Adidas Skateboarding x Welcome Tee Impact Orange Black Dragon

Hi-Vis Orange, Black Ink, Zero Subtlety

Bright orange is the colour of hi-vis vests, hunting gear and signs you can’t miss: a shade built to be seen from a distance. Adidas calls it Impact Orange, and on this tee from the Welcome Skateboards collab, it’s the backdrop for artwork drawn in black ink. On the back, a dragon with webbed wings wraps its tail around a Trefoil carved from a split block of stone, its claws hooked into the leaves. The fine linework and stippled shading recall old-school tattoo flash, the kind you flip through on a shop counter. The Californian skate label, with its taste for dark fantasy and mystic symbols, stamps its world onto the Adidas Originals logo. On the chest, two small black marks answer each other: the Trefoil redrawn in thorns on one side, the Welcome name on the other.

Neither clingy nor boxy, the tee follows a regular fit that hangs cleanly at the hips and keeps the shoulders where they belong. It’s cut from 100% cotton jersey with a soft hand that doesn’t stick to the skin. The crew neck is finished in a 95% cotton, 5% elastane rib, keeping the neckline sharp over time. The black print pops with maximum contrast against the orange, right down to the scales and the cracks in the stone. No sewn-in neck tag: the label info is printed straight onto the fabric.

Cotton lets your skin breathe and absorbs moisture, so you can wear it through a hot day without discomfort. The regular fit also makes it a solid layering base: under an open black jacket, the orange peeks out just enough to wake up the whole fit. The elastane collar bounces back after every wash instead of sagging. To keep the colour at full intensity, a few simple habits are all it takes, listed below.

FAQ

• Will the orange fade in the wash?
 Bright colours mostly suffer from heat and sunlight. Washed inside out at 30 °C and dried in the shade, the tee keeps its punch far longer.
• Does it run big or small? 
It runs true to size. Your usual size gives a classic drape; size up if you’re after a looser look.
• How is it different from the black version?
 Same cut, same cotton, same graphics. Only the colours flip: black ink on orange here, white ink on black for the other colourway.
• How do I wear an orange this loud?
 Let it be the only bold colour and keep the rest calm: black or grey trousers, or raw denim.