Air Jordan
V (5)
Head Designer: Tinker Hatfield
Phil Jackson took over as head coach for
the Bulls in the 89-90 season. This gave
the Bull's an extra boost and everything
was flying. Jordan kept on playing his
game and set a personal best when scoring
69 points in a game against the Cleveland
Cavaliers.
First flying design
Once again Hatfield came up with a revolutionary
design for the new shoe. A few elements
were picked up from its predecessor but
it featured a great silver/reflex tounge
and a clear/see-through rubber sole which
gave it a totally unique look. Also there
were lacelocks which made it easy to strap
them on.
The design is rumoured to be inspired
by the WW2 Mustang fighter plane and the
most obvious elements that shows this
are the shark teeth shapes on the midsole.
Hatfield has since then found inspiration
from other fast means of conveyance, for
instance the Ferrarri 550 M (XIV) and
the X-15 (XV).
Yellow soles makes collectors
see red
The clear rubber sole would return in
later designs such as VI, XI and XVI and
has upset several collectors since it
very easily turns yellow. Once it's yellow
there is no way to get it back to its
original look. Seems the only way to save
them is to store the shoes in a cool and
dry place and never take them out of their
box.
The shoes were retro'd in late 1999 in
white/black-fire red and black/black-met
silver and once again there was a great
demand for them.
Retro+ models were also produced. One
of them featured Michaels high school
colors.
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