Key Details
Price: $130Style Code: KI5230Release Date: Summer 2026
- adidas reimagines the Stan Smith with a squared-off toe box, bringing high-fashion aesthetics to the iconic silhouette.
- The design maintains the model's classic white leather upper and green accents while introducing the blunt forefoot modification.
- Square-toed footwear traces back over 1,700 years and saw modern fashion prominence through Martin Margiela's square tabi shoes.
Fashion trends come and go, and sneaker brands are always quick to jump on an emerging style. This year, adidas has prepped a new take on their Stan Smith, featuring a squared-off toe box for their latest riff on the iconic silhouette.
Square-toed shoes are nothing new in the world of footwear. Evidence of blunt footwear can be traced back over 1,700 years to Japan, though they have popped up periodically in more recent centuries, like the emergence in the early Victorian era of the 1800s, when they were a staple in women’s footwear. In the 1900s, American footballer player Lou “The Toe” Groza wore square-toed field shoes for maximum surface contact during his kicks. At the same time, square toes saw a resurgence in cowboy culture, through rodeo riders and Western dancers opting for the blunt options to improve balance and allow for greater foot movement. In the modern era, Martin Margiela’s square tabi toed shoes are the prime example of square toes in high fashion. Now, adidas is joining in on the fun, bringing a blunt forefoot to their Stan Smith with a new release this Summer.
ADIDAS STAN SMITH SQ RELEASE INFORMATION
adidas’ latest bid to bring fashionable trends to their iconic sneaker, a square-toed Stan Smith, has not been announced for release yet, but is expected to hit shelves in Summer 2026. The model takes the shoe’s classic white and green color scheme, modifying the toe into a boxy stub. Pairs will be available from both adidas and select retailers for $130.
adidas Stan Smith SQ
Color: White/Green
Style Code: KI5230
Release Date: Summer 2026
Price: $130
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