Posts Tagged ‘Air Jordan’
Michael Jordan Sneakers
Michael Jordan sneakers refer to the sport shoe line that Nike launched in 1985 after signing a contract with world’s top basketball player, Michael Jordan in 1984. The partnership was the result of Nike’s effort to help professional sportsmen in their carrier. Nike has always been a promoter of sports and sportsmen, probably because while [...]
Read more...Jordan Sneakers
How Jordan Sneakers first came to life Jordan sneakers are the best known items in the most popular of Nike’s product lines, the Air Jordan colection. In an attempt to help professional athletes in their career and promote its brand, Nike signed contracts with top sportsmen in the 80’s. One of these was Michael Jordan, [...]
Read more...Air Jordan VII, Air Jordan 7
After the fantastic ‘90-‘91 season, it could only get better for Michael Jordan and the Bulls. It was now time to put up the US Olympic team that would go and compete at the Barcelona Olympics. Michael, wearing the number 9 on his T-shirt, and his “Dream Team” of 1992 went on and won the [...]
Read more...Air Jordan VI, Air Jordan 6
The Air Jordan 6 was released during the 1990-1991 NBA season, the best ever for the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan. The Bulls won against the LA Lakers in the finals and won the NBA Championship and Jordan got his second Most Valuable Player award. After loosing the first game, they won four straight games [...]
Read more...Air Jordan V, Air Jordan 5
The fifth sneaker in the series, the Air Jordan V was released in early 1990 in five color combinatios and, as usual, presented numerous innovations and distinctive designs and features. It was designed by Tinker Hatfield, the genius who brought to life the previous four shoes in the line. The new model rolled outin a [...]
Read more...Air Jordan IV, Air Jordan 4
The fourth member of the Air Jordan sneakers line was designed in 1988 once again by Tinker Hatfield and released in 1989, being the first Air Jordan to be made available simultaneously in major markets all over the world. It was sold for $100. The Air Jordan 4 was supported by Spike Lee’s now famous [...]
Read more...Air Jordan III Sneakers, Air Jordan 3 Sneakers
The third sneaker of the Air Jordan line came to life in 1988, after an NBA season in which Michael won more awards than ever, receiving the NBA ‘Most Valuable Player’ award and leading the Chicago Bulls to their best season in almost 15 years. For the new Air Jordan 3, Nike hired a new [...]
Read more...Air Jordan II Sneakers, Air Jordan 2 Sneakers
The II literally becomes high fashion as Air Jordan soars to its first dunk title in an ultra clean, made-in-Italy design. The designer of the Air Jordan 2 is either Bruce Kilgore or Eric Huber of King’s College. So far, there’s no official source to confirm any of them as the real creators. The low-tops [...]
Read more...Air Jordan I Sneakers, Air Jordan 1 Sneakers
With the release of the Air Jordan I in 1985, Nike brought the footwear industry into a new era, giving birth to a whole new generation of sneakers that would become the subject of passions and thousands of personal collections. In the mid 80’s, Nike was watching closely the basketball scene, looking for a name [...]
Read more...Nike and Carmelo Anthony To Launch The Jordan Melo M5 Sneaker
Tomorrow Nike will launch the fifth sneakers resulting from the cooperation with Carmelo Anthony, the Jordan Melo M5 basketball sneaker. Carmelo Anthony has been involved in basketball since a kid and this year he helped the US Olympic team win a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. D’Wayne Edwards, Jordan’s footwear design director, collaborated with [...]
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