Wales Bonner's adidas FW26 Goes Live in Pony Hair and Croc

adidas Originals by Wales Bonner went on sale today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, and the first Wales Bonner BW Army, in Black Pony and Khaki Pony, leads the Fall/Winter 2026 line. Four of the five sneakers wear animal texture, two in pony hair and two in croc, and the fifth, the Adizero Adios in Wonder White suede, is the only pair that does not.

10AM CET. Four Channels. Five Shoes.

The collection opened at 10AM CET on walesbonner.com, in the CONFIRMED app, on adidas.com/wales_bonner and in select stores. adidas Originals framed the season as "an exploration of identity and community" and says the WB Karintha, WB Gazelle Snake, WB ADIZERO Adios Suede and WB BW Army Pony are reimagined "through elevated materials and meticulous craftsmanship."

Sneakerjagers counts five sneakers across four models. Sneaker Bar Detroit lists the US prices at $220 for the Gazelle and $200 for each BW Army pair and the Adizero Adios, and regional prices differ, so the listing on the day governs. The drop lands six months and twelve days after the spring capsule of April 17. The footwear first surfaced on October 14, Sneaker News ran the full lineup on October 26, and adidas Originals confirmed the date and the four sales channels on October 27, two days before sales opened.

BW Army Gets Pony Hair in Black and Khaki

The BW Army arrives in two pony hair pairs, Black Pony (KK2813) and Khaki Pony (KK2809), both listed at $200. Highsnobiety describes the moment as Wales Bonner taking the BW Army sneaker for a spin for the first time, in black and khaki with pony hair, and the khaki pair is lined in burgundy.

Sneaker News ties the shoe to its older name, the adidas German Army Trainer, a plain military trainer that now carries a textured upper. Pony hair is not new to the partnership. The spring capsule put pony hair and rattlesnake embossed leather on the Gazelle Indoor, which makes FW26 the second straight season in which the fur finish leads the footwear, this time on a different silhouette.

Snake on the Label, Croc on the Listing

adidas Originals calls the Gazelle the WB Gazelle Snake, while retail listings call it the Gazelle Suede Croc in Green Night (KK0735), a dark green croc textured upper with white Three Stripes on a gum sole. The line carries a single Gazelle, so both names point at one pair, and listings describe a croc finish where the brand's name says snake. Snake is not a new word on this label, since the spring Gazelle Indoor came in rattlesnake embossed leather, and the Predator Elite boot in that capsule carried a snakeskin texture.

The Karintha Croc in Dark Brown (KK0733) pairs glossy croc effect leather with black stripes and gold tone eyelets, and Hypebae adds brushed gold hardware to the description. The Adizero Adios Suede in Wonder White (KK0774) is a running shoe in off white suede with hand finished stripes, and Sneaker News lists it at $200. It is the one pair without animal texture, which makes it the quiet shoe in a loud footwear run.

Bark Leather and Stirrup Pants, Shot by Harley Weir

The apparel is led by a leather blouson in Wales Bonner's bark shade with crochet detailing along the sides. Culted lists a double knit tracksuit, a pinstripe track top with matching shorts and stirrup track pants, which loop under the foot, as the season's take on athletic clothing.

Harley Weir photographed the campaign, which draws on 1980s London. Wales Bonner has worked that decade before: the SS21 collection explored the intersection of Britain and the Caribbean in the 1980s. The FW26 lineup report from October 27 covers the apparel and the sales channels ahead of launch.

Three Collections in Seven Days

adidas Originals has now put three separate collections on sale between October 23 and October 29. adiSignature went live on October 23 with Willy Chavarria as creative adviser, ADWYSD's Climacool 1 followed on October 28, and Wales Bonner opened today.

The fall cadence is steady. The Fall/Winter 2025 collection launched on October 31, 2025, and FW26 arrives two days earlier in the calendar. That earlier season took the Karintha Lo into nylon satin with open weave crochet Three Stripes; this one takes four of five pairs into pony hair and croc.