As we’re approaching the season’s first Grand Slam, Adidas is releasing a variety of new items that Garbine Muguruza, Maria Sakkari and other players sponsored by the three-stripe brand will sport on the blue courts of Melbourne this January.
At first glance we can notice playful patterns paired with a generous use of mesh fabrics. The above image shows two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza in the black version of the Adidas Women’s Melbourne Tennis Dress. It is a three-in-one item that combines a printed sports bra and tight with an engineered mesh shell.
Does the mesh layering remind you of the Adidas Prime Blue Dress from 2020?
The Adidas Women’s Melbourne Tennis Dress is also available in blue.
The products are made with yarn that includes captured industrial emissions. Here’s how Adidas explains the innovative technological process:
For this product we turned to a greenhouse gas technology. It uses captured industrial emissions as a new material feedstock. CO2 is fermented into ethanol which constitutes 30% by weight of a polyester yarn. We knitted this yarn into various products and now this carbon-based ethanol makes up a minimum of 15% by weight of this garment. With the help of innovation, we are seeing possibilities in turning towards new resources.
Maria…
