A D I D A S

[bill]

Discuss about the past, present and future of the three striped brand.
 

I'll start it with by posting the Stan Smiths, the classic model they decided to stop producing two (?) years ago and are re-releasing them on the 15th of january.
 

STAN´S BACK. 2014
 
A global fashion icon will be reborn in Spring/Summer ’14 as the legendary Stan Smith returns from its sabbatical. Removed from the shelves for the past few seasons, the classic silhouette has been re-invigorated and updated for the modern day while still staying true to the look and shape of the original.
 
Since its debut as a tennis shoe, the Stan Smith has made its way from the tennis court to the street, becoming adidas’ best-selling shoe of all time, with over 40 million pairs sold. American tennis icon Stan Smith began wearing what was the world’s first ever leather tennis shoe in 1971, when he won the US Open on grass and the Davis Cup on clay with the American team. In 1972 he won Wimbledon wearing the classic adidas shoe.
 
Originally introduced and developed for the French tennis player Robert Haillet in the mid-1960s, the name of Stan Smith was added to the tennis shoe, alongside Haillet’s, at the start of the 70s, before it was designated as the signature sneaker of the American sporting icon in 1972.
 
One of the most culturally iconic and commercially successful tennis silhouettes of all time, the Stan Smith will re-affirm its place at the pinnacle of the market with the launch of 2 new premium collections in FW13. This will be exclusively available at adidas Consortium stores, before the full range of new Stan Smiths are rolled out from January 2014 with a second drop in April 2014.

 

 
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[CHINESEGOLD]

 

and the classic

[Vampyrvargfesten]

which ones are the good track pants?

 

... and where the hell is everyone buying those adidas neo track pants (sup hapsical)

[skeetinmynose]

 

don't i look like a halle berry poster?

[boi]

which ones are the good track pants?

 

... and where the hell is everyone buying those adidas neo track pants (sup hapsical)

tiro 11

[homme.homme]

Just copped.

 

[Gaspardd]

which ones are the good track pants?

 

... and where the hell is everyone buying those adidas neo track pants (sup hapsical)

Yeah, Like Boi I'd say Tiro 11/13 as well. Personal Favourites are the Black/Dark Grey Tiro 13's.

 

[willy cheesesteak]

Stan Smith (the tennis player) returns to promote Stan Smith (the shoe)
 

 
A Closer Look at the adidas Consortium Stan Smith Pack
 
Following a brief glimpse of the four-piece pack, today brings a closer look at the pack of adidas Consortium Stan Smith releases due out later this month. While the kicks retain their OG white/green color palette, the drop exhibits the Consortium range’s commitment to premium, luxurious renditions thanks to the use of cracked, pebbled, scaly and ostrich motifs across the tennis classic’s stark white leather upper. While the original Stan Smith is on tap for a return tomorrow, January 15, the premium Consortium releases will be available from spots like No74 Berlin beginning January 25.

 

[kH0yA Sw@Gp0o]

[herpsky]

ALL DAY I DREAM ABOUT SEKS

 

My top 3 

 

Busenitz pro

Campus 80

Bless No. 12 - Customized Forum

 

-edit-

Also, that one-off Stan Smith for the sufu legend, Seenmy aka Steven Mann with his face on the tongue. 

Edited January 15, 2014 by herpsky

[jmthree]

Have only ever purchased a pair of "gazelles" for work purposes, other than that nothing really.

[homme.homme]

cool "story" bro

[CHINESEGOLD]

no shame, rep them gazelles

[skeetinmynose]

adicolor high

 

 

 

GATs

[pokpok]

2 Different Stan Smiths dropping?

 

The EU sites listed the model#D67361 and green heel is faded leather and the inner tongue is different compared to the sku#M20324 pair that footaction had just put up. Do a search on the M20324 and it looks like the old pair with non-faded leather and a padded tongue.

