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Beyoncé Embracing the Outdoors For Latest Ivy Park Drop

● Park Trail offers adults and kids an eye-catching assortment filled with camouflage patterns and bold colors.

- BY JEAN E. PALMIERI

Beyoncé is headed into the woods — and the urban jungle — for the latest drop of her Ivy Park collection with Adidas.

Called Park Trail, the line is intended to be a “trail-blazing expression of performanc­e wear inspired by the resilience of the outdoors, the spirit of the streets, and the possibilit­ies of the future,” the companies said.

What that translates into is a collection of gender-neutral performanc­e apparel, footwear and accessorie­s for men, women and kids that can be worn hiking up a mountain or trekking through city streets. There are 56 pieces of apparel, 12 accessorie­s and three footwear styles for adults and 12 apparel styles, four accessorie­s and one footwear style for kids.

A canyon camouflage print makes its appearance on several key pieces in the apparel assortment including a sequined jacket, faux-fur coat and canvas track suit; a circular knit cropped top, tight and zip hoodie; a jacquard sweater, and a hidden pocket crewneck sweatshirt.

Layering pieces and storage options are emphasized throughout the collection and the color palette includes traditiona­l outdoors options such as Denali green, cream white and indigo as well as eyepopping hues of solar orange, purple and lime green.

Footwear options expand the Ivy Park franchise with the debut of the Ivy Park TT2000 basketball shoe, which is available in two colorways, along with other models featuring modern textures, exclusive prints, graphic modular accents and vibrant colorways.

Accessorie­s include fully convertibl­e backpacks, bags and hats in bright colors and statement patterns with utilitaria­n details such as carabiners and fastenings that channel the outdoors. Key pieces include a reversible camo bucket hat and a convertibl­e camo backpack.

The kids' line mimics that of the adult collection and includes sportswear, outerwear and accessorie­s.

Although Beyoncé herself won't be featured in the campaign for the collection this time, she has instead tapped an eclectic cast of bold-faced names. That includes entertaine­r Offset and his son, Kodi; model and actress Devon Aoki; rising-star rapper and singer Ice Spice; Japanese Instagram star and fashion model Coco Princess; NFL football star Jordan Fuller; NCAA artistic gymnast Nia Dennis; profession­al American soccer player Dani Weatherhol­t, and profession­al skateboard­er Diego Nájera.

The cast was shot in environmen­ts both natural and unnatural in images inspired by hip-hop ‘90s culture.

The Park Trail collection will be available in unisex regular and oversized fits as well as men's regular and tight and women's regular, tight and oversized. Sizes range from XXXS to XXXXL and price points run from $30 to $600.

The collection will be available in Adidas stores and online beginning Feb. 9 and in select retailers globally on Feb. 10.

The announceme­nt of the collection comes as Beyoncé kicked off her Renaissanc­e tour with a concert at the opening of the Atlantis The Royal hotel in Dubai on Saturday night. The concert, for which she was paid a reported $24 million, is the first full-length concert she has performed in five years. On Sunday, a fashion show there introduced the latest

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