Hello Kitty x adidas Stan Smith EL I 'Floral Beads'
Colorway: Cloud White/Cloud White/Bliss Pink · Style code: ID7232 · Release date: July 30, 2023 · Price: $2482 · Availability: Available now
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Infant Stan Smiths solve a practical problem: small feet, no patience for laces. This version uses laces that are elastic and stay put, with a single strap over the instep to open the shoe wide and lock it down. The upper is Cloud White leather with Bliss Pink accents, colours that suit Sanrio's character, and 'Floral Beads' is the colourway name adidas gave this particular pair. It is sized for the infant and toddler run, the smallest of three kids' formats in the Hello Kitty Stan Smith line, below the three-strap version for children and the laced grade-school version.
Hello Kitty and Friends first arrived on the adult Stan Smith in spring 2023, and the kids' sizes extended the partnership downward from there. This infant pair released July 30, 2023, at $65, and it is a Stan Smith in every structural sense: leather upper, low cupsole, heel tab and all. The strap-and-elastic closure is what adidas uses on its smallest Stan Smiths regardless of collaboration, so a parent who already owns the plain white version will recognise the fit. Whether the draw is the character or the pink, $65 buys the same construction adidas puts on the plain infant pair, plus the licence.