John Glacier for adidas Originals Superstar Patent – Glossy Refraction
Word by: Gregory Noonan
Few artists embody the unfiltered intimacy of the underground quite like John Glacier. A poet, she weaves fragmented thoughts into a hypnotic flow that’s equal parts diary entry and daydream. Her music doesn’t just play, it lingers, folding into the spaces between memory and imagination. London-born, with a delivery that feels almost conspiratorial, she’s less about spectacle and more about subtle impact, the kind of presence that shifts a room without raising its voice.
It’s this quiet but undeniable power that makes her the perfect muse for the adidas Originals Superstar Patent. In a vacuum, the Superstar’s gleaming shell toe and serrated stripes are beautiful objects. But as history shows, what gives them life is the human touch, those who lace them up and make them their own. The patent leather iteration takes a silhouette steeped in decades of cultural legacy and refracts it through a sharper, glossier lens.


John Glacier wears them like she makes music, effortlessly original, unbothered by the noise, rooted in authenticity. Her sound and the Superstar share a truth: they both transcend trend. The Superstar has been a canvas for self-expression from New York avenues to Japanese archives; Glacier’s music maps a similarly borderless terrain, moving between genres and moods without losing its centre.
Together, they remind us that timelessness isn’t about standing still; it’s about evolving without losing yourself. And in that, both John Glacier and the adidas Superstar Patent are Originals in the truest sense. The adidas Originals Superstar Patent will be available at nakedcph.com and in store from September 1st.



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Alle ansehenBig thanks to:
Talent: John Glacier @johnglacier
Sound Design: Oskar Justesen @oskarjustesen_
Photographer & Videographer: Marcus Nielsen @filmbymn
Photographer assistant: Leandro Olgiati @lean_olgiati
Words: Gregory Noonan @gregorynoonan
Creative Direction & Production: NAKED Copenhagen












































