Adidas Skateboard Shoes Set to Launch
By Rocky Thompson on March 21st, 2007
It looks like Adidas might make good on their promise to put out a line of skate shoes this year after falling short on the follow-through to last year’s hype. Their skate shoes have the classic Adidas silhouette, but they’re upgraded with skate features like a thick tongue and durable stitching. In spite of having a real skate team, Adidas named this shoe after the tennis player Stan Smith. It’s odd that a tennis player from the late 60s still has a bigger fan base than any of the Adidas skaters.
You’re kidding about the name, right? Or are you too young to remember the old Stan Smiths, that look almost exactly like these? If you’re old enough to remember the last time they were in…
I think the point is that they are naming a skate shoe after a tennis player. I have an ironic taste in my mouth.