I think everyone around here, i live in belgium, skated the air max 87's at one point. In the late 90's shoes were so tech that you couldnt tell the difference anyway (axion marianos, circa muska, d3... All had huge air pockets as well). Our choice was all leather ones, that we picked up from the sale rack at footlocker, and they skated really really well. They held up pretty good as well.
Loads of kids around here also skated the air jordan 4's.
Other shoes:
- nike cortez
- nike bo cross trainers
- nike air force
- adidas superstar
- puma suedes
Things that I saw at the local park kids wearing beige parachute pants combined with emerica westgates. Are those pants really coming back?