Air Jordan 11. This shoe, designed by Hatfield, was manufactured in hopes that Michael Jordan would wear it in a comeback in the NBA.
The "Space Jams", as they are known, hold a special place in many a sneaker freak’s heart, including my own. The answer to the question "What’s the big deal about the XI?" is a mere two words: patent leather. As one of the first athletic shoes to feature the material, these kicks made advances with their construction and, as a work of understated beauty, in design.
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- Echoing the fiasco with the first Jordan, the league fined Mike $5000 a game for rocking the colourway pictured above in the 1995 playoffs while the rest of the team wore all-black kicks.
