The 10 Most Influential Sneakers of the Decade
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- Just as fashion saw major shifts across all facets of business this past decade, so did footwear. Now a multi-hundred-billion dollar industry, footwear owes much of its meteoric rise to sneakers and its surrounding culture. Once a niche underground world living within long release lines and internet forums, this collecting subculture found its way into the mainstream, becoming the launching point for many young people’s infatuation with fashion.
Sneakerheads were thrusted into the global spotlight when certain coveted releases during the early part of the decade caused absolute pandemonium. News outlets, local and international, covered the chaos that ensued at malls and boutiques alike, from the overnight campers, to the fights, riots and arrests. Despite the apparent dangers however, people became fascinated by this world, the camaraderie it promotes and the status it brings. Now it seems everyone has a sneaker “collection” at home.
At the same time this mainstream adoption was happening, fashion and footwear were deep in a digital revolution, where blogs and ecommerce supplanted longstanding print publications and physical storefronts. Brands and retailers looked at the disarray that was now following traditional in-store releases, and began digitizing sneaker culture, creating social media communities, online raffle systems, augmented reality experiences and more.
Soon, demand for product, vintage and new, outgrew supply, leading to the secondary market boom of the latter half of the decade. It’s no longer just eBay and traveling conventions, but now there’s a whole stock market for sneakers, keeping track of their value in real time. Heritage auction houses like Sotheby’s have even brought their curatorial expertise and prestigious clientele to the reselling community, offering some of the rarest sneakers in the world to its most serious collectors.
The decade wasn’t all hype and digital reconstruction however, as the past 10 years also brought about some of the most advanced and rather necessary footwear innovations in history. From 3D-printed sneakers and auto-lacing systems, to sustainable, fully-recyclable footwear, the industry is primed for a bigger, brighter and more responsible future.
But before we enter the 2020s, we wanted to highlight some of the most influential sneakers of the last decade, kicks that have helped propel many of the aforementioned industry shifts. Here they are, the 12 most important sneakers of the 2010s in chronological order.
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Let us know in the comments your list of the most influential sneakers of the decade.
Off white 😂
at least i had mojority of it.... never really made girl look... but at least i can wear them to work...
List started well but ended terribly.
i could agree with everything except that adidas 4d... like nah bruh
You are right
True like where tf is the react sneakers
Yeah the first 3 shoes I could agree on I remember what the galaxys did and the wave when everybody wore the roshes and the fly knit racers
Forgot vapormax
Whether you like them or not we all know the most influential of the decade was the 350s. I mean when literally everyone knows what they are.
Not really. My non-sneaker head friends know of them as "ugly sock shoes". The Nike flyknits are more influential as the knit technology inspired the prime knit used on Yeezys. The same with boost as it's the technology used in the sole of the 350's.
Quan Nguyen nah bro yeezys ruled the 2010s. The way they became universally known by literally anyone. From 5 year old to 70 year olds.
@@conormackey204 ugh no. I work with a 60 year old nurse who wore Turtledoves as her work shoes, stepping on shit and piss, not knowing what they are. Non-sneakeheads have no clue, or care about Yeezys. But in the early parts of the decade everyone wore Nike Roshe's because they were comfortable, available, and affordable. Kanye even wanted to work on the Roshe model before Nike broke off their deal. As a matter of fact when the 350's came out they were considered Adidas answer to the Roshes. So to say the 350 ruled the decade you either have a recency bias and/or are a hypebeast with no awareness of sneaker history.
@@Quanic2000 100% agree. I would say the most influential sneaker of the decade was the Nike flyknits.
@@Oeugh with regard to the original post about how 350's ruled the decade (insert jerking off motion) I disagree. Yeezy as whole is hype. But I will say the waverunner is influential as it inspired or brought back the dad shoe.
oh yeah the nike mag, the $40,000 shoe. so influential. everybody had those.
Really the streets went crazy everybody had’em lol
😂😂😂😂
i think copy one is better
fr it's so popular
The Roshe Run will be the dad sneaker in 20 years
Already is. My everyday dropoff shoe.
Hot take: I consider Jordan 11s a dad shoe now. Still fire but All the old heads who buy this now are either in their late 30s or 40s.
imagine hypebeast and roshe runs lolll
the 350s should be higher kanye’s impact on sneakers is substantial and it shouldn’t be behind the future crafts. the red october’s were also a very important shoe that was in this decade
red october?
Nobody made a shoe similar to the Red October. It wasn't influential enough to make shoes like it compared to the list.
@@1800pickups influence comes in many forms the red Octobers started it all
Triple s more than red octobers
@@1800pickups please tell me who made a shoe shoe similar to nike mag?
and how you get them....? come on now... this is not about rare
Wtf??? No NMD????
