STAN SMITH : The adidas Robert Haillet →
The Stan Smith before the Stan Smith was the Stan Smith. #RobertHaillet
“In 1965 the tennis shoe was given the name “adidas Robert Haillet” after the French tennis player. It wasn’t long after that Haillet retired from tennis and adidas went looking for a new face for the increasingly popular shoe.”
“During the 70s there was some transition from the Haillet to the Stan Smith. Between 1973 - 1978 the shoe was still called the Robert Haillet but had a portrait of Stan Smith on the tongue.”
