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See My Socks? History of Invisible Shoes

730 days ago - by Alex Kroviak - 51 comments
See My Socks? History of Invisible Shoes

The Air Jordan 2010‘s window is about as controversial as it gets in sneaker culture. When a shoe possesses the “Air Jordan” name, it has a lot to live up to. Many scoffed at early pictures of this shoe, while other embraced it once official looks surfaced. This Saturday, the shoe with the window will finally hit shelves, and you can finally decide for sure whether to grab a pair.

And while the window on this particular shoe has proven to be the most talked-about, the 2010 is definitely not the first shoe to possess clear panels. So looking back, we rounded up the “invisible” shoes of years past that came before this latest shoe from Jordan Brand, giving you a look at those that inspired this shoe.

Check out our “See My Socks?” History of Invisible Shoes.


Espo x Nike Air Force II
Espo x Nike Air Force II
Graffiti artist Espo paired up with Nike to produce this highly sought-after Air Force II in late 2003. With its clear toe and quarter panels, this shoe is still cherished and you’d be hard pressed to find a deadstock pair for much less than $1000. Little did we know how much of a trend this shoe would start.

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  • Joe Choo Choo Johnson

    how could you guys forget those adidas EQT that everyone in boston has and they wear em without a sockliner because they havent washed the dirty one??

  • igetin

    ill have multiple pairs of coppers foams F*** jordan

  • MaTTy MaTT !!!

    the invisible womanz nd tha chukz r tha best…. hNDS DOWN

  • Levi V

    ive only seen black people wear this kind of shoe. im not trying to be racist or anything. all these shoes are ugly

  • Allen Walker

    Levi V… So basically your saying you don’t get out very much.

  • King Jay

    Can we please stop it *Levi V* with the “I’m not racist” public service announcment that really tells all that you’re about to say something racist but you don’t want people to think you’re racist because you have 3 black friends and 2 of them have been inside your house and one of them used to cut your grass. Dude really sit back and think about what you said. What if I said, “I only see white people live in trailer parks and that place is a dump.” What would you think? EXACTLY!! I can just imagine your response now, “I’m not racist my President is black.” Word of advice my f r i e n d (and I say that loosely) If you have to pre-warn people that you’re going to say something racist even though you’re not racist, you’re going to come off racist!!! Quit watchng FOX News!!

    • Maz

      lol

  • Jeezy Orteezy

    aint no room in this world for invisible shoes and racists….

    …the invisible shoes would melt next to the heat I wear and the racists….

    ohhh wait a minute, let me take that back…the racists could gobble on my mexican chorizo.

  • RETRO9S

    clear shoes are lame. and hahaha! i saw this hypebeast ass black kid wearing the clear high top chucks (no racial for you ppl on here freaking out right now. i’m sorry but all the black kids at my school are hypebeasts).

    and the twenty tens are $#!t. so i won’t be one of the first to have a pair because i’ll never have them.

  • OGMudbone

    what about the invisible 7′s?!?!?!?!?!??! those are my favorites…. lol jk.

  • GOD

    why make a racial comment at all if you have to back it up with your BS apologies.
    rather be black than whack and white. I mean who doesnt wanna be black or act black… c mon.
    the sneaker game is a BLACK THING. so recognize byatch

  • ArtyFresco

    The nintendo WII AFII are underrated. theyre pretty ill.

    oh and btw….you dudes on this forum need to chill.
    you guys are so suspect. always bashing each other, spitting racist flames at each other.
    this is a blog to exchange opinions on kicks and to inform.

    chill with the bull..

  • andrew

    Already got both my pairs of the AJs… Done!

  • Jeezy Orteezy

    And DOG you might be a little mistaken. ” the sneaker game is a BLACK THING” is really not a mantra i agree with.

    The sneaker game to me trancends all types of folks, lifestyles, and socioeconomic demographics.

    Allow me to ammend your statement to the following:

    The sneaker game is ______. (Fill in the blank) and so much more.

    …Now who doesn’t want to be MEX-I- Can?

  • I Got Shoes

    Old school Tecmo Bowl end zone to end zone pass on all of these.

  • iufreak18

    What does TPU window even mean??

  • iufreak18

    TPU = Trans Parent Unit?

  • Jeezy Orteezy

    Freak,

    it means Thermo-poly urethane, for the material which is in the window…. however many times TPU is used in arch supports to prevent over/underpronation.

    Peace!

  • Shawti P

    LoL, LoL, LoL @ I Got Shoes!!!! you a damn fool…but you’re right!

  • greenmaker24

    i love the clot air max 1s

  • yeezy23

    The wiis are nice, what about the invisible jordan 6s? I have 3 pair in my closet now blue, blue, orange, all icy, ahhhh

  • Kyle

    Anyone ever seen the Nike Zoom Victory Track Spike? Those are so light the whole body is see through

  • Ether

    TPU = Totatally Phuckin Ugly…

  • Ether

    *totally

  • Jae

    yeezy23

    Feb 10, 2010 at 11:22 pm
    The wiis are nice, what about the invisible jordan 6s? I have 3 pair in my closet now blue, blue, orange, all icy, ahhhh

    ^^^I hope you were kidding LOL.

  • theoneandonly

    Hey this F**ken list sucks ! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ONE SHOE THAT STARTED ALL THE INVISIBLE MADNESS ! The Espos

  • http://www.nicekicks.com Matt Halfhill

    theoneandonly,

    first page

  • http://www.nicekicks.com Matt Halfhill

    This racist ish is crossing the line.

    New site launching soon with a flagging systems as well as a vote up/down. This should clean up mindless and racists comments.

