These Will return this August..
Air Jordan wanted to express his "Global Appeal" to the design.
FACT:The "Japanese Flag" was inspiration for the design..
Finally The O.G Blk/Red 9's Will return this September!!
The Carolina Blue joint's will be returning this June!!
Baseball Jordan 9 cleat's!!
In 1992-1993 when Tinker Hatfield and Nike started working on the Air Jordan 9, Michael Jordan was in Asia to promote for Nike.Tinker was really influenced by Japanese design. There is a lot of features on the shoe that you may not know which came from the Japanese culture.
Here is a comment from Tinker on the Air Jordan IX:“The Air Jordan IX represented the globalization of the Air Jordan brand name. Everybody around the world wanted to be like Mike. Take a close look at the soles of the shoes, we designed the different languages around the world that describes the sporting spirit of Michael Jordan and what he has done for the world of sports.
Here is a comment from Tinker on the Air Jordan IX:“The Air Jordan IX represented the globalization of the Air Jordan brand name. Everybody around the world wanted to be like Mike. Take a close look at the soles of the shoes, we designed the different languages around the world that describes the sporting spirit of Michael Jordan and what he has done for the world of sports.
On the back of the Air Jordan 9 you will see a “Rising Sun” with the Jumpman logo. On the shoe it self there are words in different languages that best represents Michael Jordan, and those words are:
Left Shoe-Uhuru (Swahili) – “Independence”Cвобода (Russian) – “Freedom”Cпорт (Russian) – “Sport”Athletisch (German) – “Athletic”Muundaji (Swahili) – “Hope”
Right Shoe-Intenso (Italian) – “Intense”Liberté (French) – “Freedom”Anmutig (German) – “Graceful”Fuerza (Spanish) – “Force”Dédié (French) – “Dedicated”
When asked what shoe should be on the statue of Michael Jordan in front of the United Center in Chicago, Tinker said the Air Jordan IX, because the shoe represented MJ being a “global superstar". With the "Original Colorways" set to drop this year(plus some) Jordan 9 Fans should stay on point for these re-releases!!
Left Shoe-Uhuru (Swahili) – “Independence”Cвобода (Russian) – “Freedom”Cпорт (Russian) – “Sport”Athletisch (German) – “Athletic”Muundaji (Swahili) – “Hope”
Right Shoe-Intenso (Italian) – “Intense”Liberté (French) – “Freedom”Anmutig (German) – “Graceful”Fuerza (Spanish) – “Force”Dédié (French) – “Dedicated”
When asked what shoe should be on the statue of Michael Jordan in front of the United Center in Chicago, Tinker said the Air Jordan IX, because the shoe represented MJ being a “global superstar". With the "Original Colorways" set to drop this year(plus some) Jordan 9 Fans should stay on point for these re-releases!!
