of the shoe swap, but when asked, "So was there any tension there?" Smith answered, "Well, not from my point."

As people have forgotten Hailett, Smith knows the same fate has met his career. He said, "My name is there on the shoe, but, in all honesty, if you were to talk to a young person today, a lot of them would not even know who I am. They just know the name on the shoe."

The Stan Smith has seen a resurgence, and to sneakerheads, that's all that matters. Recently, Parisian boutique colette collaborated with adidas on a white-and-polka-dotted Stan Smith, and Smith was in attendance at the sneaker launch. As he opened the doors to the store, a kid tried to race past Smith—not even realizing the namesakeof the sneaker he was going to purchase was staring him in the face.

But Smith laughed off the situation and even took the kid's cash at the register. It goes to show, a great sneaker will last—even if the consumer's are unaware of its roots or history.