 

footaction 20324 (no pics) http://www.footaction.com/product/model:212048/sku:20324/adidas-originals-stan-smith-mens/?cm=GLOBAL%20SEARCH%3A%20KEYWORD%20SEARCH

 

20324 pair from pys  http://www.pickyourshoes.com/item.asp?itemname=43241

 

Concepts - http://shop.cncpts.com/products/adidas-stan-smith-run-white-fairway

 

Now look at the EU site pairs with #D67361 (different tongue and heel leather)

 

http://www.sneakersnstuff.com/en/product/13917/adidas-originals-stan-smith

 

http://caliroots.com/sfd/product.asp?id=49001

 

http://www.endclothing.com/adidas-stan-smith-vintage.html

[bill]

Faded heel tabs are made of suede and the brighter ones look like they are made of leather (unless it's a question of lighting).

I don't see why it is complicated to do all leather with leather classic green tabs without some machine made 'exotic' leather.

 

the classic, all leather version of the stan smiths are available here

 

 

 

 

re: BlessDidas: I still don't know if the story about the bag of pre-cut Bless fabrics was lost during the transport and the ladies who were doing the trainers decided to cut parts of random fabrics is true or not but it makes the whole project nicer. Some of my favourites.

Edited January 15, 2014 by bill

[kH0yA Sw@Gp0o]

always had a soft spot for the chunkier adidas silhouettes

(would y-3 discussion end up in here as well?)

[skeetinmynose]

Me too, my favorite Adidas model in high school was the Metro Attitude High.

 

JS ended up using it as the base for most of his shoes.

[bill]

(would y-3 discussion end up in here as well?)

of course!

this thread is for anything adidas.

 

Adidas x Y's / Yohji / Y-3

 

Y's x Adidas 'super position'

 

[bill]

Y-3 x Factory Records/: FAC51-Y3

Behold, the FAC51-Y3. No, it’s not a late addition to the musical catalogue of Mancunian record label Factory Records, clearly, but a highly limited trainer from Y-3 (the brand created by adidas and Yohji Yamamoto), devised especially to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of legendary Manchester nightclub The Haçienda. The shoe’s design is a collaboration between Peter Saville (the original Factory Records graphic designer), Ben Kelly (the architect who designed the original Haçienda interiors) and Joy Division/New Order bass player, Peter Hook.

The trainers come in a custom six-sided, maple-bottomed box (the same shape as the Haçienda’s dancefloor) and will be wrapped in four sheets of tissue paper – two will feature Kevin Cummins’ photography of the club in its late 80s heyday, one will be adorned with Ben Kelly’s original design sketches for the Haçienda’s interior, while a fourth will reflect how the space looks today.

A DVD documenting a discussion between Kelly, Saville and Hook sharing anecdotes about the club, Factory Records and how they feel about that time in their lives 25 years on will also be included in the package – an excerpt from which is being taken especially for CR Blog. (We will post it up here as soon as we can).

The shoe, strictly limited to just 250 pairs, will be sold exclusively in the Y-3 Manchester store for two weeks before it goes on sale in Y-3’s Shop-in-Shop at Selfridges London, Y-3’s flagship store in Tokyo and other selected retailers worldwide. Best save up though, the FAC51-Y3 will be priced at a cool £345.

Hacienda Y-3 sneaker FAC51-Y3

Here's a pair of FAC51-Y3s sitting on an original slab of metal plate from the Haçienda’s industrial-chic pillars with some wood from the original dancefloor...

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2007/june/fresh-off-the-factory-floor

 

[bill]

The Soloist

 

 

 

[bill]

Raf Simons spring/summer 2013

 

[bill]

[bill]

spring / summer 2014

[bill]

[bill]

Rick Owens x Adidas spring/summer 2014

cop here: http://www.rickowens.eu/en/products

 

[bill]

[bill]

[skeetinmynose]

 

 

 

 

 

 

I thought these were mainline, were they produced in Adidas facilities?

 

Also, someone posted the Rick Adidas in WAYWT today. Look decent, but I don't see them looking good with any full-length pant. And we all know they're going to find their way into fits with jogging pants =[

[wrong_move]

The Match Play silhouette is nice

 

 

 

 

and the GOAT lifting shoes, for all the meatheads in here.

 

damn i want a pair