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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