The adidas Stan Smith is one of the silhouettes that the brand has chosen to use in hopes of ringing in the holiday season. Already decked out in a Christmas green/red/white colorway, the Stan Smith now is also a part of adidas’ Five-Two 3 artist series. French artist Jan-KRSN-Garet worked on the Stan Smith 80 pictured here, which comes in a predominantly blue suede upper with yellow accents and a picture of Stan Smith smiling on the shoe’s tongue. With white lining, shoe laces, and sole, this Stan Smith 80 is topped off with three perforated adidas stripes on the side. These are beginning to be made available from select adidas retailers worldwide.

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In the first week of November, we showed you anadidas Superstar II that pays homage to Wu Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah. Now, the same brand is extending its acknowledgement of the accomplished lyricists’ career to the Stan Smith. This pair’s upper comes in suede grey with matching shoe laces. Moreover, the heel and ankle are done up in yellow and red, much like the midsole and outsole are. The rapper’s “G” logo is covertly printed on the heel, while a depiction of him can be seen on the upper tongue. These are actually available now through select adidas retailers.

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We kicked off November, partially, by bringing you a closer look at the adidas Five Two-3 Plant Pack. Now, we have another collection from the adidas Five Two-3 campaign known as the “City Artist” collection because a specific artist was chosen to represent their city through the designing of an adidas shoe. Dalek is representing NYC with a pair of Forum mids, London’s Pochoir worked on the Superstar, and France’s KRSN applied his style onto the Stan Smith. Finally, Madsaki represents for Osaka, Japan through the Samba and Fasko does it through the Nizza high. Certain retailers already have all five of these sneakers in stock, so check out pix of the rest of the collection after the jump before deciding whether or not to try and purchase one or all of them.

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adidas’ classic Stan Smith has endured a stint on Jenny Craig, lost about of bulkiness, and hath returned as the Smith Slim. The shoe incorporates a slimmer profile throughout and a pointer toebox for a more fashionable appearance. The perforated Three Stripes and traditional outsole assimilated in, offering a nice blend of refubrbished new and age-old design cues for the thirty-plus year-old tennis shoe. The adidas Smith Slim is available now at select adidas Originals dealers with a suggested retail price of $929 HKD (approximately $120 USD).

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adidas is celebrating “60 Years of Soles and Stripes” with the Decade Pack, a multi-pair release that features standout models and silhouettes from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. More specifically, the Football LEA (1950’s), All Round V (1960’s), SL ‘72 (1970’s), Stan Smith (1980’s), and Torsion Bank Shot (1990’s) will hit the adidas Originals store in SoHo in the coming weeks. Via Complex.

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The 1980s was defined by the fall of the Berlin Wall, the ascent of good hip-hop, and the prevalence of questionable fashion and dubious rock music. Michael Jackson was “Beating It” and fashion-first sneakerheads were adidas-ed down. The ’80s proved to be a crucial decade for The Brand With Three Stripes, as the adidas Stan Smith, Superstar, and Campus all remained popular cornerstones on store shelves and on peeps feet. To properly celebrate the period, the brand is releasing the aforementioned models in the exact materials and colorways they released in nearly 30 years (Yikes!) ago in the aptly named “adidas 80’s Pack.” Expect to see the shoes at your favorite adidas retailer soon. Via High Snobiety

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