Adidas x Star Wars

Ya heard. Adidas- stencil advert to promote party, new sneakers, and new line? Um did they just watch the second Star Wars Family Guy too?

***NOTE – Check at the Adidas store for the DL and they said that they get the first shipment of the Star Wars sneakers in on Jan 8, 2010. Not all of these will be there, but they’ll be slowly bringing them all in.***

Found it in Dong Qu down the tiniest lane.

Then we walk into some store 20 min later an they got Storm Troopers on the TV. Trend take 763?
Really?

Found the Darth Vader ones online: Here’s a close look at the Darth Vader Adidas sneakers.

I thought about being a journalist and just stating the news without my opinion. But, you come to MY blog for MY take, so I’m telling ya what I think. If you have a different opinion, please blow up the comments or buy the shoes I diss so I can take a picture of you and laugh. I’ll piss myself if someone I know buys the Yodas!

Photos following stolen from The Vine(thanks right click copy save as)

The X-Wing, quite possibly my favs for how mellow they are. I could imagine a cute boy rocking these out:

The Darth Vader ones (ew, seriously? Some 8 year kid might be stoked? Not me, even NB looks better than these, I don’t care if they took elements from the Vader costume and incorporated them into the design. NOT COOL):

The Darth Vader Shell Toe (Which is only ok cuz it’s basically a black shell toe with the Vader logo on the side):

The Princess Leia (I wouldn’t rock it, mostly cuz I couldn’t find something to match, but I think it might look good on a dude in jeans. I do like the hi-top)

The Storm Trooper. I dig the short toe and the extra long tongue, but doesn’t every girl:

The SuperStar Death Star (Yet another Shell Toe, could it be the best selling Adidas ever?):

The Star Wars Micropacer (Micro = small = made for children. I’ve seen this shoe already on the feet of 5 year olds, who don’t even know what Star Wars is. Like maybe SpongeBob has the same style. I only like the silver plate on the bottom)

The Millennium Falcon (…so….. white sneakers with a blue label. Easy sell. Low key. I’d totally buy them just for chillin’. Rain is gonna happen though folks. Or you probably have a friend who steps on new white shoes. Carry an eraser with you to keep them white!)

The Forum Mid At-At. (The big robot things they drive that walk.) I dig the strap across the top. They kinda look like skate shoes, ala Globe, great ankle support. Kick flip anyone?

The SkyWalker (Points for making the SKYwalker a HIGH-top. But ORANGE??? Come on now, if this shoe was any other color – or perhaps a basic color – I think it would sell better than ORANGE. There’s not a lot to be said for words that nothing rhymes with.)

The Fighter (I like it cuz it looks like a jazzed up version of the classic Converse All Star. It would be cool if those side panels were rubber and, instead of printed lines, were actually 3-D like the bottom tread. I would buy them instead of a new pair of Chucks. Adidas, that’s your new selling point? You invented the new Chuck? They even have the circle on the side!):

Last, and least, The Yoda. This style of sneaker is not what Adidas is loved for, and by far the ugliest ones of the collection. I suppose, Yoda is the ugliest main character, so it’s fitting. Doesn’t he wear a burlap potato sack? Is that what they’re made from? FAIL. Leave the people who do this shoe right to making them cuz this one looks like shit. Camo colors? What kinda guy is gonna buy these? Please don’t introduce me.

I know what you’re thinking. Forgetting a few people??

What about the Chewy x Adidas? Would they make them out of fun fur? I’d really like to have some R2D2 metallic ones that actually have a lazer in them, or with a hologram button!! Or maybe metallic gold C3PO ones for Cresencio? Come on Adidas, if you’re gonna do a collab, you better do the whole shebang! Furry little EWOK shoes? Or maybe this season is only Return of the Yedi.

One side of me thinks – ADIDAS – seriously, can you not be more creative? Star Wars came out 33 years ago. It’s over. It’s gimmicky. It’s fucking played out man. There are a thousand rad artists that could make those shoes look awesome and ORIGINAL.

The other side is – OOOOOHHH so you wanna capitalize on a classic to get your millions. Almost everyone I know has seen Star Wars, and it’s made over 4 billion, and that’s just at the box office. I wonder how much profit they have to split with George Lucas? Everyone has a favorite character, and now maybe they wanna get the shoes too. There’s so much HYPE. HYPE = $$$ (well, not always, smarty pants)

It comes down to cool shoes – yes or no? If you get them – which ones do you get? Definitely a conversation starter. (Cuz I’m SO ragging on you if you get the Yoda ones!)

PS – While we’re at it, go read the Wired review of Family Guy’s new Star Wars spoof, Something Something Something Dark Side and try to download it somewhere. I watched it already and it’s great. (So you should too, theoretically.) Stewy is Vader and the Dark Side is Gay. Worth the hunt to watch it.

oh and PPS – They are doing another one in 2010. (Yay!)