Introduced in 1969, the aptly-titled Superstar was the first
low-top basketball shoe made out of leather. It was
immediately identified by its rubber toe box and became
known to millions as the "shell toe". Only a few years after
this shoe came to the basketball courts more than 75% of all
league basketball players were wearing it and a decade later
the “shell toe” was the most iconic shoe in street culture and
is still one of the most successful adidas shoes of all times
today.