adidas Originals and Willy Chavarria announce the “Love Prevails” collection, a chapter rooted in resistance, community, and the enduring power of choosing love. The drop arrives with two colorways of the Chavarria Superstar – Willy’s reinterpretation of adidas’ iconic shell toe – alongside a full range of premium apparel designed to move with the people who wear it.
The campaign, styled by Willy himself, takes its name and spirit from a simple, defiant truth: that love is strongest when everything is against it. Chavarria’s “Love Prevails” speaks to communities holding each other together in the face of fear, uncertainty, and the forces that try to separate us. It is a statement of resistance – not through anger, but through empathy, dignity, and an unshakable faith in one another. The campaign’s visuals embody harmony to fight against harshness, in freedom to overcome fear, in life to defeat death. In times of darkness, brightness emerges in all its splendor.
At the center of the collection are two Chavarria Superstars. Built on adidas’ most storied silhouette, Willy’s take introduces a beautifully molded rose shell toe – an unmistakable design signature that transforms the familiar into something entirely his own. Retailing for R 3299, the Chavarria Superstar is Willy’s love letter to a shoe that has long belonged to the streets.
The apparel collection extends the campaign’s ethos across a range of thoughtfully constructed pieces – bombers, crewnecks, cargo jackets, pinstripe tracksuits, and more – each finished with Willy’s signature embroidery and artwork, and built with the same attention to craft and cultural authenticity that defines his work.
The adidas Originals x Willy Chavarria “Love Prevails” collection will be available online at www.adidas.co.za on the App, adidas.com, and Shelflife stores.