Posts Tagged ‘Nike’
Nike Air Force One Sneakers
History And Facts About The Nike Air Force One Sneakers The Air Force 1 sneakers first came to life in 1982. Its name comes from the new Nike Air cushioning technology that the company patented the same year. This “Air” technology, for which Nike had exclusivity for 15 years, enabled them to manufacture sneakers at [...]
Read more...Nike Swoosh Logo
The Nike Swoosh logo is one of the best-known symbols in the world. It was designed by Carolyn Davidson, a young graphic design student at Portland State University , in 1971 for only 35$. The legend says that Phil Knight, the co-founder of Nike, had a bunch of logo designs in front of him, but [...]
Read more...Nike Sneakers
How About a Pair of Nike Sneakers? Nike sneakers were the first products manufactured by the company that will later become the world’s biggest apparel manufacturer, Nike. Back in 1964, Bill Bowerman had the idea of producing cheap sports shoes that would be accessible to everyone. He was joined by Jeff Johnson and soon opened [...]
Read more...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 [...]
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