Sp5der and adidas tease silver Adizero F50 Formotion at New York pop-up

Sp5der and adidas are taking their partnership from statement sneaker to street-ready runner, with a silver-toned Adizero F50 Formotion set for a preview at Sp5der’s New York pop-up on May 9. The shoe will be shown at 45 Grand St from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the detail that matters most is not just the silhouette, but the shift in mood: grey mesh, matte silver overlays, and a chromed heel counter give it a cleaner read than the more graphic-heavy Sp5der pieces fans may have expected.

That matters because the football-runner crossover has become one of the sharper moves in streetwear, especially when brands want a sneaker that can move between track-inspired nostalgia and everyday wear. The F50 Formotion leans into that lane hard. Where a louder collab can live or die on branding, this pair appears designed to work with baggy denim, track pants, or even sharper tailoring. The silver finish keeps the energy high, but the shape looks easier to style than a purely logo-driven pair, which makes it more interesting as an actual shoe and not just a collectible.

The color story also suggests adidas and Sp5der are thinking beyond one-note hype. In addition to grey laces, the sneaker comes with pink, yellow, purple, and black pairs, a small but telling move that lets the shoe swing from understated to maximalist without changing the base design. That kind of flexibility is what gives a collaboration staying power. It lets the buyer make the shoe feel personal, instead of forcing the whole look into one branded lane.

The new Formotion follows a global, multi-release partnership adidas Originals and SP5DER launched in February 2026. The first drop, a SP5DER Superstar Supermodified and graphic T-shirts, already sold out, which explains why a follow-up silhouette carries real market weight. That first sneaker set the tone with a patent-leather upper covered in spiderweb detailing, metallic silver heel accents, repositioned Three Stripes, and translucent tooling. The new runner seems to extend that language, but in a sleeker, more wearable direction.

adidas says upcoming launch information will land on its release-dates calendar and Confirmed platform, but no public release date for the F50 Formotion has been confirmed yet. For now, the preview signals a collaboration that is moving past novelty and toward something more valuable: a sneaker with enough visual edge to register, and enough restraint to stay in rotation after the first wave of hype cools.