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Adidas Originals

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Line of casual sports clothing

Adidas Originals (often stylized as adidas Originals) is a brand of a line of casual and sportswear created by German multinational corporation Adidas. It consists of a heritage line, specializing in athletic shoes, t-shirts, jackets, bags, sunglasses and other accessories. The clothing and the accessories are under such categories as Superstar and Adicolor, designed by Adidas itself.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Adidas Originals (often stylized as adidas Originals) is a brand of a line of casual and sportswear created by German multinational corporation Adidas. It consists of a heritage line, specializing in athletic shoes, t-shirts, jackets, bags, sunglasses and other accessories.2

The story

History

The famous Trefoil logo, formerly used on all Adidas products, has since 1997 been applied only to heritage products; the Performance logo, which had from 1991 been seen on the "Equipment" range of products, replaced the Trefoil in 1997 across the rest of the Adidas line. Adidas Originals covers sports fashion styles with references to the decades between the 1940s and the 1990s. The brand has a distinctively retro old school feel.

An extensive campaign was launched in 2008 to promote the label. In October 2017, Adidas Originals opened a new flagship and its largest store worldwide in Wicker Park, Chicago.

Adidas Originals Worldwide

There are many Adidas Originals Concept Stores around the world (Europe, South America, North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania). Adidas had plans to roll out more stores in 2008. In addition to these standalone shops, in the United Kingdom some Adidas stores are located inside of JD Sports stores.

From Wikipedia’s article on Adidas Originals, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

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