Summary
- Denim Tears x adidas Originals Superstar 82 ($180, LN3808) and Stan Smith 80 ($160, LN3810) release today, November 7
- NYC exclusive: African Diaspora Goods, 176 Spring Street, from 11 a.m. ET — the first drop of a multi-year partnership
- Full cotton canvas uppers in the red/black/blue/cream Ghana Must Go plaid, with the Sankofa symbol on heel and tongue
Denim Tears’ first move with adidas is a walk down Canal Street. The Superstar 82 and Stan Smith 80 are out today — and the whole upper is the plaid of the Ghana Must Go bag, the woven carryall that became a symbol of migration, displacement and resilience across the African diaspora.
The name traces to 1983, when Nigeria gave undocumented West African migrants 14 days to leave and more than a million people packed their lives into those cheap plaid bags. Tremaine Emory grew up seeing the pattern all over New York. “I want these symbols to be seen as American, because they are,” he said. Both pairs also debut a new Denim Tears motif: the Sankofa, the Akan Adinkra symbol meaning “go back and get it,” set on the heel and tongue.
The Superstar runs serrated Three Stripes with deep blue detailing and an embroidered canvas heel tab; the Stan Smith goes perforated Stripes with a deep green suede heel tab. Both are canvas, metal eyelets, gold-foil co-branding. Today they are NYC-only — African Diaspora Goods, 176 Spring Street, doors at 11 a.m. ET.
Both silhouettes are adidas Originals icons — the Superstar, born on the basketball court, and the Stan Smith, born on the tennis court — and both keep their classic shapes here, with the Ghana Must Go plaid doing the talking. This is the first drop of a multi-year Denim Tears x adidas partnership, so expect the plaid to return. We first covered the pack when Denim Tears took the Ghana Must Go bag to adidas.
Release Date & Price
Release Details
- Models: Denim Tears x adidas Superstar 82 / Stan Smith 80 “Ghana Must Go”
- Style codes: LN3808 (Superstar 82) / LN3810 (Stan Smith 80)
- Release date: November 7, 2026 — OUT TODAY, NYC exclusive
- Price: $180 (Superstar 82) / $160 (Stan Smith 80)
How to Buy
This drop is NYC-only — in store at African Diaspora Goods, 176 Spring Street, from 11 a.m. ET. No online release has been confirmed for these two pairs.
- African Diaspora Goods, 176 Spring Street, New York — in store today from 11 a.m. ET
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Read next: Denim Tears Takes the Ghana Must Go Bag to adidas: Superstar and Stan Smith Drop November 7 and the adidas brand page for every adidas drop we are tracking.
