AIR JORDAN
In 1884 after Michael Jordan won a national championship at the University of North Carolina, a Gold Metal in the Olympics, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the NBA draft. In 1985 Nike gave Jordan his first signature shoe line in efforts to make a big jump in the sneaker game. Pete Moore was given the task to come out with the first Air Jordan shoe by Nike ever. The shoe had a Swoosh on the mid panel, wings on the upper ankle, Nike Air units for cushioning, and padded ankle collars. The Air Jordan 1 opened up the way for colorful basketball sneakers. The shoe was banned from the NBA because the colors were not the traditional black/white. However this did not stop Jordan from wearing them; he was fined $5000 for every game he wore them but Nike payed each fine. In 1986 Jordan scored 63 points wearing those shoe in the playoffs and now they are one of the top selling shoes ever. These are the sneakers that created sneaker fanatics and shoe heads to this day. There are now hundreds of different types of Jordan's. This brand is leading sneaker companies to this day.
In 1884 after Michael Jordan won a national championship at the University of North Carolina, a Gold Metal in the Olympics, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the NBA draft. In 1985 Nike gave Jordan his first signature shoe line in efforts to make a big jump in the sneaker game. Pete Moore was given the task to come out with the first Air Jordan shoe by Nike ever. The shoe had a Swoosh on the mid panel, wings on the upper ankle, Nike Air units for cushioning, and padded ankle collars. The Air Jordan 1 opened up the way for colorful basketball sneakers. The shoe was banned from the NBA because the colors were not the traditional black/white. However this did not stop Jordan from wearing them; he was fined $5000 for every game he wore them but Nike payed each fine. In 1986 Jordan scored 63 points wearing those shoe in the playoffs and now they are one of the top selling shoes ever. These are the sneakers that created sneaker fanatics and shoe heads to this day. There are now hundreds of different types of Jordan's. This brand is leading sneaker companies to this day.