Air Jordan XV (15)
Head Designer: Tinker Hatfield
This was it. The first shoe after Michael's retirement.
It could't have been easy for Nike/JB to decide
to release a shoe when the athlete that was 100%
connected to this product had just retired. But
the decision turned out to be good.
Prada rip-off or original flying design
The design of the XV's originated from the air
craft X-15 which was developed by NASA during
the 1950's and was, to say the least, a bit radical.
The tounge of the shoe was sticking out in a style
that very much made your thoughts go directly
to Michael himself and his tounge sticking out.
The sides of the shoe were in a woven pattern.
Many people said this was a rip-off of a Prada
shoe when it comes to the red stripe at the back
of the shoe. Maybe the Prada shoes were inspiration
sources for Hatfield as well, but that's very
uncertain.
The slip-on Moc
This time there were not only high and low-tops
released but also so called Mocs. Stylish and
cool to be worn in summertime or on the beach
but maybe not that great to ball in.
If there were many factory variants when it came
to the XIV's then we'd have to say that for the
XV's there was an army of them. Once again in
horrible colors and very bad quality.
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