Released in 1985, the
Air Jordan Shoes I pair of
sneakers was considered
a breakthrough in
basketball shoe design.
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The Air Jordan II model
was released after
Jordan's rookie year in
the NBA.
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The Air Jordan III
was the first Air Jordan
to feature a visible air
unit on the heel, & the
new Jumpman logo
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The Air Jordan IV shoe
was first released in
1989
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The original Air Jordan
V was released in
February 1990.
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The Air Jordan VI was
released in late 1990;
Jordan won his first NBA
Championship wearing
these sneakers
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The Air Jordan VII was
released in late 1991.
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The Air Jordan VIII was
released to coincide
with the 1992-1993 NBA
season.
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Originally released in
November 1993, the Air
Jordan IX model was the
first Air Jordan model
release after his
retirement and Jordan
never played a whole
season of basketball
with this model.
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The Air Jordan X
represents an important
landmark in Jordan's
basketball career. This
represents Jordan's
first retirement from
the NBA.
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The Air Jordan XI model
was designed by Tinker
Hatfield. While Jordan
was still pursuing a
career in baseball.
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The Air Jordan XII was
inspired by "Nisshoki",
(the Japanese flag) and
a 19th century womans'
dress boot.
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The Air Jordan XIII's
were released in 1997.
This model was designed
by Tinker Hatfield and
were known for its
cushioning along with
breathability.
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The XIV was modeled
after Michael Jordan's
tatee with its sleek
design and logo. There
are over nine colors of
the Air Jordan XIV model
including his Chicago
Bulls uniform colorway,
white, red and black.
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As the first Air Jordan
model released after
Jordan's 1999 2nd
retirement from the NBA,
it shared a similarity
to the Air Jordan IX in
that Jordan never played
professionally in the
shoe.
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The Air Micheal Jordan
XVI was released on
February 17, 2001 -
Jordan’s 38th birthday.
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This shoe comes equipped
with pashav, which held
the shoes and a compact
disc containing the Air
Jordan XVII song.
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The Air Jordan XVIII was
released in 2003 and was
the shoe for Jordan’s
last season
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Released in 2004 and
modeled after the black
mamba snake, this is the
first Jordan release
after his third, and
final, retirement which
came after the 2002-2003
NBA season
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This revolutionary
motorcycle-inspired
model celebrated the
legacy of Michael
Jordan.
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The design for the Air
Jordan XXI model was
inspired by the world's
finest sport touring
vehicles.
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The Air Jordan XX2/XXII
model, designed by
Dwayne Edwards, was
released on March 24,
2007.
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According to an article
in Jet magazine,
the XX3/XXIII is the
first basketball shoe to
be made under the
"Considered" ethos,
meaning the shoe is made
with the environment in
mind.
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It
is called the 2009 because
the Air Jordan shoe produced
directly before it was the
XX3/XXIII, and as Michael
Jordan's number was 23, no
more numerical name shoes |
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