this fall — introducing two collaborative interpretations of one of adidas’ most technically advanced tennis silhouettes: The Barricade 13.

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Building on their shared vision of reimagining classic tennis aesthetics, the collaboration merges elements of adidas’ DNA with Brain Dead’s unmistakably progressive design language.

With an offbeat lifestyle edge made for the court, the Brain Dead Barricade 13 offers a fresh perspective on performance tennis.

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Channeling Brain Dead’s characteristic design rebellion, the Barricade 13 is reimagined in two bold iterations that merge the label’s disruptive design language with the core functional features of the adidas Barricade — including a stabilizing torsion system, a durable Adiwear outsole, and a precisely engineered fit.

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Distinctive details include a translucent outsole revealing speckled underlays, metallic-silver Three Stripes, co-branded insoles, and a custom-designed tongue label.

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Each pair carries its own distinct personality — one crafted in purple hairy suede, the other in reflective silver mesh.

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Together, the two silhouettes pay tribute to the Barricade’s DNA while pushing it into new territory — bridging performance and lifestyle, sport and subculture.

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The adidas Barricade 13 Brain Dead will be released on October 9 and will be available in limited quantities through select retailers such as 43einhalb, AFEW-Store, Asphaltgold, HHV and SUPPA.

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Photos via adidas