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Air Jordans, also known as just '''Jordans''', '''Js''' or '''AJs''', are a brand of shoes originally worn by legendary basketball player, Michael Jordan . Since its first release in 1985, there have been new ones released each year, even after Jordan retired from basketball. Jordan shoes are made by the Jordan Company, which is a part of Nike . Air Jordans are relatively expensive compared to most other sneakers and are considered by some obsessives to be collectors items. Collectors classify Air Jordans by release year and model: Originals (OG), Retros, Retro+'s, and Samples. Every once in a while certain limited edition color ways are also released. AIR JORDAN I Designed by . The shoe gained much initial publicity and interest when the National Basketball Association banned it, saying that its vibrant black and red color violated the league's design rules. Michael Jordan is also said to have not cared much for the first Air Jordan, saying the red and black colorway looked like "devil shoes". Nonetheless, other shoe companies scrambled to emulate the design, with some even introducing direct knock-offs. In 1994, the white/black-red and black/red colorways were retroed and sold very poorly. Many went on sale for as low as $20 in stores. When the I's were retroed again in 2001, they sold out instantly. |
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