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What is the best sneaker collaboration of all time?

By YPB Team

Boutique tie-ins, designer reworks and one rap group that wrote a song about its shoes. Matchups decide which team-up mattered most.

  1. Off-White x Air Jordan 1 — ranked #11
    Off-White x Air Jordan 1
    Virgil Abloh's deconstructed 2017 Air Jordan 1 'Chicago' from The Ten collection.
    1000pts
  2. A Ma Maniere x Air Jordan 3 — ranked #22
    A Ma Maniere x Air Jordan 3
    The Atlanta boutique's 2021 cream and violet Air Jordan 3.
    906pts
  3. Sacai x Nike LDWaffle — ranked #33
    Sacai x Nike LDWaffle
    Chitose Abe's 2019 double-stacked hybrid runner.
    862pts
  4. Staple x Nike SB Dunk Pigeon — ranked #44
    Staple x Nike SB Dunk Pigeon
    Jeff Staple's 2005 Dunk Low whose New York release needed police.
    765pts
  5. Ronnie Fieg x Asics Gel-Lyte III — ranked #55
    Ronnie Fieg x Asics Gel-Lyte III
    The Kith founder's 2010s Gel-Lyte III series that built his name.
    647pts
  6. Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 — ranked #66
    Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1
    The 2019 reverse-Swoosh Air Jordan 1 High by Travis Scott.
    503pts
  7. Union x Air Jordan 1 — ranked #77
    Union x Air Jordan 1
    Union Los Angeles's 2018 spliced Air Jordan 1.
    503pts
  8. Supreme x Nike Air Force 1 — ranked #88
    Supreme x Nike Air Force 1
    Supreme's long-running white and black Air Force 1 Low.
    0pts
  9. Concepts x Nike SB Dunk Lobster — ranked #99
    Concepts x Nike SB Dunk Lobster
    The Boston shop's 2008 Dunk Low with a lobster-shell red upper.
    0pts
  10. Run-DMC x Adidas Superstar — ranked #1010
    Run-DMC x Adidas Superstar
    The 1986 deal that made Run-DMC the first non-athletes with an athletic shoe endorsement.
    0pts

Comments 1

Run-DMC recorded "My Adidas" in 1986 and got a shoe deal; Virgil Abloh took the Air Jordan 1 apart in 2017. Both made the cut: https://youpick.best/articles/air-jordan-ranked-many-ways

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