{"id":45015,"date":"2026-07-28T10:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/?p=45015"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:30:36","slug":"yeezy-yzy-ys-01-black-cream-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/yeezy-yzy-ys-01-black-cream-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Yeezy YZY YS-01 ‘Black’ and ‘Cream’: The Post-adidas Yeezy Slide, Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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There’s a version of Kanye West’s sneaker legacy that most Novelship shoppers actually care about \u2014 not the industry commentary, not the drama, just the fact that the shoes are still being made. In August 2025, that continuation took a specific form: the YZY YS-01<\/strong>, a $40 all-EVA slide sold directly through yeezy.com. Two years earlier, the same silhouette carried an adidas logo, retailed at $70, and resold for triple that. Now it’s independent, cheaper, and \u2014 if you look at the product photos side-by-side \u2014 nearly identical.<\/span><\/p>

This is the article that walks through what the YS-01 actually is, how it compares to the adidas Yeezy Slide that preceded it, and where the two flagship colorways \u2014 YS-01 ‘Black’<\/strong> and YS-01 ‘Cream’<\/strong> \u2014 fit in a post-adidas Yeezy world. The ‘Black’ pair currently sits at #5 on Novelship’s July 2026 men’s top 10<\/strong>, which tells you the demand hasn’t gone anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Break From adidas: What Actually Happened<\/h2>

For nine years, Yeezy was one of the most commercially successful sneaker collaborations in history. adidas Yeezy Slides, Foam Runners, 350s, and 700s generated billions in revenue between 2015 and 2022, cementing Ye as one of the few artists to genuinely reshape the sneaker industry.<\/span><\/p>

In October 2022<\/strong>, Ye made a series of public antisemitic remarks across social media, podcasts, and interviews. The response was swift. adidas ended the partnership within weeks. Balenciaga, Gap, JPMorgan Chase, CAA, and virtually every other major brand followed. Nearly every retail relationship Ye held was terminated in the same month.<\/span><\/p>

The financial consequences were significant. adidas was left holding roughly $1.3 billion in unsold Yeezy inventory. They spent much of 2023 and 2024 selling that stock in phased releases without Ye’s involvement, with proceeds partially directed to nonprofit organizations. The last of that adidas Yeezy inventory has now cleared shelves \u2014 meaning the shoes on this list are the last commercially available adidas Yeezy Slides, and the YS-01 is what Ye is producing to fill the gap that leaves behind.<\/span><\/p>

The current state:<\/strong> Ye owns and operates yeezy.com directly, without adidas involvement. Every YZY product \u2014 the Yeezy Pods, the SL-01 slipper, the YS-01 slide, and the recent YS-02 and AQ-01 previews \u2014 is independently designed, manufactured, and distributed. No third-party retailers, no traditional wholesale, no adidas logo.<\/span><\/p>

Whether that arrangement continues, evolves, or ends is a live question. But the shoes are shipping, and the aftermarket demand is real.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What the YZY YS-01 Actually Is<\/h2>

The YS-01 is a slip-on slide<\/strong> built from a single molded piece of injected EVA foam. There is no upper, no lining, no laces, no straps, and no visible branding of any kind. The construction is unibody \u2014 the sole and upper flow into each other as one continuous form, which is the same manufacturing approach Ye has used across the whole post-adidas YZY footwear line (SL-01, YS-01, YS-02, AQ-01).<\/span><\/p>

If the design language sounds familiar, that’s because it’s essentially the same silhouette as the adidas Yeezy Slide<\/strong> \u2014 the model Ye originally launched with adidas in 2019, which sold in the millions before the partnership ended. The YS-01 is the direct continuation of that silhouette, minus the adidas logo, minus the wholesale pricing, and minus the third-party distribution.<\/span><\/p>

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