For nearly 40 years, Steven Smith has been quietly designing shoes that have helped shape what we wear on our feet today from running and basketball shoes to some of the wildest designs of the modern shoe era. Different brands. Different decades. Completely different silhouettes. Always iconic. Smith helped build the design that made New Balance what it is today, with classics including the 574, 997, 1500 and other models that still continue to be one of the most worn sneakers on the planet. He helped establish the brand’s now famous “dad shoe” aesthetic. Decades later, he helped push footwear in the opposite direction at Yeezy. Smith and Kanye are the only shoe to not only compete against the Jordan brand but outperform it for several years. The Wave Runner, 450 and Foam Runner weren’t just meant to look futuristic, Smith has described the Foam Runner’s laceless construction as a solution to an actual performance problem. Function first, and somehow the result looked like it came...