Stan Smith is getting the Boost sole treatment
In recent years, however, Adidas
adidas stan smith damen issued versions of the Stan Smith that played around with the silhouette's core design, offering up iterations in different fabrications, patterns, and color combinations. And then there are the 2.0 Stan Smiths that utilize Adidas' technological innovations like Primeknit or their ability to make an upper out of a single seamless leather piece. (FWIW, the Primeknit Stan Smith is still one of our favorite warm-weather sneakers money can buy.) And now, the Stan Smith is getting the Boost sole treatment.
While nearly every top
adidas stan smith herren taste-making celebrity — from Gisele Bündchen and Hailey Baldwin to Jessica Alba and Kendall Jenner — has made the Adidas sneaker a perfect piece of their everyday wardrobe, few shoppers know that the face stamped on the tongue is real, despite having once been the best American tennis player and winner of the 1971 U.S. Open and 1972 Wimbledon tournaments.
Still, the tennis icon has made a simple white leather sneaker a fashion staple, thanks to its
adidas stan smith primeknit various color pops on the heel and perforated sides.
The Adidas
adidas stan smith pharrell williams silhouette, created by Horst Dassler, the son of company founder Adi, debuted in 1965 as the first leather tennis shoe, and it had French pro Robert Haillet’s name on it. But when the German company aimed for a stronger U.S. presence, it turned to Smith. The athletic label signed him to his first five-year deal and planted his face on the shoe’s tongue and left Haillet’s autograph on the side. By 1978, Smith had it all to himself.
