This Thursday, July 31st, Upper Playground will release the new Aesop Rock adidas Originals sneaker. The Stan Smith shoe is the third release in the four-part series that also includes designs from fine artists Herbert Baglione, David Choe, and Sam Flores.

Aesop Rock is an American hip-hop artist from New York that is known for his storytelling style of rap. He has collaborated with established entities such as Nike and painter Jeremy Fish on various projects, and he is excited to introduce his first sneaker design with Upper Playground.
There are only 500 pairs available of this sneaker worldwide. Sizes range from men’s size 4 to 13.5. To get your hands on the Aesop Rock adidas Originals sneaker, go here or head to an Upper Playground retail store. The sneaker will go on sale online at 8 am PT on Thursday, July 31st.
Detailed images of the new Aesop Rock x Upper Playground x adidas Originals Stan Smith after the jump.

adidas and 032c magazine celebrate the opening of No 74 with METROPOL PARASOL. The magic »Parasol«, a three-dimensional installation and photography by architect and designer Juergen Mayer H. is on display.

No 74 is a unique project curated by adidas, in partnership with No 6 in London. No 6 is a pure adidas store specializing in a select product range, following the same principles as No 74.

The No 74 store presents a focused and targeted product range including adidas Sport Performance, adidas Originals, Y-3, special make-ups, limited editions as well as exclusive items signifying a close connection to Berlin’s and today’s global popular culture.

Incorporating as much creative space as possible No 74 is offering an individual and authentic platform for the vibrant forward-thinking community within music, fashion and design combining retail, art, work and gathering space with a sales area of 200 m² and a 80m² garden in the backyard.

For the Berlin opening of No 74 adidas releases a special edition of Stan Smith tagged with No 74 and No 6, each limited to 150 pairs worldwide, exclusively available at the two respective stores in London and Berlin.

No 74
Torstraße 74
D – 10119 Berlin
T: +49.30.530 62513
More detailed images of the Stan Smith after the jump as well as images of the new space.

This Thursday, July 24th, Upper Playground will release the new David Choe adidas Originals sneaker. The Stan Smith shoe is the second release in the four-part series that also includes designs from Herbert Baglione, Aesop Rock, and Sam Flores.

Los Angeles native David Choe is a muralist and graphic artist. He has designed and produced apparel, comic books, movie posters, album covers, fine art books and toys, among many other projects. Choe has collaborated with companies such as Electronic Arts, Levi’s, Sony Pictures and now adidas.
Choe is currently the star of a feature documentary on his life called Dirty Hands. The film documents Choe, a young near-schizophrenic street artist that devises numerous criminal schemes that allow him to hitchhike across the globe.

There are only 500 pairs of the Choe sneaker available worldwide. Sizes range from men’s size 4 to 13.5. To pick up your fresh pair of David Choe Stan Smith sneakers, visit www.upperplayground.com or head to a UP retail store. The sneaker will go on sale online at 8 am PT on Thursday, July 24, 2008.
More detailed images after the jump.

Adidas continues to release sneakers as part of their Tournament pack,  1-To-1 reintroductions of original tennis shoes over the 70’s and 80’s. They feature a combination of leather/nubuck and soft leather uppers, perforated linings for ventilation and laser etching sign off on the tounge’s. All presented in a variation of the iconic adidas white and green tennis colorway.
This second part of the Tournament Pack consists of a Matchplay, Tennis Advantage OG, Stan Smith and a Forest Hills ‘82.
They are now on pre-sale at Hanon.
More detailed images after the jump.

We present you an interesting new rendition of the all time Adidas classic – the Stan Smith Canvas. As part of the Tournament Edition pack, the Stan Smith comes in beige canvas and with a nice set of details, including special tags and subtle embossed details.
No word on the exact release date so far. Via Crooked Tongues.
More images after the jump.

Adidas has now released a special collection entitled “Made For Japan”. The collection consists of their all-time classics – Country II, Superstar, Stan Smith and Stan Smith Comfort. Each model comes in a variety of colorways and in the original premium leathers.
Also they have launched a dedicated website for the collection, that you can check out here. Via Conope.
Check out all sneakers of the collection after the jump.

Adidas has released their limited edition Animal Pack and it has landed at Sold Out. It consists of an Americana Mid Lux and an Official (black Stan Smith). The Americana Mid Lux comes with an embossed horse, as well as premium leathers and pony hair accents. The Official comes with an embossed Stingray and also stingray inspired leather. In terms of colors the sneakers stay very subtle and are all black.
Check out the Adidas “Animal Pack” Official after the jump.