Kanye West and adidas launched the Yeezy 500 ‘Utility Black’ in July 2018. The retro-inspired silhouette counterbalances its bulky form with a sleek, all-black design. What sets this colorway apart from the standard triple-black finish is a singular use of tone – it’s a semi-faded black that coats the combination mesh and suede upper, as opposed to the pitch-black variety that’s more common in the sneaker firmament. West has been known to play with color and materials on his 350 and 700 Yeezy models, often working with monochromatic or muted schemes, but the 500 ‘Utility Black’ is darker than most of his previous releases. It’s