{{Short description|Line of shoes by Adidas}} {{Infobox product | title = Adidas Rivalry | image = Adidas Rivalry low.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = A pair of Adidas Rivalry in a low top | type = [[Sneakers]] | inventor = [[Adidas]] | inception = {{start date and age|1986}} | manufacturer = Adidas | available = Yes | current supplier = | last production = | models = | website = | notes = }}
'''Adidas Rivalry''' is a line of shoes released by Adidas. The shoes were developed for basketball when they were released in 1986.
==Overview== The shoe was designed by French designer Jacques Chassaing who had previously worked on the [[Adidas Forum]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-10 |title=adidas Rivalry Low Review |url=https://www.soleracks.com/adidas-rivalry-low-review/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Soleracks.com}}</ref> The shoe was released in collaboration with [[Patrick Ewing]] as part of a collection called the "Ewing Collection". The shoes included the '''Ewing Conductor''', '''Ewing Rivalry Hi''', and the '''Ewing Rivalry Lo'''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-10 |title=The ultimate adidas Rivalry Faq |url=https://www.sneakerjagers.com/en/n/the-ultimate-adidas-rivalry-faq/57928 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Sneakerjagers}}</ref>
[[File:Adidas Rivalry high.jpg|thumb|Adidas Rivalry in a high top in the [[New York Knicks]] colorway]] The Rivalry was created as the cheaper alternative to the Conductor. It features full-grain leather overlays with a more streamlined design and a grippy rubber outsole compared to previous models.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adidas Rivalry vs. Forum [Which Classic Still Rocks?] |url=https://rmkshoes.com/adidas-rivalry-vs-forum/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=RMKShoes|date=24 December 2023 }}</ref> The tongue of all the shoes featured Ewing's name as a logo to distinguish them as his line. Later re-releases rebranded the shoes as the '''Adidas Conductor''' and '''Adidas Rivalry''' with "Ewing" on the logo replaced with "Adidas" after Patrick Ewing parted ways with the company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-17 |title=adidas Originals Brings Back an '80s Court Classic with the Rivalry High |url=https://www.nicekicks.com/adidas-originals-brings-back-an-80s-court-classic-with-the-rivalry-high/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Nice Kicks}}</ref>
The shoes would see numerous re-releases over the years but would not become extremely popular until the early 2020s thanks to social media site [[Tik Tok]] where many users started sharing their own pairs of the sneakers. The popularity led Adidas to re-releasing the shoe again and release multiple collaborations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=The Best adidas Rivalry Basketball Shoes You Can Buy Right Now |url=https://footwearnews.com/shop/shoes-guide/adidas-rivalry-shoes-1203539439/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Footwear News}}</ref>
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