Brain Dead puts animal print on the alley — a Samba Bowling Animal Pack that swaps clean black leather for snakeskin and cheetah.

Per Nice Kicks (October 2, 2026), the pack lands two ways: Cheetah (KH8143) in spotted faux pony hair with cream Three-Stripes and glossy black leather heel/tongue, and Snakeskin (KJ0662) in textured pale reptile with the same cream stripes and black bowling details. Co-branded tongue tags and Brain Dead graphics keep the collab loud. Look for them October 8, 2026 via the adidas Confirmed app, WeAreBrainDead.com, and select retailers. Fullress has also tracked the Oct 8 window.

Key details
Models: adidas Samba Bowling × Brain Dead — Cheetah KH8143 · Snakeskin KJ0662
Window: October 8, 2026 (Confirmed · WeAreBrainDead.com · select)
Source: Nice Kicks (official campaign frames)

Update, October 6: Both pairs are now on sale on Brain Dead's own web store for $250 each. Brain Dead lists them as the Brain Dead x adidas Bowling “Leopard” (the pair called Cheetah above) and the Bowling “Snakeskin”. Hypebeast reported the release today. Brain Dead says the shoe is a bowling-inspired take on a 1978 adidas design, with gold debossing on the side, serrated Three-Stripes and custom sock liners and laces, and it notes the rubber sole is not meant for real bowling.

Brain Dead and adidas first did this bowling shoe in 2024 in plain black and black-and-white. As Hypebeast points out, the leopard and snake versions fit a fall where leopard print is everywhere in footwear.

Update, October 7: Brain Dead's own shop got first swing, and the wider release is tomorrow, Thursday, October 8, when both the Leopard and Snakeskin pairs go out through the adidas Confirmed app plus select adidas stores and retailers, per The Drop Date and Nice Kicks. Same $250 each, same disclaimer that the sole is for sidewalks, not lanes, so any gutter balls are still on you. Both pairs are also live at ONENESS right now.

Update source: official Brain Dead product pages (Leopard · Snakeskin), with the release reported by Hypebeast.

Source: Nice Kicks — Snakeskin KJ0662 · Cheetah KH8143. Also tracked by Fullress and The Drop Date. Images: official Brain Dead × adidas campaign (as-is; no crop/remaster).

Shop the Bowling pairs at ONENESS: Cheetah · Snakeskin. More adidas: adidas collection.