Sneakers

Peter Moore drew the Air Jordan 1, and Nike released it in 1985, the same year it put the Dunk on college basketball courts. Two years later Tinker Hatfield cut a window into the midsole of the Air Max 1 so people could see the cushioning. The Converse Chuck Taylor sits here too, with the adidas Superstar and its rubber shell toe, the Vans Old Skool and its side stripe, and the New Balance 990, which arrived in 1982 as one of the first running shoes priced at $100. Stories name the designers, the first colorways and the athletes or scenes that gave each shape its meaning, and they flag the myths that grew up later. The selling side gets equal space. Raffles, app drops, Supreme's Thursday releases and the resale market that turned a pair of Dunks into something people trade like stock all belong in this section.