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Los Angeles-based label JENNAX has collaborated with adidas Originals on a latex redesign of the Firebird tracksuit. The project is a design exercise and will not be available for purchase, ahead of JENNAX’s debut ready-to-wear collection next month.
Los Angeles-based label JENNAX has redesigned adidas Originals’ Firebird tracksuit in latex, using a molded surface to imitate rib-knit fabric. The collaboration, described as the designer’s first under her own label, is a design exercise rather than a product release: the tracksuit will not be available for purchase.
According to Hypebae’s report, designer Jenna took inspiration from a ribbed shelf liner found at a local hardware store. She used the household material as a mold to cast latex with a fine texture resembling traditional rib-knit fabric. The surface is intended to create a trompe l’œil effect: from a distance it can read as knitwear, while closer inspection reveals a sculptural latex construction.
The design retains elements associated with the Firebird silhouette, including adidas’ signature Three Stripes, while introducing a form-fitting, sculpted cut. Hypebae describes the project as a limited-edition collaboration but says it will not be sold. The report frames it as a material and design experiment, not a retail collection.
Jenna said in a press release that she wanted to move latex away from its usual associations and make it look like knitwear, rather than simply reproduce the tracksuit in standard latex. The project arrives ahead of JENNAX’s debut ready-to-wear collection, expected next month. Details about that collection were not included in the report.
A Material Experiment, Not a Retail Drop
The collaboration puts the focus on material transformation rather than a new product for shoppers. By giving latex a knit-like surface and applying it to a recognizable sportswear shape, JENNAX uses the Firebird as a way to test how an unconventional material can be perceived and worn. The contrast between an apparently soft texture and a sculptural latex construction is the project’s central design idea.
For adidas Originals, the project brings a familiar silhouette into a high-fashion design setting; for JENNAX, it offers a preview of the label’s stated interest in experimental material work before its first ready-to-wear collection. Because the tracksuit is not for sale, its immediate significance is creative and promotional rather than commercial. The report does not indicate whether the collaboration will lead to other jointly developed products.
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The Firebird Meets JENNAX’s Debut
The Firebird is an established adidas sportswear design, recognized in this project through its Three Stripes and tracksuit form. JENNAX’s redesign keeps those visual cues while altering the material and fit. That combination makes the familiar garment a clear base for the collaboration’s experiment: the silhouette remains identifiable, but the latex surface changes how it appears.
Hypebae places the project just ahead of JENNAX’s first ready-to-wear collection, which it says is anticipated next month. Jenna described the collaboration as her first under the JENNAX name. The source does not provide a launch date, collection details or further information about the label’s plans.
Release Plans and Collection Details
The report says the tracksuit will not be available to buy, but does not explain whether the project will be shown publicly beyond the reported presentation or whether additional versions are planned. It also gives no information about the collaboration’s production process, quantities or any future commercial partnership.
JENNAX’s ready-to-wear collection is expected next month, according to Hypebae, but the report does not specify an exact date, its contents or where it will be presented or sold. Those details remain unconfirmed in the supplied source material.
JENNAX’s Ready-to-Wear Debut
The next reported milestone is JENNAX’s debut ready-to-wear collection next month. More information about the collection would clarify how the material experimentation seen in the Firebird project relates to the label’s broader designs. No release date or further adidas collaboration has been announced in the source material.
Key Questions
What did JENNAX and adidas Originals create?
They created a latex reinterpretation of the adidas Firebird tracksuit, with a molded texture designed to resemble rib-knit fabric.
Can the JENNAX Firebird tracksuit be purchased?
No. Hypebae reports that the project will not be available for purchase and is being presented as a design exercise.
How was the latex made to look like knitwear?
Designer Jenna reportedly used a ribbed shelf liner as a mold to cast latex with a fine texture that evokes traditional rib-knit fabric.
When is JENNAX’s first ready-to-wear collection expected?
Hypebae says the collection is expected next month. The report does not provide an exact date or further release details.
Source: hypebae.com
