If you’ve ever wondered about the history of Stan Smith, and how his shoes became a staple in skateboarding, adidas has come to inform. Did you know the famed tennis player actually cut his teeth performing 360-kick flips in Pasadena? Or that he practiced No Complies on the graffit-strewn asphalt of the Brooklyn Banks? Well, […]

It’s no secret we love our Stan Smiths — we rated them pretty high in our Top 13 Sneakers, Shoes, Boots, High-Tops & Luxury Footwear Of 2013 best-of list. So it’s exciting to see the high-end maestros at adidas Consortium re-imagine the sneaker in a quartet of premium materials. Although one of the greatest attributes of the shoe […]

Every man should own at least one pair of Stan Smiths. No, scratch that — every man, woman and child alive should own a pair of Stan Smiths. In fact, they should have charities where they gift Stan Smiths to Congolese children who don’t have shoes (they really should do that). Along with the Chuck […]

Adidas Originals have added to their premium sneaker line the latest Stan Smith 80s shoe style. The lux shoes are covered in Zebra print pony hair that’s soft to the touch, with D-eye ringlets and black accent on the heel. To be released in March of 2011.

I’ve heard of the reversible jacket, and even those pants that convert to shorts with a little zip, but changeable sneakers is a rare thing to find. The Transform Pack from Adidas by Stan Smith is a 2-in-1 sneaker, beginning as a high-top and “transforming” into a a low-top Stan Smith 80s. The black leather […]

It’s not so easy to get excited about collaborations these days, but this one has me wiping the drool away. Adidas heads are going to go nuts. Adidas, as part of their Five-Two-3 Concept, are re-working some classics in conjunction with Stone Island, Nom de Guerre, Porter, Maharishi and XLarge. That’s a damn respectable list, […]