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Los Angeles-based label JENNAX and adidas Originals have reworked the Firebird tracksuit in latex molded to resemble rib-knit fabric. The limited-edition collaboration is a design exercise and will not be available for purchase, according to Hypebae; it precedes JENNAX’s debut ready-to-wear collection next month.
JENNAX and adidas Originals have reworked the classic Firebird tracksuit in latex molded to look like rib-knit fabric, in a collaboration that the report says will not be sold. The design project marks the first collaboration under designer Jenna’s own label and arrives ahead of JENNAX’s debut ready-to-wear collection next month.
According to Hypebae, the Los Angeles-based label used a ribbed shelf liner found at a local hardware store as a mold to cast latex. The surface is designed to create a trompe l’œil effect: it can resemble knitwear from a distance, while closer inspection shows a sculptural latex construction. The report describes the project as a limited-edition collaboration but says the piece will not be available for purchase.
The design retains the Firebird’s Three Stripes and sportswear-inspired silhouette, while Jenna gives it a more form-fitting, sculpted cut. Hypebae frames the work as a material experiment rather than a retail release. No price, production quantity, launch date or product range was provided in the source report.
Jenna said in a press release that the aim was to make latex resemble knitwear and treat it as an everyday fabric, rather than simply recreate the Firebird in latex. The collaboration is her first under the JENNAX name, and the report links it to the designer’s forthcoming ready-to-wear debut.
A Material Experiment, Not a Retail Drop
The project gives adidas’ recognizable Firebird design a new material treatment, while introducing the approach associated with JENNAX to a wider sportswear audience. Its significance is primarily creative: the contrast between a familiar tracksuit form and latex made to imitate knitwear challenges expectations about how the material looks and is used.
For shoppers, the main practical point is that the collaboration is not for sale, according to Hypebae. It is not a forthcoming product drop with a confirmed price or ordering window. For JENNAX, the collaboration offers a preview of the material experimentation that may inform its debut collection, though the report does not confirm which techniques or designs will appear in that line.
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The Firebird Meets JENNAX’s Material Practice
The Firebird is an established adidas Originals tracksuit design, recognized in this collaboration through its Three Stripes and sportswear silhouette. Hypebae describes Jenna’s work as known for material experimentation, and identifies this project as her first collaboration under her own label rather than a general adidas product release.
The timing connects the project to JENNAX’s planned ready-to-wear debut next month. The source characterizes the tracksuit as a design exercise that previews the label’s craft approach. It also mentions a separate adidas and Wales Bonner collaboration, but provides no details about that project relevant to the latex Firebird.
Release Details and Collection Plans
The source report does not identify a public display, campaign schedule or further release activity for the latex tracksuit. It says the project will not be available for purchase, but does not specify whether the design will be shown in person or reproduced in any other format.
Details of JENNAX’s debut ready-to-wear collection also remain limited. Hypebae says it is due next month, but does not provide a launch date, collection images, pricing or information about where it will be sold. The report does not establish whether the latex technique will feature in the collection.
JENNAX’s Ready-to-Wear Debut
The next stated milestone is JENNAX’s debut ready-to-wear collection, which Hypebae says is expected next month. Further information about its designs, availability and release timing has not been provided in the source material.
For the Firebird collaboration itself, no retail launch is planned according to the report. Any future announcement about public presentation or additional JENNAX-adidas projects would clarify whether the design exercise leads to further work, but none is confirmed now.
Key Questions
What did JENNAX and adidas Originals create?
They created a latex version of the Firebird tracksuit. The latex was molded to resemble rib-knit fabric, according to Hypebae.
Can the tracksuit be purchased?
No. Hypebae reports that the project is a design exercise and will not be available for purchase.
How was the knit-like texture made?
Designer Jenna reportedly used a ribbed shelf liner as a mold to cast latex with a fine, ribbed surface.
What makes the design different from a standard Firebird?
It keeps the recognizable Three Stripes while using a more sculpted, form-fitting cut and latex that appears knit-like from a distance.
When is JENNAX’s first ready-to-wear collection expected?
Hypebae says the debut collection is expected next month. The report does not give a specific date or sales information.
Source: hypebae.com
