Adicolor
{{Short description|Adidas brand}}
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| producttype = Clothing, footwear
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| country = Worldwide
| introduced = {{start date and age|1983}}
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Adicolor is a brand of German sports manufacturer Adidas, which consists of several collections of the Adidas Originals clothing line, using mostly primary colors.[https://www.lamonomagazine.com/adicolor-adidas-se-adelanta-a-la-primavera/ ADICOLOR: ADIDAS ORIGINALS SE ADELANTA A LA PRIMAVERA][https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/adidas-adicolor-ss18/ ADIDAS ORIGINALS IS REVIVING ADICOLOR APPAREL THIS SEASON] by JONATHAN SAWYER] on High Snobiety
History
File:Adicolor.jpg exhibited at an Adidas shop in Milan, Italy]]
The first Adicolor apparel line was launched in 1983. The brand also launched all-white sneakers that were sold along with marker pens to let customers make art interventions to their shoes.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180115152519/https://sneakers-magazine.com/adidas-originals-adicolor-2018/ Adidas Originals adicolor 2018] on Sneakers Magazine, 2018
The Adicolor sneaker was an all-white training shoe was specifically created for the adicolor concept. Presented in a wooden box, the adicolor low-top shoe comes with an all-white track jacket, a set of six colored acrylic paints, paintbrushes, and a wooden palette. The white leather can also be coated with sealant before or after painting.
In 2005 Adidas re-launched Adicolor as a replica of the original. Trainers include characters on them such as "Trimmy" "Betty Boop" "Mr Happy" "Tron" "Miss Piggy", "Kermit the Frog" and Muhammad Ali.{{cite news |title=Sneakerhead Bonanza |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/23/fashion/thursdaystyles/23ROW.html?_r=1&ex=1143781200&en=d9e59478e87c5bbb&ei=5070&emc=eta1&oref=slogin |work=The New York Times |date=2006-03-23 |accessdate=2008-04-18 | first=Eric | last=Wilson}}
There are similarities between the 1983 version and the 2005 version such as the "ghilly" lacing system and a rubber outsole. Each pair comes with two types of laces, one containing Leonardo da Vinci's quote, "For all those colours which you wish to be beautiful, always start with a fresh white ground".
One of the Adicolor range was criticised by the Organization of Chinese Americans for presenting a stereotyped image of Asians.{{cite news |title=Asians Decry Adidas Shoe as a Misstep |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/13/AR2006041301886_pf.html |work=The Washington Post |date=2006-04-14 |accessdate=2008-04-18 | first=Michael | last=Tunison}}
Films
In 2006 Adidas released adicolor Films a series of 7 directors' shorts corresponding to each of the main colors in the line: the series was created by independent film studio Idealogue.[https://laughingsquid.com/adidas-adicolor-seven-short-films-about-color/ Adidas Adicolor, Seven Short Films About Color] by Scott Beale, August 14, 2007{{cite news|title=Adicolor Website}}
- White - directed by Tronic
- Red - Roman Coppola & Andy Bruntel
- Blue - Psyop
- Yellow - Neill Blomkamp
- Green - Happy
- Pink - Charlie White
- Black - Saiman Chow
The series was produced by Mark Beukes, Jacqueline Bosnjak and Sara Seiferheld and was the first campaign to be available for download on the iPod and PlayStation Portable.
Adicolor Films won a D&AD Award and Yellow Pencil for Excellence in short film and was shortlisted at Cannes Lions for the Titanium Award in 2007.
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.adidas.com/us/originals_adicolor}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070526040831/http://www.press.adidas.com/en/DesktopDefault.aspx/tabid-4/79_read-3866/ adicolor 2006:Self expression and customization - press release 2005.]
- [http://adage.com/article/creativity-news/adidas-customizes-films-customized-feet/108068/ Ad Age adidas Customizes Films for Customized Feet ]
- [http://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2007/viral/16171/adicolor-podcast-adicolor-white-adicolor-green-adicolor-pink-adicolor-blue-adicolor-red-adicolor-yellow-adicolor-black/adicolor Films: adicolor white / adicolor green / adicolor pink / adicolor blue / adicolor red / adicolor yellow / adicolor black]
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