adidas is known to get its shine on. Shout out Wales Bonner. But the Three Stripes reps the other side of the spectrum just as well. Maybe even better.

The adidas Italia is a low-top sneaker with a full matte upper in decadent chocolate brown with a milky cream Three Stripes, and matching toe box. This shoe is like an affogato — on feet.

Available on the adidas website for $110, the Italia sneaker also features a thin outsole that serves the shoe well in the current era of flat-footed dominance. But this flatness isn't just a phase for the Italia — it was built for this way before flat sneakers were trending online.

adidas' Italia sneaker made its debut in 1959 for the 1960 Olympics in Rome, and looking back, it was quite ahead of its time as far as flat sneakers go.

adidas brought the Italia and all of its fabulous flatness back in the summer of 2025, and now a whole new generation of slim shoe fanatics will be able to experience the Italia's magic.

The shoe didn’t previously reach the same heights of fame as its fellow flat adidas sneakers, like the Samba or the Gazelle but still, the sneaker is nothing to scoff at, far from it. Now, nearly 70 years later, the adidas Italia is ready to prove it’s as good as its predecessors with a delicious chocolate upgrade.

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