Air Jordan IV
The Air Jordan IV shoe was first released in 1989, designed once again by Tinker Hatfield. It became the first Jordan shoe released on the global market, with some exceptions. The Air Jordan IV cushioning sole and design helped to make the shoe an international bestseller.
Spike Lee, the director/actor who helped in the ad campaign for the Air Jordan III, created the famous Can/Can't TV commercial. Lee also featured the Air Jordan IV in his movie Do The Right Thing in a scene where the character "Buggin Out" (played by Giancarlo Esposito) angrily confronts a Caucasian bicyclist who accidentally bumps into him and scuffs his Air Jordan IVs shoes. After the confrontation, Buggin Out promptly places his shoe on a fire hydrant and cleans it with a toothbrush.
The shoe was retroed in 1999 in a white/black colorway and a black/cement colorway, and stores were sold out of Air Jordan IV within hours of release. However, when Nike released the first Retro+ model of the Air Jordan IV, many fans of the shoe claimed that the company had "destroyed a classic" by removing the nets on the shoe along with making some other subtle changes. One example being "NIKE AIR" logo featured on the back of the shoe being replaced with the Jumpman logo.
In 2006, Nike released several variations of the Air Jordan IV, including "Mars Blackmons" ("Red" IV's with Spike Lee's alter ego on the heel), "Military Blues", and the $500 "Thunder and Lightning" package. Also released the Mist blue color and all white and all black.
These particular variations of the shoe also takes part in the inspiration of the Air Jordan Spiz'ike (the shoe's side-lace strap).
Air Jordan V
The original Air Jordan V was released in February 1990, again designed by Hatfield. Some elements were the same from the Air Jordan IV, but the Air Jordan V's most distinctive feature is arguably its reflective tongue. There was also another innovation: clear rubber soles. The soles gave the shoe a whole new and unique look, but it yellowed over time when exposed to moisture. To combat this problem, collectors stored the shoes in a cool, dry place with a desiccant at the soles, most commonly silica packs
The Air Jordan V also featured a base top with lace locks, making strapping on the shoe easy. The lacelock feature partly inspired the Air Jordan Spiz'ike. The Air Jordan V model is considered to have the best structure and design to wear during basketball games and sold the most pairs of shoes from the Air Jordan line.
Hatfield is believed to have drawn inspiration for the Air Jordan V from the World War II Mustang fighter plane; which is most notably visible in the shark teeth shapes on the midsole. The Air Jordan V was retroed in 2000 to great demand, including a new colorway featuring Michael Jordan's high school (Laney High) colors. In 2006 several re-retro V's had released including the very popular LS "Grape" V's, the LS "burgundy" V's and the popular "Fire-Red" V's. Along with the latter, a very limited laser design and the black/metallic/fire red colorways were released in early 2007.
Air Jordan VI
The Air Jordan VI was released in late 1990 and designed by Tinker Hatfield. The Air Jordan VI model featured a rubber tongue with two holes in it which the wearer can easily put the shoes on. The clear soles and the lace locks features were brought back from the Air Jordan V model. The Air Jordan IV featured the figure 2 standing up on the back of the shoe and the figure 3 lying down facing the ground close to the laces. These also were the last shoes to feature the "NIKE AIR" logo on the back, later being replaced by the jumpman logo, with the words "AIR" underneath it.
The Air Jordan 6 was the shoe Jordan wore when he won his first NBA championship when the Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1990-91 NBA Finals.
The shoe was retroed in three color ways in 2000. The first model was the Olympic color way for Ray Allen when he competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The second new color way featured a white upper and navy blue accent. The third model featured black and deep red(infareds) .
In 2006, a black and gold color way was released along with the Air Jordan XI named the "Defining Moments Package," (DMP) celebrating the shoes Jordan wore when he won his first NBA championship in the 1990-1991 season and his 1995-1996 NBA championship, his first since returning to the NBA after retiring from the NBA in 1993.
This past June 7th the Air Jordan retro 6 was released in a first time color way. The shoe consists of all white patent leather. The shoe has all five colors of the Olympic rings symbol. On the tip of the shoe is embroidered a figure of a Chinese flower.
The entire tongue, and part of the lace locks of the Jordan VI were the inspiration for the Air Jordan Spiz'ike.
2008年11月29日星期六
Air Jordan IV V
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