On Dec. 3, Pharrell Williams will be honored with the Shoe of the Year award at the 39th annual FN Achievement Awards. Below is an article from the magazine’s Dec. 1 print issue about the Adidas Virginia Adistar Jellyfish.

Pharrell Williams’ exhaustive list of accomplishments grows year after year.

In 2025, the prolific artist-designer introduced one of the year’s most celebrated sneakers in the Virginia Adistar Jellyfish . The new Adidas model’s impact has reverberated throughout the footwear industry, spawning instant sell-throughs and secondary market values that defy the reported downswing in sneaker resale.

The shoe debuted at retail in August following more than a year of mounting anticipation. First arriving in a bold orange color-up, the 2025 Shoe of the Year has sinc

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