Today we look at the most influential sneakers of all time: the Air Jordan Row.
Who was Michael Jordan?
On February 17, 1963, the boy Michael was born in Brookly, New York. It quickly became clear that he had an extraordinary talent and his parents promoted him wherever they could. The exceptional talent at the University of Carolina spent his college from 1981 to 84. In his Freshman year he was able to score the decisive goal in the NCAA final and thus helped his team to win. It was pretty much the best that could happen to him because everyone now had him on the screen. Immediately after the university time, Michael Jordan managed to get a place in the NBA. The Chicago Bulls brought the young player to them as the third Draft Pick and they should not be disappointed. In the same year, Jordan made the Rookie of the Year Award and brought the Bulls a total of 6 NBA titles (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) he still got many individual distinguished.
But he was not only successful in the NBA - at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he ran up as a representative for the USA and won gold. Four years later, Michael Jordan managed to get into the selection of the national team again, with the so -called "Dream team" he was able to earn a gold medallie for his home country.
After his Threepeat from 91 to 93, Jordan surprisingly explained his resignation and switched to baseball to fulfill his youth dream. However, it did not work as he hoped for it and moved back to the NBA in 1995.
In 2003 he finally resigned from basketball and invests in the NBA Team Charlotte Hornets.
His legacy - the sneakers
The Air Jordan 1: In 1985 Michael Jordan's first signature sneaker was launched and revolutionized the sneaker industry. His striking design lifted off from the then usual basketball shoes and made it Air Jordan 1 To a huge success that laid the basis for many other shoes. The best known colorways were the Bred and Chicago, which were also the first two sneakers that were released.
The Air Jordan 1 was designed by Peter Moore and is characterized by the fine leather and the iconic Air Jordan Wings logo on the ankle cuff. There were some Retro's Chicago and rightly.
There is a cool story at the Bred, and Jordan was actually not allowed to enter the Court of the NBA. The reason for this was that NBA Commissioner David Stern believed that it would be too little white and would therefore not fit the rest of the team outfit.
The Air Jordan 3: In 1988 the third sneaker of the series was released. Tinker Hatfield, the designer of the Air Jordan 3 established the Jumpman Logo and was the first Air Jordan Sneaker with a visible Air Bubble. The design was groundbreaking and is still an iconic shoe.
The Air Jordan 11: The transparent outsole changed the sneaker market and was released in 1995 in its first season after the break. The technology with the design of Tinker Hatfield perfectly harmonized and gave us a sneaker that is still great. In addition, the Air Jordan 11 Famous in the basketball film "Space Jam" and therefore also had a large impact on the film scene.
The Air Jordan 4: Nowadays the 4th is in the series of Air Jordan Sneakers most popular. With side wings and also a cool transparent air bubble, the design was already modern at the time - just like today. The convenience of the sneaker should not be underestimated and at that time a lot of basketball was played.
Finally, one can say that Michael Jordan not only shaped the world of basketball, but also the complete culture. Sneakerheads, the hip-hop scene and even films were influenced by him and his actions.
The series of Air Jordan Nowadays it is indispensable and she is still diligently pulled through by Nike as a performance basketball sneaker. Furthermore, more and more athletes are being added to the Jordan team and receive their own signature sneakers such as Russel Westbrook or Jayson Tatum.