Article#5

Article #5

Rajan Clark

April 23, 2018

On-line News

Jordans Vs Air Jordans

            Jordans will forever be the latest shoe topic for centuries. A pair of Jordans drop out almost every day. A lot of people say that it is the same shoe getting made over and over. It is true that it is the same shoe, but it has different color in certain times. What others fail to realize is that each shoe has its own icon. The biggest argument is the comparison between Jordans and Air Jordans. An “Air Jordan” simply means one of the Michael Jordan signature shoes that have been released or reintroduced. These shoes will have a model number, which as of 2016 is between 1–30. “Air” simply means a shoe that uses Nike Air technology in the sole of the shoe, as all Air Jordans, and many other Nikes do. “Jordan” simply refers to the Jordan brand, which markets “Air Jordans” as well as other footwear and apparel. So, suppose the Jordan brand released a Chris Paul signature shoe that used Nike Air technology. It would be “Air” and it would be “Jordan” but it wouldn’t really be an “Air Jordan.”

            In 1985, the first pair of Jordans where made in black and red. For the fact that they were black and red was what made them banned them from the NBA. In the NBA your shoes were meant to be all white in the 80’s. The 2016 Jordans where an homage to the first sneaker from 1985 and on the bottom it has a giant word that says, “Banned“. The 1990 sneaker takes inspiration from a World War 2 fighter plane. The Air Jordan 5’s was inspired by the World War 2 mustang fighter machine. In 1996, the Air Jordan 12 was inspired by World War 2 with Japans, “Flag of the Sun “. The shoe made in 1998 was inspired by Michaels Ferrari. In 1999, the new Jordans took notes from Nasa’s X-15 Aircraft. The 2002 Jordans were inspired by Jazz.

           

The 2004 Jordans paid homage to The Black Mamba snake. In 2006 Jordan decided to take his shoes back to the auto industry by making a inspirational shoe of a Bently. The 22^nd Air Jordan shoe was inspired by the F-22 Air Plane. All of these shoes were inspirational from other visual man made materials. The different designs describe the shoe meaning.