Origined from tennis

Stan Smith is the first pair of signature sneakers in history. It was specially designed by adidas for a man named Stan Smith. This pair of shoes is Also named Stan Smith.

Introduction

This pair of shoes was designed in the 1960s. It is still the best-selling pair of shoes by adidas as a single product. The total number has exceeded 30 million pairs, basically. It becomes popular every 10 years, and adiColor like last time has a special style.

The Stan Smith shoes on the market, like another SS series, the Superstar series, have survived with their simple appearance and classic design. There is no denying that Air Force 1 is as classic as Air Force 1, but Air Force 1 was born in 1982. This pair of shoes was born nearly 20 years earlier than Air Force 1. It is senior and has accumulated a lot.

Development History

Because of its simple and generous design, it is loved by the majority of people. This pair of shoes was first designed in 1963. It was not originally called Stan Smith because this pair of shoes was originally designed for a famous French tennis player named "Robert Haillet" who was competing in the French Davis Cup at that time.

This pair of shoes was not very special at the time and was just sold as a pair of ordinary shoes. However, it is said that a very important person at that time also bought this pair of shoes. This person's name was: Robert Louis-Dreyfus, a Frenchman, likes these shoes very much.

This man later became the head of adidas. It was he who funded the acquisition of adidas in the early 1990s and saved adidas from the darkness in the early 1990s. However, Signing Stan Smith has absolutely nothing to do with him.