Complex’s 20 Awesome Sneakers You’ve Never Heard Of

How seriously you take your identity as a sneakerhead can be gauged by things like the size/scope of your collection, the amount of time you spend dealing with kicks on a daily basis and plenty of other metrics.  One especially effective cold read comes from asking people how much they know about relatively obscure models like the Nike Air Max 120, because chances are, when you’re familiar with these kinds of cult classics, you have indeed invested some serious time into this hobby.  Complex‘ latest list pulls together some of the forgotten gems of the modern era into one serious score for the hardcore among us, and you can see its contents in full with each model labeled for your convenience after the jump below.

Vans Serio

Nike Air Max 120

adidas ZX 710

adidas EQT Running Guidance

Puma Stepper

Nike Healthwalker Max

Converse Maverick

Converse World Class Trainer

Nike Air Trainer Patrol

Saucony 586csi

adidas Strider

Asics GEL Epirus

Nike Air Ship

Nike Impulse

Puma Majesty

Reebok ACT 600

Avia 2060

Avia 870

Nike All England

Puma RS Computer