When it comes to trainers, there's a whole lot of choice out there. Do you go for canvas or leather, slip-on or lace-up, Nike ...

and the aforementioned adidas sneaker. And as the Stan Smith shoe did, Beckham was also able to traverse cultural inflection points successfully: From the bubblegum-pop phenomenon the Spice Girls ...

Stan Smith sits in the dining room of his Hilton Head Island home in South Carolina, where he and his wife, Margie, have lived for almost 50 years. Behind him to his left stands a rich walnut ...