A 19th Century women’s shoe called the Nisshoki and the Japanese flag were the inspiration behind the Air Jordan 12. The land of the rising sun and its flag at the time with sun rays scattering at different angles were mimicked beautifully on the upper of the Air Jordan 12. Still puzzled? Look at the...
Perhaps the most famous Jordan of all time, the Air Jordan 11 was Michael Jordan’s shoe for the 1995-1996 NBA season. Initially, the shoe was released in two versions: a) The Mid – Patent Leather b) The Low – Elephant Print aka the IE However, five years later the retro run of the model saw...
Better known as the shoe Michael Jordan had on his feet when the Bulls completed their Three-Peat world championship run in 1993, the Air Jordan 8 was yet another shoe for the history books. The shoe featured a strapped design with unique graphic detailing along with a carpet-like tongue. It’s freakish to know however that if...
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...
Designed by Tinker Hatfield and released in February 1990, the Air Jordan was once again a trendsetter just like Tinker’s other designs. It was the first ever shoe to have a reflective 3M tongue, the first to feature a clear rubber outsole, and the first shoe with a molded ankle collar. The flames on the...
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