Adidas has canceled plans to release a sneaker adorned with rubber fasteners after an image of the shoe posted on the Adidas Originals Facebook page ignited a firestorm of controversy. The photo of the shoes, dubbed JS Roundhouse Mids by the company, is captioned, "Tighten up your style with the JS Roundhouse Mids dropping in August. Got a sneaker game so hot you lock your kicks to your ankles?"
Critics, including the Rev. Jesse Jackson, have called the $350 shoe racist and intensive, saying it evokes the era of slavery.
"You have GOT to be KIDDING ME ! Shackles ?? Really ??" one Internet poster wrote.
"Horrible," added another
Criticism was not universal, however. The photo received nearly 38,000 likes on Facebook. But that was not enough to stop Adidas from canceling the shoe, which was expected to hit stores in mid-August.
In a statement emailed to ABC News, Adidas defended the shoe and its designer, Jeremy Scott, saying, "Our collaboration with Jeremy Scott has always stood for creativity and originality. Jeremy Scott is renowned as a designer whose style is quirky and lighthearted and his previous shoe designs for adidas Originals have, for example, included panda heads and Mickey Mouse. The design of the JS Roundhouse Mid is nothing more than the designer Jeremy Scott's outrageous and unique take on fashion and has nothing to do with slavery."
In the same statement, however, the company also apologized for the shoe, saying, "Since the shoe debuted on our adidas Originals Facebook page ahead of its market release in August, adidas has received both favorable and critical feedback. We apologize if people are offended by the design and we are withdrawing our plans to make them available in the marketplace."
Designer Scott has said the shoes were inspired by a 1980s children's toy called My Pet Monster, which has similar shackles. "My work has always been inspired by cartoons, toys and my childhood," Scott told the Associated Press in a statement.
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7/30/2012
adidas Pro Model Zero 2.0
Anyone with the slightest bit of experience with structural engineering knows that in general, more triangles equals a stronger structure. So when dealing with lightweight synthetic materials like those in use on the adidas Pro Model 0 II, it makes sense that you’d want to add some extra load-bearing supports and make the shoe even lighter. Basketball shoes continue their progression toward the ‘birds nest’ look with this Pro Model Zero 2.0 adding ventilation and reducing weight, and this white/black colorup manages to capture the cyclical and enduring quality of the most basic palette. They’re out now directly from adidas, so have a closer look and let us know where they rank versus Nike’s comparable models.
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adidas Originals Decade OG Mid “Dark Green”
The adidas Originals Decade Mid offered a white-on-colored suede two-pack this spring, and we have great news for those sneakerheads who got in on that 1985 style. The Decade is back with another similar getup, this time in green and featuring a different blocking pattern. In addition to white striping and sockliners, we get some tonal play on the Dark Green upper along with a gum rubber outsole that really drives the classic vibe home. These just arrived at Three Stripes retailers like TGWO, so have another look and grab yours today.
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7/25/2012
adidas Originals Metro Attitude – Black Patent
The adidas Originals Metro Attitude Logo takes its bold tongue branding from one of Jeremy Scott’s experiments on this 1986 basketball hightop, and here’s a new pair that goes even further into emulating J.Scott’s Originals by Originals output. The Metro Attitude Logo for women not only adds a second tongue just like Scott has been known to go for triples, but these manage a distinct look thanks to the heart-shape that stands out even more in white leather next to black patent. Somewhere between Scott and Disney’s Three Stripes collabos, you can see this unique new style in more photos below. via SM
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11/17/2011
2NE1 x Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals JS Wings – Available
Those brave sneakerheads who’ve made it their mission to mix in a little of Jeremy Scott’s crazy style into their wardrobe will know that pulling off such ostentatious kicks requires an absolute belief in oneself. It’s the kind of focused commitment that one might describe as ‘All-In’, this new J.Scott Originals by Originals release with the same nickname as Three Stripes most recent marketing campaign just crazy enough to be the litmus test to see if you really are ‘based’. The 2NE1 x Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals JS Wings goes in the complete opposite direction of the white 2.0s we showed you a short while ago, this patchwork of CMYK leather made even more eye-catching thanks to a spotted horesehair underlay that’ll appear as somewhere between a dalmation and a Holstein cow, depending on your vantagepoint. Click through to see this utterly wild JS Wings release and grab yours from select adidas Originals retailers like asphaltgold.
6/13/2011
adidas Originals Hardland Hi.
When the adidas Originals Hardland released late last year, we made the obvious connection between the model’s vulcanized sole and the love/hate relationship they share with skatebaorders. You (occasionally) land hard in vulc soles, and this latest release might even be good for the occasional trek across ‘hard’ lands. The latest Hardland release won’t be your best bet for hiking this summer due to its largely white construction, though its hiking boot-style D-ring eyelets offer a rugged edge. Perhaps they’re fit for use in the urban jungle (and they certainly remind us of Nike Sport Culture’s similarly-colored pack by that same name from ’08). Click through to see more angles and pre-order this July release from End.
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1/10/2011
adidas Originals Superstar II ‘Snake Pack’ – Footprint Exclusive.
As you may have seen, adidas Originals is working the snakeskin look into a few of their upcoming 2011 models, and here we bring you a look at another set of adidas classics that’s getting in on the fun, only this time in a sightly more subtle fashion. Limited exclusively to adidas Footprint accounts, this set of two new Superstars offers a fresh new twist on the iconic silhouette. Both pairs feature suede uppers, offset by white faux snakeskin stripes and hits of metallic gold on the tongue labels and heel tabs. Available in simple black or rich burgundy, the Superstar II ‘Snake Pack’ is available now at adidas Footprint retailers like Packer Shoes.
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