adidas' Italia 60s now comes in a truffle-brown suede at €120

adidas has released a dark-brown colorway of its Italia 60s sneaker, a retro model the brand has been pushing alongside several other archive styles. The new version carries brown leather uppers with a finish the brand likens to truffle, giving the silhouette a richer, more luxurious look than its usual suede releases.

The shoe is available now on adidas Germany's website for €120, roughly $134 at current exchange rates. That pricing puts it in the affordable end of two-stripe's retro lineup, well below the collaborative and designer-tier pairs the brand has rolled out. There is no word yet on a broader release in the United States.

The chocolate undertone runs from the upper to the outsole, a full wrap of brown that reads as an Italian dessert rendered in footwear. It is a deliberate food-led framing: adidas has leaned into edible colorways before, and the Italia line in particular lends itself to that treatment with its slim, dressier profile.

Earlier this year the model appeared in a light pink iteration that looked like a strawberry refresher, so this is not the first time the Italia has gone literal with its palette. The dark-brown version is equally on the nose, but the truffle finish keeps it grounded rather than gimmicky.

The Italia 60s is the more understated sibling in adidas' current retro push, below the louder Samba and Gazelle reissues in the hype cycle. Where those names have filled resale feeds and collaboration calendars, the Italia has stayed closer to a general-release staple that rewards a second look.

The model has appeared in vintage-style colorways, denim-inspired looks and even houndstooth treatments, so it has range beyond the food metaphors. That stylistic stretch is part of why adidas keeps returning to it: the silhouette takes to both tailored and casual styling without looking out of place in either.

What the brown Italia 60s brings

The defining detail is the leather itself. The upper is brown throughout with a textured truffle-like finish, a departure from the smooth or plainly pigmented leather on earlier colorways. The result is a shoe that reads as polished enough for evening wear while still functioning as an everyday sneaker.

At €120 the Italia 60s sits well under the price of adidas' collaborative releases, which regularly run for double or triple that figure. In our coverage of style, we have tracked those high-priced team-ups closely, including Wales Bonner's pony-hair BW Army and Song for the Mute's slouchy Samba OG.

The dark-brown Italia slots in as the accessible counterpoint to those collaborations: a no-name, no-hype colorway that leans on materials rather than a designer's signature. That is the model's quiet advantage, and the truffle finish gives it a texture most general-release pairs never get.

There is a houndstooth precedent worth noting. The Italia has already carried patterned editions that pushed it toward tailoring, and this chocolate version extends that direction with a more restrained hand. The food reference is playful, but the styling implications are clubhouse rather than dessert-table.

adidas is not positioning this as a limited drop. The general-release model simply appeared on the German storefront, priced in euros, with no announcement of a stateside launch. That quiet shipping is typical for the Italia line, which the brand has treated as a steady seller rather than a moment-led release.

Where it lands for us

We have long recommended white sneakers as the wardrobe default, with adidas' Stan Smith sitting among the everyday leather options in our guide to the best white sneakers for men. A dark-brown suede pair plays a different role: it is the option you reach for when white feels too stark against earth-toned tailoring.

For women, our sneaker coverage has favored pairs that balance comfort with a clean silhouette, and the Italia 60s fits that brief on the shape alone. The chocolate colorway adds warmth without the maintenance worries of a lighter suede, which is a practical point in its favor.

The Italia's low profile also shares DNA with the terrace-court styling behind much of adidas' current range, the same energy we noted in Song for the Mute's Samba OG and Wales Bonner's BW Army reworks. Those collaborations dressed the archive up; this release lets the base model speak without a guest name attached.

Nothing about the drop changes our read on the adidas machine itself. The brand ended its Yeezy partnership in October 2022 and cleared the last of that stock in late 2024, then kept its independent label rolling through 2026. The Italia 60s is part of the ordinary archive work that fills the space those headlines left.

What comes next is buyer patience. adidas has said nothing about a wider launch or additional colorways for the Italia 60s, so for now the €120 pair remains a Germany-first release. Shoppers elsewhere will be watching the brand's regional storefronts for the chocolate version to cross borders.