Air Jordan 18 XVIII
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The Air
Jordan 18 was released in 2003 and was the shoe for Jordan's last
season (part 3).
Jordan played for the Washington Wizards, but his knees didn't hold
up for all of the games. Jordan returned towards the end of the
season and ended his career on April 16, 2003 in a loss against the
76ers. Though many would love to see Jordan back yet again, its
pretty safe to say that Jordan has retired for good.
New head designer
Creator of the design of the Air Jordan 18 was Tate Kuerbis (Jordan
Senior Footwear Designer). A person that had been part of the Jordan
footwear design team since 1999 and with Nike since 1995. The
inspiration of the design is a combination for a number of things;
Sleek racing lines of the auto world, Carbon fiber-based monologue
of F1 race cars, Race car driving shoes (rubber heel wrap) and Fine
Italian dress shoes (bold stitching on the soles).
What's next?!?
With the Air Jordan 17's having had a briefcase and a CD-ROM the big
question was how the Air Jordan 18's could possibly match this. What
is next? was the big question for all the sneaker freaks out there.
Well the Air Jordan 18's was no disappointment. With a new Jordan
box with a nice cut out 18 with foil behind it and a new pull-out
opening the box itself was just SUPER! Ok, it wasn't a briefcase,
but c'mon I'd rather pay $175 than $200 for Jordan's.
Brush and Towel
In the package there was also a brush (black suede hi-tops) and a
towel included. A great set of tools that simplifies the cleaning of
the shoes.
Jordan + .5
Both the Air Jordan 16's and the Air Jordan 17's had a modified
model called "+". With the Air Jordan 18's this was taken a little
bit further and a 18.5 was released. The design was pretty similar
but the lace cover was lifted off and the Jumpman was brought
forward on the side of the shoe. The Air Jordan 18.5 also featured a
plastic pants leg-stopper with the years 1985-2003 written on them.
Rumors are circulating that the Air Jordan 18 will return in 2008.
More info on the Air Jordan Release Dates page. More info on Air
Jordan 18, Air Jordan XVIII.
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