OMGhuili 100% agree with u on that one
Ik right, or red October’s either. Trash list imo
Sss first 😂 you guys okay? I’m a Nike guy but kanye changed the game hands down
For the most influential its between the Nike Flyknit and the Adidas Ultraboost due to their respective technologies being so revolutionary. Flyknit inspired Adidas Primeknit and look at how many companies tried to come up with an answer to Adidas boost technology. No hype needed.
@Ali G but they're correlated
First half of the video
Nike: what’s good
Second half of the video
Nike:A’ight imma head out
Honarable mentions:
Nike Air Yeezy 2 red October (should be on list)
Travis Scott Air Jordan 1 (should be on list)
Air Jordan 11 concord (should be on list)
Nike Air Max 97/1 Sean Wotherspoon
Nike Sb Diamond Supply (yellow)
Nike LDwaffle sacai
Adidas Yeezy 750
Adidas Yeezy 700 wave runner
Adidas NMD Pharrell Williams human race (OG Yellow)
Better list than complex for sure. Mentioning sneakers like the triple soles, roshe run, and ultraboost proved you guys did some real thinking and tried to be a fair with the list as possible, some stuff I’d switch out for sure like the flyknits and futurecraft 4D (4D was as impactful as Nike adapt technology, hot for a month and forgotten) and move some spots around like triple soles being #1, but other than that good list best list I’ve seen as far as best in the decade.
All white AF1 lows, All stars, superstar, and vans. All very influential shoes.
Cereal Eater yes, but this is aimed for the last decade 2010-2019, although vans oldskools, Chuck Taylors, Nike AF1, and adidas superstar/ stan smiths are very iconic and I feel essential to everyone’s sneaker collection, these shoes have been around for decades already, 70s and 80s. so can’t really include these on this list.
@@sambarriga741 U right. They still are technically part of the most influential sneakers of the decade though. :/
No mention of the Yeezy 2?
They talk a little bit about the Red October’s in Hypebeast’s The Hype Report Podcast for sneakers of the decade. Honestly though, they were really only hot for 2-3 years until the adidas Yeezy line started. Can’t even really credit the Yeezy 2 for being the first Nike shoe with an entertainer since the Yeezy 1 came out in 2009. Other than the surprise release of the Red October’s, it didn’t do too much to shape sneakers throughout the 2010s.
IMO the 350v2’s had the biggest impact in the shoe market
you're a smart guy
im agree with your list but excuse me where is air yeezy 2 model?
Great list
Red October?
Triple S at #1 ???
Bullshit, the ozweego was doing the chunky shoe before all the others
Roshe and flyknits walked so 350s could sprint. Can't deny that they inspired the 350s, but Kanye and adidas took those silhouettes and tech and created astronomical levels of hype and influence with this model.
Come on now HB, you should have done more research. Y'all really gonna say the fragments came out before the most recent retros of the Chicagos and Breds?
These sneakers were nice
Where is vans dude??
How could you compare Vans with Off White Jordan 1's or Ultraboosts lol
Yeezy 350 V2 has to be at the top.
at least they put the roshe run in there
Good list .
balenciaga was tooooooo high on this list
Love the flyknit racer
Is it just me or were free runs huge early 2010s
So many color-ways
BROOOOO YOUR NAME IS HYPEBEAST AND YOU PUTTING TRIPLE S AND 4DS WTFFFFFFF
Leave em be..
Gary aya Collector it’s not about what you personally like but rather what was influential. While not everyone’s taste there’s no denying that the triple s’s and the dad shoe craze took over the latter years of the 2010’s.
Had 4 pairs of triple s and loved them
@@JozefEtienne still not number 1 maybe top 5 but not number one. yeezy 2 deserve that spot only because of how it created the landscape of sneaker culture as a whole to where its at now.
I am glad
I have all of these
In my collection 🤙
Lol
never thought my beloved triple s becomes number 1
It was so unexpected
No airmax? Surprising
This the most legit top tens all mentioned are once HYPED
if it was based on hype the red octobers and the yeezy 350 v2s would be in the top 3
what bout the NMD hype in 2015? only one pair of adidas made it to the list. feels like they were paid by nike lmao
Lol did we watch the same video? yeezy, ub, future craft.
nmd definitely deserved to be on the list tho
@@BlackFlashDrive oh yeah my bad, all i was seeing was nike
They should take off futurecraft & Nike mag. & Put NMD TO THE LIST.
Bruh, Peak pioneered the 3D printed shoes/sole.
No mention of flyknit
Where can I find the beat playing at 3:05
At 3:05
simple.
Yeah 👌 so awesome
Waverunners??? Started the whole dad shoe trend for sure
Okay but what about the travis Jordan 1 highs
Rehaan Manghani what about them?
