Stanley Roger Smith
(born December 14, 1946 in Pasadena, California)
is a former American tennis player
and two time Grand Slam singles champion
with his partner Bob Lutz,
formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time.
Together, they won many major titles all over the world.
Smith also won many singles titles,
including the Wimbledon championship once
and the US Open championship once.
In 1972, he was the year-ending
World No. 1 singles player.
two days ago
the legendary man himself
was in town
in terms of Shanghai
Stan Smith World Tour
2011
re-launching of Stan Smith Classic
the icon imprinted on
all Stan Smith Classic series
1st came to
pay real attention to the Stan Smith series
6 years back
the adicolour limited edition
featuring
almost bought this one
but of course limited edition stuffs
always do not come cheap
retailing at RM 399
eventually gave it up
and going for a pair of Superstars II instead
I don’t know
somehow there was a craze for Superstar
for every five pairs of sneakers spotted
in college, on the street
one pair would be Superstars
over saturated to the point that
there are counterfeited ones
and Superstars look-alikes
holy shit regretful
but anyway
it has faithfully accompanied me
through A-levels
the basic form of adidas Original Stan Smith
come in this form
white and green
and there comes
Stan Smith CF
CF simply means comfortable
velcro straps save time indeed
Stan Smith Trefoil
Trefoil
from Latin trifolium, "three-leaved plant"
and French trèfle,
used to represent
three fold shapes
and here naturally,
as the icon we are so familiar with
and the slightly high cut
okay it’s not that high actually
so it’s just
Stan Smith Mid
a casual design
Stan Smith Canvas Classic
which goes all out
back to 1949
Stan Smith Leather Classic
2008
Stan Smith Vintage
Tournament edition
Summer 2008
adidas Originals X Upper Underground
bringing a design by hip hip artist
Aesop Rock
inspired by the design of his album
Fall 2008
under Consortium project
It’s more than just a game
Spring 2009
adidas Consortium
Stripes Stan Smith
Spring 2009
Stan Smith Vin
Spring 2009
Stan Smith Def Jam
a hip hop label
and one of the model
Def Jam 25th Anniversary
featuring Young Jezzy
Summer 2009
under the 3 Way Consortium project
adidas crossed over with
A.R.C. Alife Rivington Club
retailing at USD 120
A.R.C. x adidas Stan Smith Canvas
Fall 2009
adidas x maharishi 15th Anniversary Capsule Collection
XV mahadidas
maharishi is a London-based men label
Spring 2010
Stan Smith TF
transform pack
Summer 2010
Stan Smith BBU
Bedwin, Undefeated and Beauty & Youth United Arrows
4 ways collabo
which all three are Japanese brands
giving it a classy touch
Bedwin, Beauty & Youth and Undefeated
also present some apparel pieces
(without adidas in there)
Summer 2010
10. Deep X Stan Smith mid
Fall 2010
vintage crafts pack
Fall 2010
similar to the crafts pack above
Stan Smith Remodel
giving it a suede touch
for the ladies and gentlemen
Stan Smith Lace Sleek
and
Stan Smith Slick
Stan Smith Lux
the deluxe fashionable edition
but warnings as to the
Stan Smith Lux 2011
you can google for yourself if you want to
which I am so totally not gonna post them up
Stan Smith Lux Zebra
Stan Smith Lux Stingray
I was like ….
what the hell
p/s
adidas Consortium line is a limited and premium series
of classic adidas models
that are released at top tier adidas retailers
across the world.
more or less the equivalent of
Nike’s Tier 0 program.
for the little one
p/s
random photo taken
last summer
where the pair of Stan Smith CF
attracted me, quite deeply
the guy?
not so, sadly
