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Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2

The second version of the Yeezy Boost 350, first released in 2016.

The Yeezy Boost 350 V2 is the second version of the Yeezy Boost 350, a sneaker from Kanye West's partnership with Adidas. It debuted on September 24, 2016 in a colourway called "Beluga".

Lore & Background

The original Yeezy Boost 350, released worldwide on June 27, 2015 as the collaboration's second shoe, brought in Adidas's Primeknit technology, made on flat knitting machinery with synthetic yarns; Footwear News named it Shoe of the Year in October 2015 and GQ called it the most influential shoe of 2016. On April 30, 2023 customers filed a $1 million class-action lawsuit against West and Adidas, alleging they were misled about the limited availability of the 350 V2 "Mono Cinder".

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