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These Custom Sneakers Seek To Turn Every State Into A Shoe


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We all know what our state’s official bird or flower is, that’s EASY (Full confession: I have no idea what my state’s bird or flower are….), but a true state fact aficionado can also tell you what your state’s Adidas sneaker is. Or at least, as of mid-July they could tell you. Adidas and Refinery29 recently partnered up with 12 female artists to create one-of-a-kind UltraBOOST X sneakers for each of the 50 states. And the shoes they came up with are gorgeous. For some, the inspiration is pretty obvious (like a giant piece of pizza), while others are more esoteric representations of their states. All of them are unique.

The custom designed shoes were created earlier in the month, and then auctioned off with 100 percent of the proceeds raised donated to Women Win, an organization that empowers girls to build leadership skills and address gender equity through sport. The idea to have women artists create empowering designs of women’s athletic shoes to benefit gender equality in sports is pretty great. The artists were excited to be a part of the project and felt that the diversity they were able to highlight was one of the really special aspects of the collaboration.

“It’s not about competing with each other, but lifting each other up and celebrating the diversity of this country,” said fashion illustrator Meagan Morrison who designed sneakers inspired by Alabama, California, Connecticut, Missouri and Virginia.

The artists drew from various aspects of each state to make their shoes from the landscapes and nature to the culture and tongue in cheek stereotypes. The result is a hodgepodge of pretty special sneakers.

“We can find beauty despite diversity and, more importantly, because of diversity, from shorelines to glaciers, from farmland to mountaintop to prairie. If everything was the same, nothing would be remarkable,” said chemist turned artist Mari Orr who designed sneakers inspired by Alaska, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska and South Dakota.

If you missed the auction for your state, you can still buy a pair of the adidas UltraBOOST X for $180 — they just won’t be a bespoke masterpiece that show once and for all, you’re from Wisconsin, and you have the cheese shoes to prove it.

Check out your state’s shoe below. Did the artist totally capture your essence? Or did they miss the mark?

Alabama

Adidas/Meagan Morrison @TravelWriteDraw

Alaska

Adidas/ Mari Orr @meandering_mari

Arizona

Adidas/Sophia Chang @esymai

Arkansas

Adidas/Jordana Schrager @by_jordana

California

Adidas/Meagan Morrison @TravelWriteDraw

Colorado

Adidas/Carrie Chan @aperfectsomething

Connecticut

Adidas/ Meagan Morrison @travelwritedraw

Delaware

Adidas/Jordana Schrager @by_jordana

Florida

Adidas/Jenny K @livingpattern

Georgia

Adidas/Lizzie Darden @lizzie_darden

Hawaii

Adidas/Bree Port @justbree

Idaho

Adidas/Carrie Chan @aperfectsomething

Illinois

Adidas/ Sophia Chang @esymai

Indiana

Adidas/Jen Mussari @jenmussari

Iowa

Adidas/Mari Orr @meandering_mari

Kansas

Adidas/ Maria Castillo @toofly_nyc

Kentucky

Adidas/Jen Mussari @jenmussari

Louisiana

Adidas/Sophia Chang @esymai

Maine

Adidas/ Lizzie Darden @lizzie_darden

Maryland

Adidas/Mari Orr @meandering_mari

Massachusetts

Adidas/Maria Castillo @toofly_NYC

Michigan

Adidas/ Bree Port @justbree

Minnesota

Adidas/ Maria Castillo @toofly_NYC

Mississippi

Adidas/Carrie Chan @aperfectsomething

Missouri

Adidas/Meagan Morrison @travelwritedraw

Montana

Adidas/Jenny K @livingpattern

Nebraska

Adidas/Mari Orr @meandering_mari

Nevada

Adidas/Sophia Chang @esymai

New Hampshire

Adidas/ Jenny K @livingpattern

New Jersey

Adidas/Jen Mussari @jenmussari

New Mexico

Adidas/Jordana Schrager @by_Jordana

New York

Adidas/Maria Castillo @toofly_NYC

North Carolina

Adidas/Jenny K @livingpattern

North Dakota

Adidas/Jen Mussari @jenmussari

Ohio

Adidas/Jordana Schrager @by_jordana

Oklahoma

Adidas/Jen Mussari @jenmussari

Oregon

Adidas/ Bree Port @justbree

Pennsylvania

Adidas/Sophia Chang @esymai

Rhode Island

Adidas/Bree Port @justbree

South Carolina

Adidas/Lizzie Darden @lizziedarden

South Dakota

Adidas/Mari Orr @meandering_mari

Tennessee

Adidas/ Lizzie Darden @lizzie_darden

Texas

Adidas/Carrie Chan @aperfectsomething

Utah

Adidas/Jordana Schrager @by_jordana

Vermont

Adidas/Jenny K @livingpattern

Virginia

Adidas/ Meagan Morrison @travelwritedraw

Washington

Adidas/Bree Port @justbree

West Virginia

Adidas/Maria Castillo @toofly_NYC

Wisconsin

Adidas/Lizzie Darden @lizzie_darden

Wyoming

Adidas/Carrie Chan @aperfectsomething



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