adidas The adidas Stan Smith shoes first made waves winning matches on the tennis courts. Then, they became a fixture in the world of style. Today, these clean and versatile sneakers are championing our effort to help end plastic waste with a faux leather upper and recycled materials. But don't fret. All the signature details that make them fresh are still here, like the perforated stripes and heel tab. Made in part with recycled content generated from production waste, e.g. cutting scraps, and post-consumer household waste to avoid the larger environmental impact of producing virgin content.