Adidas Originals and CLOT are pleased to announce their latest collaborative collection featuring the iconic Taekwondo silhouette, reinterpreted through the visionary lens of designer Caroline Hú.
The CLOT TAEKWONDO BY CAROLINE HÚ reimagines a classic silhouette through the lens of martial arts and ballet grace. Built on the low-profile tooling of adidas Originals’ Taekwondo shoe, the design is both delicate and modern.
Straps secure the foot, while the sleek upper material is debossed with subtle references to adidas heritage, from the iconic toe detail to the three stripes. The result is a piece that fuses strength with elegance: playful and refined.
Celebrating Caroline Hú’s vision, the campaign explores the balance of fragility and strength, light and shadow, stillness and movement. It is about embracing imperfection as truth and seeing beauty not as a polished surface, but as the act of pursuit itself. The silhouette becomes the metaphor of this vision, delicate yet resilient, graceful yet determined. It carries the duality of vulnerability and power, a reminder that moving forward always requires balance between both.
“This collaboration embodies our core philosophy of East meets West in the most beautiful way,” said Edison Chen, CLOT Founder and Creative Director. “Caroline’s delicate, romantic vision merged with the strength and discipline of Taekwondo creates a dialogue between contrasting worlds – exactly what we’ve always sought to achieve at CLOT.”
The CLOT TAEKWONDO BY CAROLINE HÚ will be available in three distinct colorways: triple black, soft pink, and off white. Each colorway reflects the designer’s commitment to romance and beauty while maintaining the functional integrity that defines both CLOT and adidas Originals.
The collection will be available at adidas.co.za and at Sandton Halo store on 4th October at a retail price of R2999.