Michael Jordan had a unique problem with all the Jordans so far – putting his shoes on! In order to slip into the shoe without wrestling it, Tinker Hatfield once again used his design ingenuity. Apart from creating a reinforced toe on MJ’s new shoe, Tinker created a tongue made out of rubber with two...
Tinker Hatfield had already created history with the Air Jordan 3 that was the most popular sneaker of its time. Once again in 1989, it was upon him to design a shoe that would outdo its predecessor. The infamous Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee) was called into action once again to work with Nike and Michael...
Brainchild of designers Bruce Kilgore (Creator of Nike Air Force One) and Peter Moore, the Air Jordan 2 made its first debut in 1986 dressed in a white/red colorway (OG). After suffering from a foot injury that Jordan sustained in his second season, the Jordan 2 was given special attention. As opposed to the traditional...
Our second “Sneakerhead in Focus” feature captures the musings of designer, sneakerhead and collector Joseph Lombardo on design, how he got into collecting sneakers and why Pantone 1787C is his favorite color. We also get his views on where sneaker design is heading with the current trends all the while ogling at his insane collection....
