adidas Stan Smith 'Chinese Porcelain'
Colorway: Supplier Colour/Supplier Colour/Carbon · Style code: IE6635 · Release date: November 24, 2022 · Price: $253 · Availability: Available now
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The 'Chinese Porcelain' colorway swaps the Stan Smith's usual leather for a synthetic upper printed with a pattern that nods to ceramic ware, carried through in place of the shoe's typical solid white finish. A carbon-toned heel tab replaces the green panel found on the standard version, while the perforated three-stripe rows stay in their familiar spot along each side. It released November 24, 2022, at a retail price of $120.
Since 2021 adidas has increasingly used the Stan Smith as a canvas for material and print experiments rather than sticking to the plain white leather that made the shoe famous. This pair fits that pattern: a synthetic build and a decorative, non-standard upper aimed at buyers looking for something further from the tennis-court original while keeping its shape and tongue portrait intact.