atmos and adidas Celebrate Setsubun Festival with Two-Piece ZX Collection

atmos and adidas are returning as bold as ever to celebrate the impending Japanese Setsubun festival, with their latest collaborative capsule taking an eccentric-yet-traditional approach to the event.

Otherwise known as the bean-throwing festival, Setsubun literally translates to “Seasonal Division,” referring to its celebration on the final day of Winter. It’s here where the Japanese retailer brings in the traditional flair to both the ZX 8000‘s and the ZX 2K BOOST’s designs, with the former coming out on top in terms of color. Reds, blues, and greens weave its entire underlayer, each referring to one specific demon. Elsewhere, complementing hits of suede overlay atop and laces fasten in two-toned rope, while the collar pieces together tiger patterns, fortunes, and a toon-like portrayal of the aforementioned mythical figures.

In stark departure, the ZX 2K Boost is subtle, understated in its black dominant make-up. The base, suede layers, and much of the forefoot is shaded as such, balancing out the multicolored wovens that dress both the instep as well as the heel. Tiger patterns make a return once again, nodding to the demons in tandem with the earing-like accessory at the heel, the fangs at the sole, and the face built into the tongue’s branding.

Grab an official look at the atmos x adidas Stsubun duo here below, and locals to Japan can enter via the atmos raffle system or try their luck on adidas.jp come February 2nd.