Adidas will add a casual foam slip-on called the Anthony Edwards 3 Mule to Anthony Edwards’ footwear line, priced at $70 and expected to arrive in December as part of a broader 2026 expansion.
The mule is a shell-like, two-tone slide with arrow-shaped dips on both sides and a pop of color running from the vamp around the opening; Edwards’ logo appears in raised form on the heel. Three colorways have leaked: “Bliss Blue” paired with white, a black-and-red option, and a grey-and-black variant.
Unlike the performance-focused releases that anchor Edwards’ signature series, the 3 Mule is described as a casual slip-on intended for everyday wear. The model will sit alongside Anthony Edwards’ next signature basketball shoe, which is scheduled to launch in September 2026, and marks a deliberate broadening of the line beyond court-ready silhouettes.
The timing places the mule after this month’s Adidas Believe That drop, which launched at a lower $80 price, and follows the brand’s plan to expand Edwards’ footwear universe across price points and purposes in 2026. For fans tracking the signature series, the mule offers a budget-friendly, lifestyle option beneath the main performance releases.
There are technical connections between the lifestyle rollout and the performance side of the line. The Anthony Edwards 3 — the upcoming basketball shoe arriving in September — will adopt Hyperboost foam, a cushioning system introduced on the Hyperboost Edge running shoe. Hyperboost applies supercritical foam through fused beads and claims 22 percent greater energy return than Lightstrike Pro, and the Edwards 3 is expected to be the first basketball shoe to use it.
That split — a high-tech performance flagship in September and a casual $70 mule in December — is the clearest sign Adidas intends to make Edwards’ name not just a court credential but a broader consumer label. The mule’s modest price and relaxed form factor could widen the signature’s reach while the Hyperboost-equipped basketball shoe pushes the technical narrative for athletes.
The clearest friction in the rollout is practical: the mule is described in detail and carries a confirmed $70 price, but it does not yet have a confirmed release date. Adidas expects the Anthony Edwards 3 Mule to drop at some point in December 2026, but the company has not locked down the exact day, leaving retail calendars and resale markets without a firm target.
That gap matters for shoppers who budget around holiday launches and for collectors who track first drops. A December release window puts the mule in the same sales season as other seasonal releases and gift buying, but without a precise date shoppers cannot plan purchase attempts or set alerts from retailers that often sell limited colorways quickly.
Practical details consumers should note now: the mule is a foam slip-on priced at $70, presented in a shell-like two-tone design with arrow-shaped side dips and a colored rim at the opening, and bearing Edwards’ raised logo. The broader 2026 schedule includes the Anthony Edwards 3 basketball shoe in September and the wider expansion of Edwards’ footwear line across categories.
The next concrete milestones to watch are the September launch of the Anthony Edwards 3 and the eventual firming of the mule’s December release date. The unresolved question — the exact December day the Anthony Edwards 3 Mule becomes available — is the single detail that will determine how the model lands in the market and how quickly its three leaked colorways move from rumor to retail floors.
