Is the Double Down Between adidas Originals and MRBAILEY the Prelude to a Kanye Disconnect?

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Having first collaborated on the iconoclastic SST Ammonite shoe as part of the brand’s Catalyst for Change program in 2020, adidas Originals and MRBAILEY have come together once again Source: adidas Originals and MRBAILEY Announce their Collaborative Partnership In recent weeks Kanye has called out adidas for “stealing” his design ideas. The claim isn’t without…

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adidas’ Diversification of Projects Shows a Positive Trend | Running While Black on Vice

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adidas and VICE TV are coming together to celebrate our differences, break down barriers, and create a platform to elevate Black athletes’ voices. In honor of Juneteenth and our new documentary series, Running While Black, VICE Media group and adidas are coming together for an all-day event in New York City with the Black running community, and you’re…

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Even in Claymation Pharrell Reps adidas in Cash In Cash Out Video ft. 21 Savage and Tyler, The Creator

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Electric Theatre Collective delivered what could eventually become an ad for adidas. Pharrell’s latest song features his signature four count drop into a speaker rattling 808 with bars delivered by 21 Savage and Tyler, the Creator. The video FX appear to be claymation, but the detail is so incredible it’s hard to think that the…

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adidas Nabs World No. 1 Women’s Amateur Golfer Rose Zhang from Nike Sponsored Stanford in First Student-Athlete NIL Endorsement

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Signing moves brand into next phase of equitable and wide-sweeping NIL program with individual student-athlete partnerships Rose Zhang enters the U.S. Women’s Open this week as the best female amateur Source: World No. 1 Women’s Amateur Golfer Rose Zhang becomes First Student-Athlete to Sign NIL Endorsement Agreement with adidas Stanford is undoubtedly a Nike endorsed…

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The adidas and Allbirds Partnership Delivers 4 New Colors | Scaling Sustainability

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Today marks another important milestone in the adidas x Allbirds’ collaboration – the launch of the ADIZERO X ALLBIRDS 2.94 KG CO2E. An evolution of the FUTURECRAFT.FOOTPRINT, which launched last year. With more pairs available than ever before, the launch represents a personal best for both brands, highlighting how quickly innovation can advance when two…

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adidas’ NIL Network for Student-Athletes Offers an Opportunity for Continuous Engagement with an Important Demographic

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Today, adidas will become the first major sports brand to enact a wide-sweeping, equitable and inclusive Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) network for student-athletes. Tied to this year’s 50th anniversary of Title IX, the new program will be laser focused on achieving an enduring goal from the brand: creating a more equitable future in sport. Source: Imagining A More…

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How Sneakers Ruined My Life by @Trentoutloud | The First Real Inside Look at How the Nike and adidas DTC Strategies Hit Small Retail

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Source: https://amzn.to/3CCRPSo In my book Nike’s Consumer Direct Offense, Amazon and StockX: The Disruption of Sneaker Retail, I recounted the story of a small chain in Mississippi that eventually sold to Jimmy Jazz. I explained how Nike’s CDO, now CDA, wasn’t something that was incidental. I recently talked about another small chain in this post:…

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As Sneaker Culture Looks for adidas x Fear of God, Alasdhair Willis Becomes adidas’ Chief Creative Officer 

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Today, adidas announces the appointment of Alasdhair Willis to Chief Creative Officer. The Chief Creative Officer is the lead within the adidas design community Source: Alasdhair Willis to Shape Future of adidas as Chief Creative Officer In December 2020 adidas set the sneaker culture and fashion world on fire with the announcement that they were…

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The paradox of adidas’ First Item of Apparel with Spinnova

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Eight months after adidas announced its partnership with Finnish textile material company Spinnova, the brand has unveiled its first product made in part with Spinnova fibres. Composed of a minimum of 25% wood-based fibres and 75% organic cotton, the adidas TERREX HS1 is a mid-layer for hikers that sees adidas exploring a more sustainable textile solution. Source: ADIDAS UNVEILS…

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Under Armour and adidas Create Important BHM and Women’s Initiatives for 2022

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adidas Women in Sport: https://news.adidas.com/american-football/adidas-creates-new-possibilities-for-women-in-sport-with-its-biggest-ever-commitment-to-innovation–/s/866bd72a-e669-4d6c-b01f-6e566d8f572b Under Armour Black History Month Collection 2022: https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/t/black-history-month/ I did this video to explain how Black history and the treatment of women historical concepts aren’t in black and white. The mistreatment and issues with race are recent and continue to take place, in some instances, intentionally and in others by…

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adidas Enters the Metaverse and Kicks Off a Race to Erase their Amazing Work on Sustainability with an Ironic Video

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TODAY, WE ARE MARKING OUR INTENT FOR WEB3 WITH INTO THE METAVERSE: AN EXCLUSIVE NFT DROP OF DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL PRODUCTS. Erika Wykes-Sneyd – VP of Brand Communications, adidas Originals: Source: INTO THE METAVERSE: HOW WE GOT HERE AND WHERE WE ARE HEADED Unfortunately, the prices for NFTs aren’t the only thing that’s huge: They…

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On December 15th the Allbirds x adidas Futurecraft.Footprint First Release Will be Available

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Just eight months after the breakthrough concept was introduced, we are announcing the commercial launch of FUTURECRAFT.FOOTPRINT. Taking our brands’ collaborative concept shoe from moonshot project t Source: SCALING UP COLLABORATION TO LEAVE A LASTING FOOTPRINT ON THE SPORTSWEAR INDUSTRY WITH ALLBIRDS When adidas partnered with Allbirds to develop a more carbon neutral running shoe,…

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adidas Rolls Out Performance Options Celebrating a Summer of Sport 

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As athletes continue to return to competition, we are celebrating sport this summer with our biggest multi-sport assortment of performance footwear to date. With the celebration of all sports, all tea Source: CELEBRATING THE SUMMER OF SPORTING COMPETITION WITH PERFORMANCE FOOTWEAR DESIGNED TO INCLUDE ALL SPORTS, TEAMS, AND ATHLETES The Olympics offer a moment for every brand…

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adidas Just Moved this #Girldad Into the Sales Funnel | adiTechFit Period Proof Tights

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Today, adidas unveils its latest product innovation designed to keep more menstruators in sport: the new TechFit Period Proof tights, featuring an absorbent layer to help protect against leaks when wo Source: PRODUCT INNOVATION AND RESOURCES TO HELP THOSE WHO MENSTRUATE STAY IN PLAY My daughter won the middle school high jump championship for the…

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