The adidas GS Court Revives The Grand Slam Trainer From The 3 Stripes Archives

adidas revive the legendary Grand Slam tennis trainer from the archives with the introduction of the adidas GS Court trainer which is packed full of 80s tennis nostalgia.

If there's one thing adidas knows a thing or two about it's tennis trainers. Even their best selling trainer of all time, the Stan Smith, which has has seen something like 30 million pairs sold worldwide since 1971 is a tennis trainer. Tennis trainers are something adidas have done incredibly well over the last 50 years yet the irony is the sales volumes in cases like the Stan Smith have nothing to do with tennis players. How many of the 30 million people do you think bought the Stan Smith to play tennis in? Probably not many. It's classic adidas tennis trainer from the 1970s and the 1980s that we still just can't get enough of. Original tennis trainers like the Stan Smith still look just as fresh today as they did 50 years ago. Whether it's the adidas Grand Prix, the adidas Forest Hills, or the adidas Grand Slam which now returns in the form of the adidas GS Court trainer, you simply can't beat the trefoil tennis connection. Above: The adidas GS (Grand Slam) Court trainer in white/royal/orange now available from 80s Casual Classics. The 1980s saw adidas really go to town with tennis trainers. With a continued support & endorsements from top tier tennis players from Stefan Edberg & Ivan Lendl, adidas really stamped their 3 stripes on the courts of the major Grand Slams. Following on from the success of the trefoil tennis connection in the 1970s courtesy of the Rod Laver, the Stan Smith, the Grand Prix, the Forest Hills & lesser known models like the Tom Okker Professional, adidas steamed their way into the 1980s with ground breaking trainer technology like their famous peg sole cushioning system. The adidas Stefan Edberg, the adidas Lendl Advantage, the adidas ATP 3000 & the adidas Grand Slam were all born in the 1980s with each silhouette looking to one-up and rival the competition of the era. To be fair they pretty much did. Above: The adidas GS (Grand Slam) Court trainer in white/royal/orange now available from 80s Casual Classics. First released in 1984 the adidas Grand Slam trainer utilised the state of the art peg sole cushioning system which also featured on the adidas Los Angeles trainer from the same year. It was all about optimal cushioning underfoot and allowed athletes of different sizes to tweak their preferred cushioning by turning the pegs. Officially known as the "Vario Shock-Absorption System", the adidas Grand Slam was a game changer on the courts and a popular 3 stripes style among the Casual elite of the era. Now revived from the adidas archives the adidas GS Court trainer revives the legendary Grand Slam trainer in all its OG glory. Featuring white leather uppers with perforations to the sidewalls and toe vamp the GS Court trainer is pack full of 80s tennis nostalgia. Finished off with the performance sole unit and the iconic peg sole cushioning system the trainer is a must have archive release for fans of the German sportswear brand. Shop the latest adidas trainer releases now at 80s Casual Classics via the links.