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lagearcropped012108.jpg"Dazzling. Different. Awesome." So begins the copy from this 1988 ad for L.A. Gear sneakers. Are they for sports, or do they just look good? Not even the company seems to know: "The hottest new look in high and low basketball shoes. Built to perform. With sizzling colors..." Well, these ladies sure are working up a sweat hanging at that diner. Surely guzzling those low-calorie beverages will help! (Click the picture for a full-size view.) [All-American Ads Of The '80s]

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