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Adidas - Stan Smith vs Superstar

It's natural we will eventually compare the two classic Adidas shoes the Stan Smith and the Superstar.  Both are popular, respected and worth a look.  They are no longer relevant for their respective sports of tennis and basketball and are more a fashion accessory, but still very functional as a casual wear shoe.

I'll compare and rate these shoes on the following categories:

  1. Style
  2. Comfort
  3. Build
  4. Durability
  5. Function
  6. Overall
Style - Stan Smith
Both are casual shoes and go well with most casual outfits.  Baggier clothes, especially jeans seem to go well with the Superstar and slim or regular cut clothes do best with the Stan Smith.  I find the Stan Smith fit better with shorts than the Superstar that feel chunkier on the feet.

Comfort - Superstar
The inner lining of the Superstars are plush and it took barely a day to break them in, while the Stan Smith's are going on over a week and still give my right foot some pain.

I would gladly opt for the Superstar's for any long sojourns or having to stand for hours at a time.  The Stan Smith's do not look or feel like they would be as comfortable for long treks.

Build - Stan Smith
I love the clean lines and profile of the Stan Smith and they are just a classic shoe that almost every other shoe of its style and function can relate to.  It might not be the first of its design blueprint, but its certainly one of the most famous.

Durability - TBD (leaning towards Stan Smith)
This one is still to be determined and the Superstar's have lasted me almost 2 years and done quite well, although in recent months its burst a bit and developed a hole.  The Stan Smith's, I'm owing to its thick leather should last just as long, if not longer.  But I'll need to give them some time to confirm.

Function - Stan Smith
Neither are really suitable for their sport (Tennis - Stan Smith, Basketball - Superstar).  They are old classics relegated to wearing for fashion.  You will not see much innovation or improvement, other than only attempts to keep them looking as accurate a rendition of the originals.

But for fashion, that is where they sparkle and the Stan Smith's look better suited to carry on this part of their legacy.

Overall - Stan Smith
I'm not going to exercise or hike in either of these shoes.  They are strictly for fashion and for that I'm opting for the Stan Smith's, however I've enjoyed and owned more pairs of Superstar's and that is a testament to its comfort and versatility.  But as I get older and prefer the more classic profile of the Stan Smith's, I'm finding less a need for versatility.  I may return to the Superstar's when comfort is a priority.




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