Air Jordan
XVII (17)
Head Designer: Wilson Smith III
Michael joined the Washington Wizards
as President of Basketball Operations
in January of 2000 and selected Kwame
Brown with the top overall pick in the
2001 NBA Draft. On September 25th 2001
he resigned his position and instead signed
a player contract.
MJ was back again!
Keeping the cover
The Air Jordan XVII design was said to
be inspired by three things; "the
fine details from an Aston Martin, the
smooth lines and flow of a jazz solo and
the long Air Jordan history of innovations
in style" (Jumpman23.com)
Well, if the XVI's were equipped with
a gaiter/shroud that was removable and
that would cover almost more than half
of the shoe, the XVII's were no worse.
With a removable midfoot cover you were
once again given the power to choose whether
or not the laces should be visible!
Metal and CD
But the midfoot cover was not everything.
This shoe came with a Jumpman embossed
metal carrying case. So, this was not
your average shoe box. OK, we had seen
this when the Japan exclusive Air Jordan
I's were released on January 1st 2001
but hey, now everyone could get one.
But, believe it or not, it doesn't stop
there. In the lid of the carrying case
a CD-rom could be found. Nike really knew
how to make their customers happy!
Overpriced?
When you decide to add a metal case and
a CD something tells you the production
cost must rise quite a bit. This also
seemed to be the case as the Air Jordan
XVII had a retail price at $200.
But is this too much? Will people actually
pay $200 for a pair of basketball shoes.
Well, the sales have just started, let's
see what happens...
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