SFTM x adidas 006: Heritage Fractured, Silence Reverberates.

In a landscape crowded with collaborations and capsule collections, Song for the Mute remains a study in quiet disruption. With SFTM-006, the sixth iteration of its ongoing partnership with adidas Originals, the label continues to assert its signature philosophy: a design ethos that privileges subtle rebellion, understated craftsmanship, and a deep respect for narrative in clothing.

SFTM’s DNA has always been about creating tension - between formality and collapse, restraint and chaos, past and future. Every silhouette, every material choice, and every proportion is intentional, yet always suggestive rather than prescriptive. The collaboration with adidas in ADI006 manifests this tension visually and materially: Tomlinson’s lens lingers in liminal urban spaces - under overpasses, along fences, where soft ground meets concrete - emphasizing the moments that exist in-between, where structures of control begin to yield. Creative director Stephen Mann has long been SFTM’s partner in shaping these visual narratives, translating the label’s quietly radical philosophy into imagery that is arresting without shouting.

ADI006 is a collision of timelines and sensibilities. Heritage sportswear is deconstructed, familiar logos subtly disrupted, and classic silhouettes are reframed with SFTM’s signature asymmetry and layered functionality. The garments’ gestures - the way an oversized sleeve drapes or a collar folds - are deliberate, echoing the brand’s broader pursuit: to make clothes that invite contemplation, interaction, and even reinterpretation by the wearer.

Song for the Mute’s approach to design is as much about philosophy as it is about aesthetics. The brand marries technical precision with human imperfection, crafting collections that feel alive, breathing, and textured. ADI006 reflects this ethos, embodying quiet rebellion not as spectacle but as introspective disruption - a nuanced critique of fashion’s obsession with overt statement.

Launching exclusively at SFTM’s Flagship Store and songforthemute.com on Friday, 3rd October at 11:00AM (AEST), SFTM-006 is more than a drop; it’s an immersive moment in the label’s ongoing dialogue with heritage, context, and contemporary design thinking. It invites those attuned to nuance - collectors, enthusiasts, and the quietly rebellious alike - to inhabit a space where style is meditative, deliberate, and quietly commanding.

SFTM-006 doesn’t demand attention. It earns it - in the pause between gestures, in the spaces left deliberately unfilled, in the understated tension that defines Song for the Mute.

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Words by AW.

Photo courtesy of Song for the Mute.