While the Heaven’s Gate mass suicide was an absolute tragedy, a particular element of it became a cultural touchstone of the 1990s: those Nike shoes. During a three-day period of late March 1997, 39 ...

Nike can't be blamed ... two survivors running the Heaven's Gate email account (seriously, they take questions; try it for yourself: rep@heavensgate.com) that the shoes were purchased by two ...

The Nike Decade in its black and white colorway is one of those shoes, and is tied to a particularly morbid moment in American history. The shoes were worn by members of the Heaven's Gate cult ...

They donned matching black track suits with customized patches identifying themselves as the “Heaven’s Gate Away Team.” They slipped on brand new black Nike shoes. They packed duffel bags.

This pair of shoes is being advertised on eBay ... Dick Joslyn, former member of the Heaven's Gate cult, displays his black Nike sneakers at a news conference Friday, April 18, 1997 in San Diego.

From furry Grateful Dead tributes to understated Japanese grails, these are the most important colorways of the indispensable ...

It has been 25 years since 39 people died in the Heaven's Gate mass suicide Editor's note ... wearing matching outfits and identical Nike sneakers. The members left video diaries explaining ...