![]() So while a shoe like the white and black “Panda” Nike Dunk Low continues to take over the world, it’s too milquetoast to have earned a spot here. Which brings us to the next point-if a shoe was big but not sufficiently interesting, it’s not going to have a spot on this list. The shoes we choose are meant to reflect which brands did the best work, which sneakers will be remembered and coveted years later, and which were most impactful. Some of these shoes you probably had no chance at buying. ![]() These are not the sneakers that sold the most, or the sneakers that were reasonably good and made you feel good because you could actually buy them. Hopefully you’re here because you trust us on that. We try to balance being prescriptive and descriptive: we want shoes that reflect the taste of our audience but we also need to guide that taste a little bit and tell people which sneakers are good. These lists are determined by Complex’s team of sneaker minds getting together and arguing for a good couple of days. We’re not gonna spoil the answers to that first question-you’ll have to scroll down for that-but generally speaking, the best sneakers of this past year were the ones that did something interesting in their design, that captured the public’s attention, that told some story through their release beyond just being a hot colorway. What are the best sneakers of 2022? How do you even determine such a thing? Why are certain shoes that were all over the place this past year missing from this list? Like, where are Salehe Bembury’s ubiquitous Crocs? Why does any of this even matter? We’re glad you asked.
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