What's about the Nike Yeezy 2
You forgot the Jeremy Scott Adidas Wings Bruh
that sneaker was the start of the we got style not swag culture. the bones were an amazing shoe
Yes, the TRIPLE S change the chunky sneakers industry. ..I have two pairs and they are awesome. ...This model must be in a museum 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏 thx BALENCIAGA ☺
Any listv without Puma suedes is a joke
The music is hyper beast
WHATS THE BEAT IN THE INTRO AND OUTRO I NEED THAT
700 Waverunner?? That shoe made every designer brand create a “dad shoe”
Tripple S was first
@@lemonmystery4049 nope. kanye was seen wearing the waverunners at the balenciaga fashion show where they unveiled the triple S. Waverunner was designed months prior to the release of the triple S
I feel like 700s had a bigger impact on the dad shoe wave then the triple s’ did.
Lol y'all can afford to clean the shoes?
Quinn Hudson LOLOL too funny. But that specific Triple S pair was actually designed to look like that. Still instock on the Neiman Marcus website.
Triple S should not be in the top 10....... not even the top 100.
No NMD?
what’s the beat @ 3:07
Too much Nike.
I think Lebrons Sneakers from earlier in the decade should be added to the list
Nike bb doesnt get love from those years. LBJ 7-10 were golden age for nike. Both his champ packs, mvps big bangs etc.
This list was fair!
Yo where are the air yeezy’s ?! Without that, today’s sneaker culture wouldn’t be the same !!!
SEPATU COMPASS MASA GA ADA SIH. WKWKWK
Soooo no Vapormax 🤨
What the difference between Flyknit and Primeknit
Basically not a lot of differences, I just prefer the feel of adidas Primeknit
Wow beautiful shoes I love this the blue
Raf Simons x Adidas ozweegos og chunky sneaker
Where is my Red October :(
I only like the Nike mages and off whites
Trash list
You don't get the reasoning, it's all based on influence... in places they matter. This isn't a fuccboi hypebeast list (ironic I know). Trakt is taking us to weird places too.
Mister K i know the reasoning i watched the video lol. But still there's a lot of shoes that are more influential than the shoes that made the list
John Angel like what?
shut the fuck up
Sean's,lebron 8 south beach, yeezy red october, j11 concord
Who thinks hypebeast should travel to the Philippines and feature Big Boy Cheng?
No Travis ? No Air Yeezy 2 ... but 4D and Balenciaga?????
I agree to most but come on where is the red October
Red October!?
What!!!! Roshe run😭😭😭😭
Roshe Runs deserve to be on here. They were literally everywhere for a few years
Where is Red October bruh?
I was sure that yeezys would be #1
Anyways, thank you for the video it is so well done!! 🙏
in no particular order:
red october
roshe black/white
turtle dove
vans old school
flyknit racer
ub 1.0 all white
aj1 ow
nmd
aj1 travis scott
aj1 banned
honorable mentions:
geobasket
gel lyte 3
vans authentic
nb 998
quasa high
af1
Off wight vapermax
Problem is, video is too short. Cba research or tight deadline Hypebeast? Missing a few...
Mister K Checkout Hypebeast’s The Hype Report Podcast episode on best sneakers of 2020 and the decade. They have further discussions for these picks.
@@thehomiespirit awesome thanks man, will do!
Nike Air Yeezy 2 ?
So no Superstars on the list ? Or was it just Asia ?
Where's the red Octobers?
The Nike Air Yeezy 1 should’ve been at the top of the list
0:08 green Nike? What's it called??
yall need to realize this is not a top 10 list, the triple s is just the most recent sneaker
man i understand people liking this stuff cuz we all like different things
but god damn i didn't not see a singe shoe in here that i liked at all
So basically**NIKE** revolutionized sneakers
*WHAT THE FUX* So you going to say Triple S started the dad shoe trend? So we just forgot about the OG Nike Air Monarch and Fila Disruptor 2, they been out for 30 plus years and they still hot plus they super trending as ever!
But the Tripple S started the hype
@@lemonmystery4049 with the Monarchs or Disruptors it would be no hype. They are the originals! Thats like saying with Lebron James basketball wouldn't be hype no dang well MJ and Kobe was way before his time.
Red october, NMD, Human Race, superstar, Chuck Taylor all star, Vans, AF1. (They really forgot the all white AF1 lows, but remember the roshe runners, bruh)
WHERE the red October's at ???
Think some suspicious ordering, especially at the end
Red October’s???
Adapt bb ?
for me personally its the lightning 4s
lol
Decade ends next year smh you guys should know this
Colloquially we say the 70's, 80's, 90's. When talking things that happened within an era we use the 0-9 model not the technical Gregorian calendar (1-10). It causes a lot of bar fights but blame the guy for not knowing what "0" was until it was too late.
The Triple S at #1??? HAHAHAHA
Why tf is the Futurecraft 4D here?
Man where is The Red October's Shoe of the decade
Y’all know why this list is wrong, I don’t even gotta name the show you left out.....they already know
The most influential is the off white jordan 1
Red October’s left out?
What about the Travis Scott air Jordan 1?
Of course hypebeast had ig balenciagas #1
Waverunner instead of triple s
Red Octobers needs to be on this list, they started the all red sneaker trend, you don't have to be a sneakerhead to know that.