Adidas Forest Hills

A 1976 tennis shoe named after Forest Hills in New York, and one of the shoes that defined the casual era's taste for the best trainers money could buy, elitist appeal and all. Wade Smith in Liverpool did a lot to make it one of the most sought-after three-stripe styles in the North West. What sets it apart is the detail: leather upper, perforated stripes, foil Forest Hills lettering and the original trefoil on the heel tab. That also makes it the least forgiving shoe here to wear daily, since it looks best box-fresh. The 2009 film Awaydays revived interest in it, and Adidas has reissued it in new colorways since, so the hunt now is for the right shade rather than any pair at all.