Sneakers Raf Simons

The Belgian designer, former creative director of the fashion house Dior, Raf Simons, does not represent creativity without experiments. As a true artist, he creates bold and unexpected collections, emphasizing unusual shapes, bright colors and clear lines. The brand Raf Simons creates sneakers together with Adidas for several seasons, surprising the buyer with really new and unusual models.

Sneakers Adidas by Raf Simons

Raf Simons has repeatedly collaborated with other brands, creating capsule collections. And, of course, he could not ignore the famous German brand of sportswear Adidas. In 2013, they released a joint collection of men's and women's sneakers Adidas by Raf Simons, which gained considerable popularity among athletes and ordinary buyers.

Now it's not just comfortable sports shoes , but also a fashion accessory. Silicone inserts, juicy nuances, unexpected combinations of colors - Rafa Simons inspired the creation of such models crazy and screaming fashion of the 90's. Moreover, Raf recommends combining such shoes with classic clothes.

The key models of Raf Simons, produced jointly with Adidas, are Bounce and Stan Smith. And if Bounce is a trendy model with an original tubular sole, then Stan Smith is not a dying classic, even after some changes.

Sneakers Adidas by Raf Simons Stan Smith

Created by Adidas in 1963, a model of sneakers for French tennis player Robert Hyle, and then renamed in honor of the American tennis legend Stanley Smith, could not go unnoticed by Raf Simons. The Stan Smith model was and still is so popular that it took an honorable place in the Guinness Book of Records by the number of sales. The sides of the shoes were decorated with perforated strips (instead of the usual printed ones), and on the tongue there was a portrait of the legendary tennis player.

Raf Simons was not afraid to put his hand to the most popular model of Adidas sneakers, adding brightness and some animalisticity with the help of colored inserts. Perforated stripes were slightly covered with stripes with buttons, but the silhouette remained absolutely recognizable. On this, the Raf does not stop and replaces the side strips with the punched letter R and adds the Raf Simons embossment on the back. Later, three long straps with buckles simulating "adidas" strips are added to the design.

But, despite some external changes in the classic model, Stan Smith sneakers remain the same functional, thanks to a rubber sole and a special insole with shock absorption.