Puma Suede is a line of shoes produced by Puma , with the first model released in 1968. The shoe is notable for being the first sneakers to use suede which at the time of its release was still considered a luxury material.
8-526: The idea of the Puma Suede came from the fact that the majority of sneakers at the time were all made of canvas and all mainly looked the same with no real originality. It also wouldn't be until 1969 that the Adidas Superstar , the first sneaker made out of leather, would be released. Puma decided to create a shoe to change the idea of what a sneaker would look like. The sneaker was designed by Heiko Desens and
16-560: A low-top version of the Pro Model basketball shoe. It was the first low-top basketball shoe to feature an all-leather upper and was marketed as providing better support than Converse's canvas shoes. With its rubber toe protection and non-marking sole, the shoe caught the attention of NCAA and NBA players, notably Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and George Gervin . By 1973, the Superstar was reportedly worn by more than 75% of all NBA players. As it
24-557: Is a style of low-top athletic shoe which has been manufactured by the German multinational company Adidas since 1969. The design is nicknamed the "shell toe", "shell shoe", and "shell top" due to its rubber shell toe cap. In the early 1960s, Adidas sought to expand into the American basketball market, which at the time was dominated by Converse . The company introduced the Superstar in 1969 as
32-602: The "Superstar II", as the production shape differs from the original) has been made in many colors and designs, including themes such as NBA teams and major US cities. In 2015, Adidas sold over 15 million pairs of the style, making it the brand's top-selling sneaker of the year. In 2005, Adidas collaborated with pop icons from the world of music, fashion, and the arts to create the Adidas 35th Anniversary collection, which included 35 different models from five different series. A skateboard version that released in 2015. The shoe featured
40-529: The shoes thanks to it built quality making it easy to dance in that style. Today, the shoe is still worn by many celebrities and athletes and continues to play a prominent role in modern fashion. A version released in February 2024 that features a bigger bottom sole and fatter upper. It is inspired by skateboard shoes of the late 90s and early 200s. It features more cushioning around the shoe and tongue with extra padding. Adidas Superstar Adidas Superstar
48-413: The trio released a song of their own called " My Adidas " in 1986. The song paid tribute to the Superstar shoe and attempted to flip the stereotype of the ' b-boy '. Adidas eventually signed an advertising deal with Run-D.M.C., which was the first endorsement deal between hip-hop artists and a major corporation. The brand subsequently released a Run-D.M.C. clothing line. The Superstar (known officially as
56-487: Was released as an alternative to the "Puma Basket". The same year of its release, the sneaker gained notoriety after U.S. Olympian Tommie Smith decided to take off his shoes and put them on the podium and raise his fist alongside John Carlos to protest racism and injustice against African Americans in the United States. The 1980s saw the shoe become popular with the rise of breakdancing and see many b-boy groups wear
64-447: Was replaced by newer designs for basketball, the Superstar found a new market as casual footwear, propelled largely by the hip-hop and skateboarding scenes. Hip hop group Run-DMC wore regular street clothes on stage instead of traditional pop-standard costuming. The trio continued to wear Superstars on their US concert tour, which in turn increased sales. Responding to an anti-sneaker rap song by Jerrald Deas called "Felon Sneakers",
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