Born 1984. Reborn for Today.
The adidas Forum 84 didn't just change basketball footwear. It rewrote the rules of what a sneaker could be.
€131,95
1984: A new kind of basketball shoe
Designer Jacques Chassaing set out to build adidas's flagship basketball shoe. The result was the Forum, a high-top built around one radical idea: a criss-cross ankle strap that locked players in and protected them from the cuts and pivots the game demanded.
The strap wasn't hidden inside. Chassaing placed it on the outside, making the innovation visible. The Forum looked unlike anything else on the court, and players noticed.
The goal was simple: protect the athlete and make that protection impossible to ignore.
Jacques Chassaing, Forum designer
Four decades of legacy
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1984
The Forum launches as adidas's premier basketball shoe, built around Jacques Chassaing's radical ankle strap.
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Mid 80s
Worn on NBA hardwoods, most notably by Patrick Ewing during his rookie season. The strap became a courtside signature.
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2020s
The Forum 84 returns with culture-shifting collaborations from Bad Bunny, Prada, and Ivy Park. A basketball shoe reborn as streetwear icon.
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Today
The Forum 84 returns with original detailing and modern comfort. Forty years of history, built into every pair.
Beyond the hardwood
The Forum stopped being just a basketball shoe the moment it left the court. Hip-hop artists wore it on album covers. Skateboarders adapted it. Fashion houses reinterpreted it. Four decades after it debuted, the Forum 84 sits at the intersection of sport, music, and style, proving that good design doesn't belong to any one world.
The Forum 84, today
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