  • Billy Sunday

    @ GOD

    your comment is stupid. saying you can act black was one of the dumbest things i ever heard. you need to educate yourself before you open your mouth and embarrass an entire race….

  • dmvsneakerfreaker

    Quick question and if ANYBODY can answer this i would appreciate it… Okay, Eastbay has the Jordan AJ III D – Men’s on sale for 69.99 and i just want to know if the spikes on the bottom come off easy so that if i wanted to just wear them like normal kicks i could… I’m in MD and we’ve been getting a lot of snow so if i wanted to walk around outside i could wear the cleats (more traction) and I mean for 69.99 i cant beat that also if you can wear them like regular kicks why not… But i guess really what i want to know is… Could i wear these without the spikes?

  • campmaca34

    if i wanted people to see my socks, i wouldnt wear shoes at all – -” i like my shoes opaque thank you

  • Supreme_Kickz

    Matt!! you forgot the Clear ESPOS!!!

  • Supreme_Kickz

    never mind. haha i didnt see it in the first page. damn Fail.lols

  • Culpry!

    Dudes clear shoes be foggin up from the sweat off their feet. I just can’t do it.

  • LMNOP

    see thru kicks are a cool idea, but in reality, people just gonna see the holes in ur stripy grey and purple socks, either that or u go sockless and show off ur skanky feet. Anyway, if im spendin big money on shoes, i want people to see the shoes, not my socks.

  • TokyoMike

    Levi V’s mom takes it up the arse from black dude wearing clear kicks…..to get more traction on her SKANK A$$ lol…..PEACE AND UNITY LEVI V, PEACE AND UNITY!!!!

  • Marcus Jordan is a cop out

    Always was and will forever be a terrible idea to have clear shoes

  • Jay10do

    Clear sHoes, Invisible shoes, lol! the worst shoes to man kind, I hate shoes like that, and these Jordan’s are wack as f**k, I will not be coping these at all, Im sticking with Retros. Booooooooooooo……..

  • REP96st

    Honestly, the sneaker looks ok.. Could be WAY better without that ugly “Jordan” logo on the side..

  • FLiP

    @ god. You are so stupid. The sneaker game is for everyone not just black people and I’d rather be any race than an ignorant black person like you. Besides I see a lot of black people buying fusions.

  • Styles

    Sneaker Game isnt a black thing “God” dont be ignorant …
    Its for whoever has swag

  • Lucy

    Wow great idea! Although i’m not sure my boyfriend would want people seeing his socks on a daily basis, he would actually have to start making sure he wore clean ones! The next level of shoe and sneaker design, or could we go further and have them open toed with our metrosexual males painting their toenails next?!

  • GOD

    by “BLACK THING” i mean we originated it.
    it started as a “BLACK THING”
    this SB crap is only recent. But the shoe game as in “Gotta cop this weekends Jays”
    started as a “BLACK THING” like it or not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • RETRO9S

    HAHAHAHA!!! “theoneandonly” you just got completely owned by Mr. Matt Halfhill (much respect sir).

    and i like the idea of the flagging and voting up or down comment system. first, to keep crap (like all this black-white stuff going on on this page) under control. and second, it’d be funny to see all the stupid comments voted down like a million times. hahaha.

  • MF DOOM

    Damn, Its Things Like This That Make Me Feel Being Black In America Isnt The Thing To Be Shouldnt Everyone Enjoy The Sneaker Game No Matter What Shade Yu Are From Eggplant Purple To Cocaine White? Why Does This World Have To Come Down To Racist Remarks? Being A Black Or White Or Spanish Or Indian Or Asian Shouldnt Matter How Yu Enjoy The Sneaker Game. Just As Long As Yu Dont By Cheap Fake Knockoffs Yu Should Enjoy The Sneaker Game Like Anyone Else Would

  • RICH

    im sorry for that god dudes comment he makes us black ppl look bad its hella sad that ppl still stuck on race were one ppl and one world so get over it bra

  • ZTGiby

    the espos clots and wii’s are tight but the rest are not. id like to see the jays in person tho….

    and for the record the sneaker game is a Zach thing!

  • PASSSIN

    most of these sneakers are made in china, vietnam, korea, and tawain. nike’s own’d by a white man. jordan’s a black man… how’s all this come down to being just a black thing? jeez. get over yourself. you got nerve to call yourself god. god don’t see colors like you do.

  • PASSSIN

    lets see… you got nerve calling yourself god. God don’t discriminate. break it down right now, jordan’s black, nikes ceo founder is white, shoes are made in asia… i don’t see how it’s a black thing. get over yourself.

  • jets21

    how did we go from invisible kicks, to racism?…smh, ive seen people of all colors wearing these joints…sneakerheads are sneakerheads, no matter what color they are.

  • OG from 83

    Invisibles are EXACTLY what you make them. If you have style they will be hot. If you don't, they will be GARBAGE, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SHOE. What make the shoe so cleaver is it's little Hans Christian Andersen "The Emperor has no clothes" theme going on,Timeless. WARNING! Only if you have sock game Gents! Otherwise your like toddler wielding a desert eagle. Put'em down and back away SLOWLY. Lastly too the so called "non-racist" keep ya wack ass Dr Martens w/ white laces on. DON'T GET IT TWISTED, WE LOVE THE HATE! I gonna put it down like this…If you love this game, respect the founding fathers of the game. I got no issue with stunnas of all races. Just don't front like you invented the da shoe game. MAKE NO MISTAKE THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BLACK THANG. JORDANS HAVE BEEN OUR CADDYS JUST LIKE LOW RIDERS ARE FOR LATINOS If y'all would look to Eminem as a yard stick for all things HIP-HOP ya'll won't go wrong. KEEP IT 100

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