25 Sneaker Tattoos That Defy Expectations

Some sneaker tattoos are actually good.

People are passionate about sneakers. No surprise there. Some folks, however, are more passionate than others. There's the kids who cop the latest Jordan Retros to stunt at school. Then, there are ardent collectors who mark their bodies with imagery inspired by Mark Smith's laser collage on the Jordan 20.

Sadly, when tattoos and sneakers mix the results are often disastrous. Case in point: The dude with the gigantic horizontal swoosh that lands first on Google image searches for "Nike tattoo." Thanks to mildly amusing finds like that, our expectations for ink that reflects a love of kicks are low. Yet, low and behold, some sneaker tattoos are actually not that bad. And some are actually even good. Don't believe us? Check the 25 examples below.

1. Air Joradan 4 "Fire Red"

2. Nike Air Flight Huarache

3. Nike Air Max 90 "Infrared"

4. Nike Blazer

5. Air Jordan 1 "Chicago" & Air Jordan 11 "Bred"

6. Air Jordan 6 "Carmine"

7. Nike Air Max Plus

8. adidas Superstar

9. Nike Air Max 1

10. New Balance 574

11. Air Jordan 4 Black/Red

12. Converse All Star

13. Multiple Air Jordans

14. Air Jordan 13 "He Got Game"

15. Vans Authentic

16. Nike Air Max 90 "Infrared"

17. Vans Sk8-Hi

18. Nike Roshe Run

19. Sneaker Boxes

20. Air Jordan 2

21. adidas Samba

22. Nike Air Max Plus

23. Nike Cortez

24. Nike Terra TC Box

25. Air Jordan 4 "Toro Bravo"