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The original name of the shoes were Tournament later being renamed to Campus in the 1980s. Part of what made the shoes a success is the thicker overall design of the shoe when compared to other shoes from Adidas like the Samba or Gazelle. [2] This can be seen from the bigger sole, the bigger upper of the shoe, and even the wider stripes on the ...
The retro sneakers are an update of an Adidas trainer from the '80s. They feature a premium white leather upper with perforated stripes, green Adidas branding, and a red Trefoil logo." [ 64 ] A tonal grey colorway released globally on December 9, 2017, for a retail price of $120; [ 65 ] a "Core Black" colorway released shortly after on March 17 ...
Among women large hair-dos and puffed-up styles typified the decade. [1] ( Jackée Harry, 1988). Fashion of the 1980s was characterized by a rejection of 1970s fashion. Punk fashion began as a reaction against both the hippie movement of the past decades and the materialist values of the current decade. [2]
Consumers started to collect, trade and resell sneakers in the 1970s, and the sneakerhead subculture came to prominence in New York City during the 1980s. Sneakers such as the Adidas Superstar and Puma Suede were popularized by b-boys and hip-hop artists, [4] and Nike's Air Jordan line revolutionized the industry with its marketing linked to superstar basketball player Michael Jordan.
Flak: A brand similar to popular Nike and Adidas products during the mid-1990s. [24] [25] Although de-emphasized, LA Gear continued to market shoes towards women, such as the Dancer line, a high-top shoe similar to the Reebok Freestyle in design, and Street Shots, featuring both high and low top sneakers sold primarily in white with silver trim ...
Environmentalist Ellen Swallow Richards was the first woman admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an impressive feat in and of itself.What's even more admirable was her work in science, a field in which women faced many obstacles, as well as the time she spent getting her Ph.D. in chemistry from MIT– well, almost.
Adidas wanted to design a shoe that would be more universal and useful to every player on the court. The plan for the shoe also included not only having one player be the face of the new product but rather have the top ten players in the NBA promote the shoes, inspiring the name of "Top Ten". [1]
Adidas sneakers with the Run-DMC logo. A No. 1 R&B charting hip hop album; The second hip hop act to appear on American Bandstand (the Sugar Hill Gang appeared first on the program in 1981) The first hip hop act to chart in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 more than once; The first hip hop artist with a Top 10 pop charting rap album