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Adidas Cancels Its 'Shackle Shoes' : The Two-Way The "JS Roundhouse Mids" were to come with plastic chains and cuffs in prison orange. Adidas says it was an "outrageous and unique take on fashion ...
Adidas cancels ‘shackle’ shoes after outcry Jesse Solomon, CNN 2 minute read Updated 9:48 AM EDT, Wed June 20, 2012 Link Copied! Video Ad Feedback. Outcry over ...
Adidas' new "shackle" sneakers won't be coming to a shoe store near you this fall -- not anymore. The company announced Monday night it has pulled the JS Roundhouse Mids' release from their Fall ...
On Twitter, the shoes were labeled “Adidas slave shackle kicks.” Talk of a boycott arose. Early Monday, Adidas defended the shoes as the handiwork of a whimsical designer.
Well, that was quick. Hours after defending the controversial design of a new line of sneakers against accusations of racism, Adidas announced the shoes would be pulled from production and not hit ...
Shackles on my feet, indeed. We feel this footwear - designed by Jeremy Scott - was in utterly poor taste, as did Jesse Jackson; your thoughts? From Adidas: "The design of the JS Roundhouse Mid is ...
LOS ANGELES — Barraged by expressions of outrage, Adidas announced Monday evening that it’s pulling a shoe design that critics say evokes slavery. The design, by eccentric Beverly Hills ...
Athletic footwear giant ADIDAS has been facing sharp criticism after they posted an image for a pair of soon to be released sneakers that have shackles attached to them.
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Thirty percent of people who responded to a CBS Detroit poll Monday said they wouldn't buy Adidas' "shackle shoes" because they were racist -- and another 45 percent said ...
Adidas cancels ‘shackle’ shoes after outcry Jesse Solomon, CNN 2 minute read Updated 9:48 AM EDT, Wed June 20, 2012 Link Copied! Video Ad Feedback. Outcry over ...
German sports apparel maker Adidas has withdrawn its plans to sell a controversial sneaker featuring affixed rubber shackles after the company generated significant criticism when advertising the ...
Jackson said the groups could engage in a boycott in about 50 markets if the shoes went on the sale. The photo of the sneakers was still in the photo section of Adidas' Facebook page Tuesday morning.