Object: Shoes
Brand:
Adidas
(German, founded 1949)
Date: 1998
Medium: Leather and rubber
Country: Germany
Credit Line: Gift of Adidas
Object number: 98.71.1
DescriptionSuperstar sneakers: white pigskin leather with red leather trim and outer reinforcement with logo; white rubber toes cap and sole.
Label Text:Hip hop did more to popularize sneakers in American culture than any other force. Run MC rapped about Adidas shelltoes in 1986 and became the first rap group with a million-dollar endorsement deal.
Exhibitions:
- Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style