1982 Star Wars Sneakers by Stride Rite

A newspaper ad from December 15, 1982, is all we need as proof that kids have loved Star Wars shoes for decades. Better yet, Lucasfilm — and now Disney — can simply keep capitalizing on the character designs that will never age: this 1982 ad shows us sneakers for R2-D2, C-3PO, and Darth Vader, keeping it very clear that those characters alone are worth more dollars than we may suspect.