Total 90 was football. Now it’s a mule. And Kids of Immigrants made it effortlessly clean.
If you know the Total 90, you know it from the pitch — Nike’s football line from the early 2000s. That silhouette is back, but without a heel: the heel counter folds forward so you can wear it as a mule. Just slip in and go. And check the outsole: the turf nubs from the original football sole are still there. Football DNA, literally built into the sole.
The LA label Kids of Immigrants kept the colorway earthy: olive and khaki panels covered in rough, shaggy suede, with a gold Swoosh outlined in red. A playful detail without being loud. There’s a small KOI button on the collar, and the midsole is cream with black speckles. Khaki is one of those shades that won’t throw off your fit — it sits somewhere between brown and green, so it works just as easily with baggy jeans as it does with cargos or shorts. Low-key, but not basic.
This is a drop for anyone looking for something a little different from yet another Samba. A collab, a weirdly great silhouette, and a color that goes with everything. It’s already scarce, too: 3 shops on Solezilla, starting at €181 compared to the €120 retail price. That’s above retail, with a Hypescore of 83 (ATOMIC) and 100% Grail status in the community. Getting in early pays off here — collabs like this only get more expensive.
Want to cop it before the price climbs even higher? Check Solezilla to see which shops have the Kids of Immigrants Total 90 Mule and which sizes are available.