Nike Dunk

Nike basketball shoes at the time — like the 1984 Legend, the ‘85 Terminator and the ‘85 Jordan 1 (pictured above) — all got blended together to form the Dunk. In fact, the Dunk was born on a tight deadline: It was designed, developed and shipped over a six-week span.

The Dunk dropped out until skaters (sometime in the ‘90s) discovered them at bargain stores on the cheap. As important as affordability, Dunks had the look and the function for skating and doing tricks.