Some kids care less about how a shoe runs and more about how it looks walking into the building. For them, back-to-school is a style moment — and 2026 is all about Y2K silhouettes and the collabs everyone's posting about. Here's what's trending and where to find it under retail.
What's trending for kids in 2026
The retro indoor-soccer look is everywhere: Samba and Campus shapes with gum soles and clean three-stripe paneling read as effortlessly cool on younger feet. Pastel and two-tone colorways — think pink, teal and off-white — are big this year. And the gaming and film collabs, like the Minecraft and Toy Story adidas lines, are a genuine cheat code for the kid who wants something nobody else has.
The bright one everyone's buying
The VL Court is the pick if your kid wants color. It's a court shape, so it stays clean-looking, and the yellow, blue and green pair is the loudest one, the one to get if your kid wants to be seen coming down the hall.
The white-and-red is the same shoe in a calmer palette:
The gaming collab
If your kid plays Minecraft, this one ends the conversation before it starts. It's the Handball Spezial, the low terrace shape, with the collab detailing in black and orange.
Want the Samba in kids' sizes?
The plain kids Samba OG is between drops — keep an eye on the Kids collection for it. In the Samba shape, the Toy Story 'Woody' pair is the one to look at: same silhouette and gum sole, with the collab detailing.
Everything else currently in is in the Kids collection and the back-to-school collection.
Sizing up? The icons come in small adult sizes too
If your kid has grown into a small men's or women's size (roughly 5 to 7), the full Samba and Superstar collections open up — the same viral silhouettes, just in a wider colorway range at the smaller end. Our kids shoe size conversion guide covers how youth sizes map across, and how to measure at home before you order.
More of a low-key kid?
If your kid prefers something quieter, our minimalist back-to-school picks for kids keep it clean, or see the full 2026 back-to-school guide.
Why buy at West Coast Deals
We sell the trending adidas Originals styles for under retail — at prices you won't find elsewhere — authenticated in-house and shipped from our Portland, Oregon warehouse under our Verified & Shipped promise.
— Tracy from West Coast Deals