Air Jordan
VII (7)
By this time nothing could stop Michael
and his confidence must have been at least
110%. The Bulls won their second straight
title and he picked up a number of awards
and honors. Jordan also went off to the
Olympics bringing home another gold medal
for the USA. This of course with the unforgettable
Dream Team of '92.
Hua..., who?
Hatfield created a shoe with lots of similarities
with the previous model. What was unique
with the VII's was that they used some
of the Nike Huarache technology to create
a shoe that really stuck to your foot.
What also made you either frown or smile
was the fact that the visible air sole,
the Nike Air logo, and the yellowing soles
all were gone.
When Michael went to the Olympics with
the Dream Team, Nike released a special
olympic color combo of the VII's. This
model also featured Michael's olympic
jersey number, 9 which made it very special
since all of the previous models that
featured his jersey number had always
been either stitched or printed with the
number 23.
Hate it or love it
The Air Jordan VII was one of the first
models that really caused the customers
and collectors to take a stand. Some people
straight up hated it and others loved
it more than any previous model.
Sure, taste is individual and previous
models had also been met with criticism
but nothing as obvious as with the VII's.
Who knows, this might have been due to
the fact that Jordan's popularity was
huge by now and that Air Jordan's now
were exported to all four corners of the
globe making the customers a greater number
than before.
Ever since the VII's taking a stand when
it comes to the design has been a lot
more obvious and we've always seen distinct
pro and con divisions within the circle
of customers.
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