Some of these inspirations are acknowledged by the skaters and designers and some of these are just my theory.
Air Jordan 12 - 1996
eS Koston 3 - 2000
DC Stevie Williams - 2000
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Air Jordan 9 - 1993
eS SLB - 1995
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Nike Air Garnett III - 1999
Lakai Fade - 2000
There are plenty more but I'll leave it at that for now.