CLOT x adidas Originals Stan Smith Wears Beads This Summer

Bead-fringed heel tabs and a country-club campaign propel Edison Chen and Hoyeon’s take on the Adidas Stan Smith, arriving June 21.

CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT

Edison Chen likes to keep classics on their toes. For his newest project with adidas Originals, the CLOT founder turned to the Stan Smith, that stalwart of white-court dressing, and stitched in something unexpected: rows of glass beads cascading over a contrast heel tab. The effect is low-key at first glance, then unmistakably Clot when the light hits.

CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT

To introduce the pair, Chen enlisted Hoyeon, the South Korean model and actor, for a film set in a manicured country club. Between polished greens and whitewashed façades, the two bend etiquette to their own playbook, a nod to how the shoe recasts a uniform staple as a statement piece. Adidas describes the scene as a reclaiming of rarefied space through confidence and creativity, treating the sneaker as invitation rather than ticket.

CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT

Chen and Adidas began their partnership just a year ago yet have already pushed silhouettes well past the baseline. Their Superstar morphed into a cap-toe derby, the Gazelle took on an espadrille sole with hand-applied beads, and a wedge-soled dress version surfaced soon after. The beaded Stan Smith continues the conversation but keeps the proportions familiar, only the heel tab and a subtle perforated three-stripe pattern breaking rank.

CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT
CLOT x adidas Originals | Source: CLOT

Retail is set at $160, landing first on the Confirmed app and at select stores including Juice on June 21. A second Stan Smith, this one on an espadrille sole, is slated for later in the summer, extending the thread of craft that runs through Chen’s Adidas output.