We not only wanted to prepare LeBron for that summer, but we wanted players who watched him to be able to play on outdoor courts and not rip through their shoes, says Petrie. Soon, the Jumpman will offer a brand new take on the Air Travis Scott Shoes Jordan 1 Mid Tie-Dye, this time opting for a color blocking more reserved than its original counterpart. When I was growing up it was shoes for the classroom and sneakers for the gym, says Erving. For the first time, the women's Nike Zoom Fly 3 houses a slightly softer sockliner with a higher arch.

Plus, a new material construction, called Vaporweave, on the upper is lighter than Nike Flyknit, breathable and - critically - absorbs less water from sweat or rain, so it stays airy and dry over the course of a marathon. As revealed today, Jordan Brand will also be teaming up with pop-surrealist artist Nina Chanel Abney, whose interpretation of MJ's Travis Scott Air Force 1 second signature is something straight out of the uncanny valley let me explain.

The Air Jordan 12 was the first Air Jordan sneaker with Zoom Air cushioning. All that is a fundamental part of the game, but the origins of the Jordan Brand were about tapping into the time off the floor, the hangtime, the flight, says Chad Troyer, Jordan Brand Senior PLM. Some other facts The design of the Air Jordan 12 was partly inspired by the Rising Sun emblem on the Japanese flag. This may have been intentional as Michael Jordan hosted a basketball clinic in Japan in the Summer of 1996.

Perhaps the lone visual deviation in the line, the Soldier II was created for LeBron to wear in Beijing during the summer of 2008. The upper was slightly stripped down without the straps, while its construction focused on durability features like a reinforced lateral rand. The Egyptian theme continues in 2019 with the Khepri. An Egyptian solar diety represented by the scarab beetle, Khepri, the god of creation, is associated with resurrection - explicitly known for rolling the sun above the horizon each morning and carrying it through the other world after sunset.

Yet, the creative team at Brand Jordan hasn't exhausted every idea, as confirmed by the Travis Scott Sneakers rumored Retro High OG variant dipped in Varsity Red Iron Ore Sail set to release on February 4th, 2022. An exclusive for women and children, the newly-surfaced rumor proposes that Michael Jordan's first signature sneaker will don a predominantly-two-tone arrangement across a synthetic leather upper. Air Jordans have reliably been some of the most popular sneakers in the world for the past 30 years. Jordan Brand taps rappers like Travis Scott design their own versions.