LAST WORD
1917 Converse Chuck Taylor All Star
1935 Converse Jack Purcell
1950 adidas Samba
1957 Converse All Star Low
1965 adidas Stan Smith
1968 adidas Gazelle
1968 Puma Suede
1969 adidas Superstar/Pro Model
1969 Onitsuka Tiger Corsair
1970 adidas TRX Comp
1972 adidas SL 72
1972 Nike Bruin
1972 Nike Cortez
1973 Puma Clyde
1975 adidas Trimm Trab
1976 Converse Pro Leather
1976 Vans Checkerboard
1977 Wilson by Bata John Wooden
1978 Vans Sk8-Hi
1979 KangaROOS
1980 adidas Rod Laver Super
1981 Converse Carolina Blue
1981 Nike Lava Dome
1981 Saucony Jazz
1982 Nike Air Force 1
1983 Ellessee Marc Sadler
1983 Reebok Ex-O-Fit
1984 adidas Forum
1984 adidas Micropacer
1984 Fila T1
1984 Gucci Tennis 84
1984 New Balance 1300
1985 adidas Kegler Super
1985 Air Jordan 1
1986 adidas Ecstasy
1986 Air Jordan II
1986 Asics GT-II
1986 Converse Weapon
1986 Nike Dunk
1986 Reebok Allen Stomper
1987 adidas Attitude
1987 adidas Campus II
1987 adidas Conductor
1987 adidas Ultrastar Run DMC
1987 Diadora Maverick
1987 Nike Air Max 1
1987 Nike Air Max Safari
1987 Nike Air Trainer 1
1987 Reebok Workout
1988 adidas ZX8000
1988 Air Jordan III
1988 New Balance 576
1988 Nike Air Tech Challenge
1989 Air Jordan IV
1989 Nike Air Carnivore
1989 Reebok The Pump
1990 Air Jordan V
1990 Fila Apollo
1990 Nike Air Pressure
1990 Nike Trainer SC
1990 Reebok Court Victory
1991 Asics Gel Lyte III
1991 Avia Bball 815
1991 Nike Air Hurrache
1991 Nike Air Mowabb
1991 Reebok Battleground Pump
1991 Reebok Pump Omnizone
1992 Dymacel British Knights Coleman
1992 Etonic Stable Air Plus
1992 LA Gear Light Tech Light Strikers
KICKS CHARTER Starting with the original Converse Chuck Taylor All Star from 1917 and culminating with Nike’s 2013 camo-print Kobe 8 System, A Visual Compendium of Sneakers hits sneaker high notes of the past century. “We cobbled together an assortment that not only illustrates the evolution of shoe design and technological advancements, but that also represents some of the most sought after styles in sneaker history,” says Rachel Mansfield, director of marketing for Pop Chart Lab, a Brooklyn-based company that turns cultural data into graphic prints. Mansfield confesses there had to be a cap, lest the chart (24” by 36” and available on popchartlab. com for $32) grew 10-fold. “Early shoe designs were rooted in their utility, especially in terms of their application to a given sport,” she says. “But, over time (especially in the 1950s, when James Dean wore stylish kicks in Rebel Without a Cause), sneaker design became more concerned with how a shoe complemented your outfit and what it said about your personal brand of self-expression.” Today, Mansfield says, sneakers have moved into the realm of collector-ism. “Some sneakerfreakers line their favorites up on shelves as hyper-colored museum pieces,” she says. It sounds perfectly normal to us, of course. —Brittany Leitner
1992 Converse Aero Jam Larry Johnson
1992 Nike Air Force Hi David Robinson
1992 Reebok Shaq Attaq 1
1992 Vans Half Cab
1993 A Bathing Ape BapeSTA
1993 adidas Mutumbo
1993 Puma Disc Blaze
1994 Reebok Insta Pump Fury
1995 Air Jordan XI
1995 Nike Air Flight One
1995 Nike Air Max 95 Neon
1995 Nike Zoom Flight 95
1996 Air Jordan XI Space Jam
1996 Nike Air Max More Uptempo
1996 Reebok Question Mid Allen Iverson
1997 Nike Air Foamposite
1997 Nike Air Max 97
1999 Nike Dunk High Wu-Tang
1999 Air Jordan XIV Indigo
2001 Nike Air Force 1 Low Linen
2002 Air Jordan XVII
2002 Nike Dunk Low Argon
2003 Creative Recreation Cesario Low
2003 Nike SB Dunk High Brown Pack
2003 Nike SB Dunk Low Takashi
2003 Reebok RBK S. Carter
2004 Nike Zoom LeBron II
2005 Air Jordan XX Stealth
2005 UNDFTD x Air Jordan IV
2006 ALIFE x Reebok Court Victory Pump
2006 Air Jordan DMP
2006 Etnies PAS Gratitude Rap Hi
2006 Supreme x Vans Public Enemy
2006 Wu Tang x Fila Cream
2007 ALIFE x Puma 1st Round
2007 Reebok x Audet Pump Omni Lite
2007 UXA x DVS HUF 4 Hi
2007 Yo! MTV Raps x Puma DJ Cash Money
2008 Nike Dunk Low Akron
2008 Nike Hyperdunk Marty McFly
2009 Etnies Fader
2009 Fila Vulc 13
2009 Nike Air Yeezy 1
2010 Air Jordan II Vashtie Kola
2010 Nike Air Max LeBron
2011 Nike Air Max MAG
2011 Nike Air Max 90 Infrared
2011 Puma State
2011 Ronnie Fieg x Asics GEL Lyte III
2012 La MJC x Colette x New Balance 1500
2012 Nike Air Foamposite One Galaxy
2012 Nike Air Yeezy 2
2012 Nike Dunk Low Lazy Ripper
2012 Nike HTM Flyknit Trainer+
2012 Nike Lebron 9 P.S. Elite Miami Vice
2012 Nike Roshe Run
2012 Reebok ATV19+
2012 Supreme x Nike Dunk SB Low
2013 Air Jordan XX8
2013 Air Jordan XX8 Ray Allen PE
2013 Jeremy Scott x adidas Wings 2.0
2013 Nike Air Griffey Max 1 Volt
2013 Nike Kobe 8 SYSTEM
2005 Nike Air Force 1 Low Playstation
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