Today sees the official retail launch of the limited edition adidas x David Beckham Originals Predator 24, and here we take a closer look at the boots and all their beautiful details.
This week saw the reveal of the limited edition adidas x David Beckham Originals Predator 24, the latest and likely last colourway of the hugely popular Predator 24 series that has dominated this year. It’s already been spotted on pitch on the feet of several superstars of teh game, including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata, and now the chance to actually get your hands on a pair is upon us, with the boot being available for retail. While the original reveal was joined by a clothing collection, here we take a closer look at all the details of just that beautiful boot.
Whilst the majority of the attention surrounding this boot will rightly be on the first ever appearance of the Trefoil logo on the Predator line, to focus solely on that is to miss so much more going on with the boot’s design. With Beckham directly feeding in his input to the adidas team, what we get is a beautiful looking boot, but one that also switched things up slightly from what’s come before – a fact that’s largely been overlooked.
That switch up comes courtesy of the inclusion of an all-Fusionskin leather upper, marking this rendition of the Predator 24 out as unique. And having held it in hand, the difference is very apparent. It feels like there’s an ounce more weight when compared to the regular Predator 24, but that’s off-set by the benefits of a leather boot – namely comfort and that more classic feel. You can see why Beckham will have opted for this material – 30 years ago he slipped on his first pair of Predators and he never looked back, with the majority of boots he wore throughout his career being made from leather. So that’s the big change tech-wise, with the rest being aesthetic. But boy, does Becks go to town with it.
It would’ve been easy for the boot to be splashed in Beckham branding, but the choice was made to let this boot stand out as being designed by Beckham – it’s not a Beckham signature boot, and that’s a nice difference and approach. In fact, the only mention of the former England captain is on the flip side of the tongue and on the insole (more on that later).
The design sees you naturally zone into the blue tongue, emblazoned with that Trefoil logo, and it’s not until you look closer that you realise the Accelerator-inspired Three Stripe branding on the sides is actually made up of mini Trefoils – it’s a really nice touch.
On the underside, that Controlframe 2.0 outsole is also covered in Trefoil logos. The right foot carries it in blue, paralleled on the left with the word ‘adidas’. Subtly appearing translucently on both though is the word ‘Predator’ in that traditional font – another nice touch that’s easily missed from afar.
Finally, the insole inverts the exterior colour of the boot, with the blue base featuring multiple white Trefoils (would be interesting to know just how many Trefoil logos appear on the design – must be close to a record for a brand logo on a boot!). Again, as with the flip side of the tongue, Beckham's name appears in a subtle sign off for what is a fitting finale for the Predator 24. Luxurious and limited, as a boot like this should be.
Heat to prodirectsport.com/soccer now to be in with a chance of bagging yourself a pair.
