, ▁the ▁most ▁sought ▁after ▁v int age ▁Ad idas ▁Stan ▁Smith ▁are ▁the ▁early ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁sh oe . ▁ ▁The ▁ones ▁made ▁in ▁France ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁highly ▁valuable . ▁ ▁S ne aker ▁art ▁▁ ▁For ▁some ▁time , ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁drawing ▁or ▁painting ▁on ▁their ▁s ne akers ▁using ▁in k , ▁markers ▁or ▁sp ray ▁can s . ▁Young ▁people ▁have ▁made ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁art ▁with ▁various ▁mot ifs ▁r anging ▁from ▁simple ▁draw ings ▁to ▁more ▁complex ▁gra ff iti ▁paint ings . ▁Probably ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁often ▁white ▁color , ▁the ▁Ad idas ▁Stan ▁sm ith ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁object ▁for ▁s ne aker ▁art . ▁For ▁example , ▁many ▁artists ▁and ▁design ▁stud ios ▁hand - p aint ▁Stan ▁Smith ▁s ne akers ▁and ▁sell ▁them ▁as ▁art . ▁Conc ern ing ▁signed ▁ad idas ▁stan ▁sm ith ▁s ne akers , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁find ▁them ▁with ▁Stan ▁Smith ' s ▁aut ograph ▁with ▁black ▁marker ▁in k ▁on ▁the ▁white ▁le ather ▁upper . ▁ ▁In ▁fact , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Ad idas ▁launched ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁Ad icol or , ▁where ▁s ne akers ▁were ▁sold ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁tools ▁to ▁custom ize ▁them . ▁The ▁Ad icol or ▁s ne akers ▁are ▁all ▁white ▁s ne akers ▁specifically ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁Ad icol or ▁concept . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ad idas ▁re - launch ed ▁Ad