Look for the tag on the product which will have the size and other product information mainly inside the shoe that is behind the tongue of the shoe. Real Adidas shoes have tags with serial numbers for the left and right shoe. However, a fake product will have the same serial number on both shoes.

Famed basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signed with adidas in 1976 and began to push the Superstar to super fandom. In the '80s, Run-D.M.C. brought the sneakers into music and hip-hop culture. These big names catapulted the sneaker out of sports culture and onto the streets.

Tip 3: All genuine Adidas products have serial numbers on the tags affixed to them. The tags have the size and product information on the inside of the shoe (behind the tongue).

THE TREFOIL AND THE OLYMPIC IDEA Just in time for the event, adidas presented a new logo that was here to stay: the Trefoil. Then, symbolizing performance. Today, the adidas Originals collection stands for lifestyle and street. Times may change, but trefoiled quality will always remain.