Nike Air Max 1

Introduced in '87, the Air Max is the visible aired daddy of the contemporary running shoe game. An absolute beauty that commands respect across the board, if you'd questioned exactly what the A I R font actually represented, or attempted an ill-fated dissection on your beaters to actually see the system, here it was, in full view with some serious visual and practical appeal. Despite modifications in recent years to the AM1 template, this still towers over contemporary models, with a thick sole and a multi-paneled upper that's virtually impossible to ruin in any makeover, though some recent efforts have had a damn good try.