Sneakers are footwear of flexible material, typically featuring a sole made of rubber. Sneakers were originally sporting apparel, but are today worn much more widely as casual footwear. They are now very popular, especially with young people. Popular brands include Nike, Adidas, Reebok, and Fila. High-heeled shoe Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet. ... The Nike swoosh logo Nike, Inc. ... adidas Stabil and a box Adidas is a German sports apparel corporation. ... Reebok International Limited (NYSE: RBK) is a Fortune 500 company named for a type of African gazelle. ...

The first sneaker was invented in 1893. It was made of canvas and was invented so boaters would not have to wear dress shoes when they were on deck.

The term itself was first used in 1916 by the US Rubber Company for the Keds brand, because rubber soles made the shoes quiet.

In British English, such shoes are called trainers. Diagram showing the geographical locations of selected languages and dialects of the British Isles. ... Trainer may refer to: An aircraft used for training pilots A padded sports shoe (trainer is used commonly in British English where sneaker would be used in American English). ...

Sneakers is a 1992 film about a team of security sneakers. Sneakers is a 1992 film directed by Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams) and starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, and David Strathairn. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment industry. ... A sneaker is an individual hired to break into places in order to test their security; analogous to tiger team. ...