The Appeal of Vintage Adidas Clothes

The Dassler Brothers Sports Shoe Factory, established in 1920 by brothers Rudolf and Adi employed a workforce of 25 and assembled 100 pairs of shoes a day. In 1948, the brothers split their forces and each one began his own successful venture. Rudolf Upcycling founded Puma, and Adi founded Adidas. The design of three parallel stripes for which Adidas is so famous began as a means of stabilizing the shoe at the middle of the foot. Over time, these stripes came to be associated with the Adidas shoe and became the trademark for the business and its products.

Adidas has expanded its production to much more than athletic shoes. The three stripes can now be found on bags, clothing, and even eyeglasses and watches. Because many of these products were produced in limited editions, their appeal has never waned. Today, vintage Adidas clothes are a coveted item for a large portion of the shopping public.

My Love of Adidas Vintage Items

Adidas has always maintained high standards in their designs, incorporating performance with style. The famous three stripe logo holds a timeless appeal that can stand up to any current fashion trends, recognized around the world and respected by all.

Adidas clothing and accessory designs hold a traditional look that never fades from popularity. Old, or new, those stripes place any item they adorn into a class all by themselves, untouched by passing fads and fashions. As the popularity of vintage has recently grown stronger with the public, the sources for vintage Adidas clothing have become more numerous. Consequently, the quest for vintage Adidas has become easier.

I have been sporting

The Adidas stripes on much of my clothing for more than twenty years. I will probably be wearing them for twenty more. As the products are of a high quality, they have served me well, lasting over the decades. I guess it could be said that I have my own personal supply of vintage Adidas.

I do, however, still enjoy the thrill of the retail ‘”hunt” for vintage Adidas clothes. Of course, I benefit when Adidas produces a retro product that copies something from the past, but the true and genuine vintage items, with that gently used appeal, that I find in thrift stores and flea markets still calls to me. As an added bonus, they still have the famous Adidas look, but are significantly less expensive than the new products.

Turning Waste Into Clothes

We have all grown accustomed to the notion of “recycling” yet the term “upcycling” is relatively new with its first recorded use in 1994. Recycling is generally used to describe how materials or products are converted into lesser value products. On the contrary, upcycling transforms waste into new products of better quality or higher environmental value.

When applied to fashion, upcycling creates clothes from diverse sources including discarded products (such as plastic bottles or wood cuttings), waste from the textile or post consumer waste.

Turning discarded products into fabrics is probably

The most surprising application of upcycling. Polar fleece is probably one of the most popular upcycled textile. While non-recycled fleece is made from petroleum derivatives, polar fleece can be made from recycled PET bottles. Light and warm, fleece is often seen as an alternative to wool. Easy to wash it is a great fabric for outerwear.

Lyocell fabric has recently gained popularity. Made from wood Lyocell is manufactured by dissolving the wood pulp with solvents to extract the cellulose fibre. Lyocell fabric is soft and silky yet very strong and easy to care for. The manufacturing process is similar to Bamboo fabric but more environmentally friendly as latest developments in the manufacturing of Lyocell include closed loop production where solvents and by-products are recycled. Lyocell is also known under the brand name Tencel. Its high breathability makes lyocell ideal for sportswear and underwear

Using leftover fabrics is also a great way to bring value,

Reduce waste and lower the environmental impact of the fashion industry. Overall textile waste (from consumers and fashion industry) is estimated at more than 1 million tonnes a year. Waste takes the form of off-cuts, leftover fabrics or discarded consumer clothes. A few eco designers specialise in re-using those fabrics and turning them into new clothes. Because of the limited supply of each individual fabric, those clothes are generally made in small batches or even one-offs. This is of course to consumers looking for some exclusivity outside high street fashion.

Over the past decade, upcycling has become more Upcycling Kleidung and more popular due to the higher value of the end product, the lowered cost of reused materials and the environmental benefits of re-using waste. The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. Aside from the chemicals used for growing conventional cotton, dying fabrics has a huge environmental impact. Upcycling helps minimise this problem as fabrics are used “as is” without the need to be “grown” or dyed again. By reducing the use of new raw materials upcycling helps reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions generated by conventional manufacturing.