adidas To Release An Arthur Ashe x Stan Smith Shoe

Legendary tennis player and civil rights right activists Arthur Ashes is honored in this year’s Black History Month collection by adidas. Already previewing the adidas speed trainer 2 baseball express, the Three Stripes now offer a look at the Originals collection, including the Stan Smith and apparel pieces honoring Ashe. The first black male to win a Grand Slam tennis title (three times total), Ashe blazed trails for African Americans in tennis and the world of sports as a whole, so the iconic Stan Smith is a fitting model to pay homage his legacy. The shoe features a stenciled portrait of Ashe on the tongue and a unique black trim on the white leather upper. The Arthur Ashe x bb7566 adidas running shoes black is limited to 1,975 pairs, a reference to his 1975 Wimbledon victory—the first for any African American.

The Arthur Ashe apparel collection is available now at adidas.com, with the Stan Smith to follow in late February.