The 20 Most Outrageous Sneaker Designs

Wild in the streets.

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If it is true — at times, anyway — that, when it comes to sneaker design, form follows function, then function occasionally leads form to some very strange places. Understand that we're not talking about intentionally outrageous design (hi, Jeremy Scott) here, but performance shoes that either had features that required unorthodox solutions or were just so far ahead of their time that we're still catching up now. Check out The 20 Most Outrageous Sneaker Designs and let us know which were your favorites.

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Nike Air Footscape

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Supra Skytop II

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Kaepa Tennis

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Nike Air Jordan II

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Air Jordan XV

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Reebok The Pump

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Dada Spinners

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Nike Shox TL1

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Nike Air Carnivore

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ASICS GEL Kinsei

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Air Jordan XX8

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Osiris D3

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Vibram Five Fingers

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Mizuno Wave Prophecy

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Nike Air Rift

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Under Armour Charge BB

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Reebok ATV19+

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Nike Air Foamposite One

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Nike Air Pressure

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Reebok Insta Pump Fury

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