Air Jordan 6
AIR JORDAN 6 : The sneaker of the first title of MICHAEL JORDAN
AIR JORDAN 6 : HIS HISTORY
Revealed in 1991, there Air Jordan 6 was imagined by the legendary Tinker Hatfield. It is this designer who hides behind the designs Air Jordan From 3 to XV. It is by carrying the Air Jordan 6, six years after the release of the Air Jordan 1, that Michael Jordan has also won his first title of NBA champion and MVP of finals under the colors of Chicago Bulls Faced with Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers.
At the time of the exit, the Air Jordan 6 was available through five different colors with the legendary at the head of the White Infrared And Black Infrared.
A SNEAKERS NIKE AT DESIGN Blooming
In order to always go further and draw the best possible pair for His Airness, Tinker Hatfield has redoubled an effort on the Air Jordan 6. Far, for example, of design Classic Air Jordan 1 Mid and some Air Jordan 1 High.
It is at the request of Michael Jordan Himself that Hatfield has set out to build a cleaner model both in terms of style and material. For MJ, the reference being the Italian shoe built of one and the same encroachcement and Monomatière. To meet the needs of the American superstar, the designer from Oregon then made the Air Jordan 6 A model better finished And lighter. Instead of leather, this is suede, a synthetic leather, which is used. The panels even draw a “23”, Reference to the number of Michael Jordan. Due to loss of breathability caused by this suede, the one who started in Nike By drawing the Air Jordan 3 chose to make perforations On a large part of the model.
Several parts are very worked, such as the heeltab and the tongue. For the first time, a shoe Air Jordan integrates a heeltab. Located at the back of the sneaker, this small strap makes the Faster and practical lacing. This piece was also inspired by Spoiler of the Porsche of Michael Jordan. This strap will then be revisited but ultimately forgotten from the Air Jordan 11.
Designed in integrated neoprene, the tab was also particularly worked. It has two openings that allow a foot best support And to breathe better. On the other hand, the Air Jordan 6 is here last pair to count a bubble ofair Visible on the midsole.
The collaborations of JORDAN 6
Surely less popular currently than some other models basketball of the brand, the Air Jordan 6 Also, also, had the right to its share of collaborations. For its first joint work, the AJ6 collaborated with young patients through the program Doernbecher in 2009.
Subsequently, the Jumpman highlighted the Air Jordan 6 through collaborations with Jordan Motorsports, Macklemore, the manga Slam Dunk or Gatrade between 2010 And 2017.
More recently, Jordan Brand worked on his number 6 model with Aleali May (Spring 2019), THE PSG (summer 2019) or Levi's in 2020. But the most striking collaboration concerning the Air Jordan 6 was the one with the American rapper Travis Scott in 2019, a year after the Air Jordan 4. Output in two colors, the British Khaki and the Medium Olive, this Air Jordan 6 has the distinction of having small pressures on the side parts.
JORDAN 6 RETRO
Nine years after his first release in 1991, the Air Jordan 6 has experienced a revival with the release of the first models Retro in 2000. Subsequently, it is in 2002 that the Air Jordan 6 will return, in a version low top.