Color Sensation: Jordan 1 Retro High OG Top 3 2016
The Air Jordan 1 is the sneaker that started it all, marking the beginning of the most iconic lineage of sneakers in history. In many ways, it's responsible for launching modern-day sneaker culture as a whole—and it almost didn't happen.
History of Air Jordan 1
As the story goes, the year was 1984, and Chicago Bulls' rookie Michael Jordan was a hot commodity for endorsement deals, with sneakers naturally being paramount.
Jordan had just come off a stellar college basketball season at the University of North Carolina. He wore Converse and was a personal fan of Adidas, so he took meetings with both companies, but they never reached a deal. It seems strange today, but at the time, Michael Jordan hated Nike—so much so that he refused to take a meeting with them.
He was persuaded by his mother, Deloris Jordan, to visit the Nike campus in Oregon and listen to their pitch. His plan was to go through the motions to appease his parents and agent but he ultimately left with a contract unlike any other.
Rather than walking in the shadows of established athletes like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird (which may have been the case had he signed elsewhere), Michael Jordan shone in the Nike limelight. He was paid more than any other athlete with a sneaker endorsement at the time. Nike made him the face of its growing presence in basketball, and gave him his own sneaker line—called Air Jordan.
Jordan 1 Retro High OG Top 3 2016
A combination of three iconic colorways, the Jordan 1 Retro High OG Top 3 brings the hues of "Bred," "Chicago," and "Royal" all into one design. The Jordan 1 Retro High OG features its iconic high-top design with its original Wings logo and Nike branding. A black leather base kicks off the design with mismatched color panels around the shoe. The collar and heel are blue, while on one side you'll find a white panel and on the other a black one. The toe is red, and the outsole is blue. On the opposite foot of the Jordan Top 3 is an inverted color palette with a red collar and heel, blue toe, and red outsole.
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