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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