Sneaker Outsoles - the 1990's

adidas Country Ripple:

The adidas Country Ripple shoe features a clear rubber bottom with an embedded Trefoil logo.

ASICS Counter:

The ASICS Counter wrestling shoe shows off its textured sole design, similar to many other wrestling shoes.

Converse may have jumped the gun bringing out the All Star 2000 in 1996, but it brings the classic "Chuck Taylor" patch to a new location. (However, the "shoe size stamped on the bottom of the shoe" went away in the process.)

Converse Helium:

The first Converse design with helium cushioning, the Converse He:01 basketball shoe, has a sole with nubs.

Converse Premium All Star:

Converse updated the traditional "Stripe-Star-Stripe" version of the suede All Star of the early 1970's with the Premium All Star. They also made some updates to the outsole. (No more "shoe size stamped on the bottom of the shoe" here, either.)

FILA Grant Hill 2:

With that dramatic, multicolored "F", nobody would mistake the outsole of the FILA Grant Hill 2 basketball shoe with a Nike product!

FILA FX-100 (Clear "ice rubber"):

The clear ice rubber outsole of the FILA FX-100 sneaker, however, doesn't provide such a dramatic display.

JORDAN Brand motifs:

There isn't a Nike logo on the outsole of either the Air Jordan 11 or the Air Jordan 13 (or anywhere on either shoe). However, they both feature the JUMPMAN logo.

New Balance Examples - 620 and 650:

New Balance Athletic Shoe may not be as large as Nike, but they have also mastered the art of encoding the manufacturer's name or logo in the sneaker outsole pattern.

Nike Air 2010 Plus:

Nike does not limit the outsole information to their basketball shoes; they also make certain that their name is legible on their aerobic shoes!

Nike Air Deschütz sport sandals:

What are those colorful blobs floating down the river? They're Nike Air Deschütz sport sandals! (Maybe somebody coming feet first...)

Nike Air Digs:

The Nike Air Digs volleyball shoe doesn't have a Nike logo, but the outside edge does remind the user of Nike "AIR."

Nike Air Max Rampant:

This is the sole of the Nike Air Max Rampant womens' aerobic shoe.

Nike basketball shoe motifs:

These examples from the Nike lineup (Air Darwin, Air Strong, and Air Super CB) add additional graphic information to the traditional herringbone outsole pattern:

There is to be no doubt that these are basketball shoes.
There is to be no doubt about the manufacturer.
There is to be no doubt that the wearer should Just Do It.

Reebok Club C:

This is the sole of the Reebok Club C tennis shoe.

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