The History of The Stan Smith by Gary Aspden: Sportswear

There is no doubt that the adidas Stan Smith is one of the most iconic sneakers ever designed, having staked its claim on the sneakerhead consciousness before there were even sneakerheads. But as much as its clean, white silhouette is imprinted into all of our minds, how much do you know about the history behind the Stan Smith? To investigate, SHOWStudio tapped the encyclopedic knowledge of adidas Creative Consultant Gary Aspden on exactly that, who covers everything from the shoe that the Stan Smith evolved from, the first celebrity adopters of the sneaker, the ebb and flow of its popularity over the decades, and why Stan Smith doesn’t have a moustache in his portrait on the sneaker’s tongue. Listen to the educational monologue below.