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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The NBA World Champion Los Angeles Lakers kick off their 2009/2010 season tonight, hanging their 15th NBA Champion banner in The Staples Center. In honor of the impressive accomplishment, adidas Originals has created a special Lakers themed colorway of their Superstar model. Featuring a predominantly metallic gold upper, the low-top is accented with hits of purple and yellow on its suede Stripes, as well as Lakers insignia on its tongue tag and insole. The tribute model is set to reach select adidas Originals retailers on November 1st.

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Perhaps the most famous of all adidas silhouettes, the Superstar is known amongst many sneaker fans as the Shell Toe’s for the material and design on the shoe’s toe box. Yesterday, we gave you a look at a pair of Superstar II’s sure to get anybody in the holiday spirit. The pair we’re discussing here today is sure to receive accolades not for the color scheme, but for the materials used on it. This Superstar is done up in 3M reflective stripes going along the entire upper, except for on the patented adidas stripes and toe box. How do you guys think the striped upper goes with the adidas stripes? Too busy? Just right? Let us know after the jump.

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adidas is celebrating their 60th Anniversary with a flury of “60 Years of Soles and Stripes” releases that celebrate the brand’s storied history and penchant for luxurious quality. (Last week, we previewed the adidas Pro Model 80’s, a cornerstone of 60 years of S&S.) The shelltoed adidas Superstar, arguably the company’s most prevalent model, will be available in black/purple and white/gold. Both shoes feature the unique “Color Vision” treatment, a pattern of multicolored dots that cover each sneaker’s heel panel. The adidas “Color Vision” Superstar pack is available at most adidas Originals dealers. Via hb.

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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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Long before St. Louie’s Nelly and his “Derrty” cohorts coined, “Stompin’ in my Air Force 1’s,” NYC-based triumvirate Run DMC proclaimed, “My ADIDAS!” The group’s campaign was harmonized around the adidas Superstar skyrocketing the shelltoed shoe to, err, superstardom in the sales department. (Alliteration much?) Decades later, Adi is reissuing the shoe in a materials-similar format, much like they did with the Originals “Vintage” campaign a year back. This time around, the casual will be available in white/black and black/green/white and is scheduled for a December 13 drop at atmos.

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Released in 2006, socio-documentary Just For Kicks analyzed the global sneaker phenomenon, pointing out the underlying forces and layers that fueled the global market that nets nearly $26 billion per year. The film features appearances from Bobbito Garcia, Raekwon, and Damon Dash, who all contribute hilarious personal anecdotes and unique diatribes to the film.  Combine this with thought-provoking statistics, and you have an incredibly compelling piece of visual work.  That same year, adidas worked collaboratively with JFK’s producers to draft up a special limited release of the brand’s iconic Superstar.  Toned up in a monochromatic white/white color scheme, the shoe if enhanced by a “Just For Kicks” engraving that reads from lace-to-midsole along the model’s three stripes logo. You can win this pair on eBay here.

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