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Adidas is urging fans to adventure under the sea with their latest offering of footwear inspired by the beloved Nickelodeon cartoon show “SpongeBob Squarepants.”
Photos from the collaborative endeavor were released, causing a major viral moment online. The collection features two shoe silhouettes, one inspired by SpongeBob, and the other inspired by the sea sponge’s best pal, Patrick Star. The collection released today on Adidas.com, giving you just enough time to snag the nautical footwear ahead of the holidays. If you or a loved one is a fan of the undersea franchise, then you’d be remiss not to get your hands on this exclusive collaboration while you can.
The Stan Smith Freizeit Spongebob Shoes are really what drew audiences in, and for good reason. The silhouette retails for $140 and is meant to emulate SpongeBob’s signature black dress shoes down to their cartoonish shine. The shoe is affixed with glossy black patent leather uppers that transition into tonal debossed tongues affixed with the sea sponge’s face on it.
This is all sat atop a chunky rubber outsoles for practicality, giving the shoes a non-slip feel. Even the laces are meant to mimic the look of SpongeBob’s socks, a stark bright white against the all-black silhouette. For even more fun, the sock-liner can be removed to reveal a hidden squished Plankton print. The style has all the style of a dress shoe mixed with the comfort of one of Adidas’ Freizeit models. It’s something we can see our readers getting a lot of wear out of while running errands, heading to the office or catching Jellyfish. The SpongeBob model is nestled in a pineapple-embossed box, in reference to his Bikini Bottom home.
Similarly whimsical, the Patrick Superstar Shoes emulates the starfish sidekick to a tee. Retailing for $130, the sneaker features premium suede uppers that are just as soft and squishy as Patrick is accompanied by tonal accents and black stripes. Alternating tongue lining embroidery features designs taken from some of the show’s most loved episodes. Each pair is finished with translucent ocean graphic outsoles for a peekaboo effect and extra laces that mimic Patrick Star’s shorts. The Superstar II Patrick Star arrives in a custom box, designed to look like the rock under which Patrick lives.
Both models were released in honor of “SpongeBob Squarepants’” 25th anniversary and the upcoming film The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants available in theaters Dec. 19. Ice Spice dropped an original song for the film’s soundtrack titled “Big Guy” on Nov. 13. The rapper will be making an appearance in the upcoming film, trying out her voice acting chops.
