adidas Originals x Mary Katranzou: Collaboration of The Year

EXCITED! Fresh from their killer collaboration with Topshop, adidas Originals has announced that this November, they're releasing a range with high fashion print queen, Mary Katrantzou.

adidas Originals Streetball Platform Wedge Shoes

OK so these happened.

Adidas Grand Slam - My Favourite School Sneakers Remixed & Re-released!

The Adidas Grand Slam. The shoe that got me hooked on trainers and particularly adidas' brand of round-toed coolness. I got some all white Grand Slams with white buttons the summer before I started high school and they're still one of my favourite sneaker styles ever. Simple tennis shoes, there's just something really easy and cool about them.

Later this week the adidas Originals Grand Slam - a reworking of the original design, most notably missing the 'Grand Slam' lettering from the side of the shoe - will be available again in this Olympic-themed gold colour way from Size? as part of their Adi-Archive collection. 

Get yours at www.size.co.uk

Natural Fashion History - The Trainersaurus

No, it's not one of Jeremy Scott's latest summer shoes (though I SO wish it was!), this fab little resin Superstar skull, cast from the legendary adidas sneaker is ART, DAHLING.  Which explains the hefty £2,500 price tag.  The awesome 'Trainersaurus' is available in a variety of colour ways from When Superstars Ruled the World, they come in an adidas branded wooden  travel and display case - they're highly limited too. For more info or to buy, visit www.whensuperstarsruledtheworld.com

Perfect Everyday Summer Sandals from adidas Originals Blue

Just putting this out there: I don't really like sandals.

There.  I said it.

I don't like having my toes out for all kinds of reasons - fear of tube crushing, mental scarring from how hilarious my boyfriend and brothers find my long 'finger' toes - cheers boys - and physical scarring from three years of trying to break in my 3.1 Philip Lim Birkenstocks (I know, right? Shocking but they are the least comfy things ever and slice through my heels every wear, yet I persevere).  

Very occasionally I can be swayed from my go to summertime Vans and these adidas Originals Blue collection babies are just the things to do it for me this season.  I love the canvas strapping that looks like wrist wraps for boxing and puts a sporty spin on the ubiquitous gladiator style.  Edgy yet comfy, with nothing that can saw through my baby soft feet (a side effect of constantly wearing trainers instead of 'proper shoes' if my granny is to be believed) and in a great neutral colour way that makes them the perfect basic summer shoe.  Just don't laugh at my toes, please.

adidas Originals Blue collection sandals, £60 www.adidas.com 

Charlotte Free Hair Envy & Jeremy Scott x Adidas Originals Hot New SS12 Drops

Jeremy Scott, Adidas, Charlotte Free, trainers with wings - these are a few of my favourite things and here they all are, together, topped off with some awesome star spangled banner hair. It's like my birthday list come to life.

NB. It's my birthday next week folks, so if anyone fancies having a whip round, I'll take any or all of the below. All available from www.adidas.com CHEERS! :)

Left: Adidas Originals by Jeremy Scott stars and stripes swimsuit, £65 

Below: Charlotte Free and her wicked stars and stripes sprayed hair, models the Jeremy Scott x Adidas Originals Jukebox dress, £280 (place your bets now as to how long it'll take for Katy Perry to be photographed in this - not long I'm guessing...)

Top left: Denim JS Wings, £140 (also available in kids' sizes, £72), 

Middle: Super fan tongue Jeremy Scott x Adidas Originals Instinct Hi's in yellow, 

Far right and bottom:  Adidas Originals x Jeremy Scott Wings 2.0 USA, £155 (£72 for kids' sizes)

Below: It's that hair again... Graphic Jeremy Scott x Adidas Originals dress, £85, worn with pink workboots also from the Spring/Summer 2012 Jeremy Scott for Adidas Originals collection.

Super Bowl 2012's Fashion Champions

For those of you who didn't stay up and haven't seen the rest of the internet yet, last night New York OWNED the Super Bowl.  The Giants won and pop stars everywhere got schooled by honorary Noo Yorker, Madonna.

Her Roman inspired outfits by Ricardo Tisci for Givenchy Couture were a bit meh really although the Like A Prayer gown, and even CeeLo's muumuu was MAJOR - great boots too.

 

Madonna's male back up dancers were in Jeremy Scott x Adidas Originals - my FAVOURITEs!  How awesome are these tracksuits? Wantwantwant. Did you spot the custom crystal JS Wings sneakers too? BEYOND.

No pics available yet but Madonna's female back up dancers were in Wolford hosiery - the same style as previously seen on Beyonce and Katy Perry.  Watch the full half time SPECTACULAR (in your faces, BEP - shown up by a 53 year old... shame) here...

YES PLEASE! JEREMY SCOTT X ADIDAS S/S 2012

He's not everyone's cup of tea but Jeremy Scott totally does it for me.  next installment in the quirky LA-based designer's ongoing collaboration with Adidas Originals includes the now iconic JS Wing trainers which  have been made over in a faded 90's style denim with gold stitching (above) for Spring / Summer 2012.

The furry teddy bear trainers loved by the likes of Lil' Wayne and Kanye have gone feral with aggressively cute gorilla heads or leopards with tails this time - an interesting development for the leopard print trend! 

Retro hip hop fat (phat?) tongue hi tops have more of a mainstream appeal while the stars and stripes winged hi tops for all the family are just too cool for school.

These preview pics, courtesy of Sneaker Freaker, may show shoes that aren't available for another 12-18 months but personally I'm pleased cos it'll take me that long to save up for them all!

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No post from me today because I'm too busy sulking about not being able to go to this...

Once I get over myself I will endeavour to hunt down Two Dogs and a Boat, the amazing laser majors behind these awesome wooden trainer tags, who will be selling their wares, including personalised etchings at Sneakercon.