Air Jordan XVII
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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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