The year: 1986. Michael Jordan He continued to make room for himself in the NBA, after winning the Rookie of the Year award in 1985. Nike had signed a gigantic contract with the young Chicago Bulls star and it was his turn to launch his second custom shoe, the Air Jordan 2. This time, it was the Chicago version that would be marketed.
But things did not turn out as expected. Jordan suffered an injury that prevented him, in addition to playing a good part of the campaign, from using the Air Jordan 2 Chicago.
The other: the price. At that time, paying $100 for sneakers was a luxury not many could afford. It influenced the enormous cost that the shoes were made in Italy.
So the model designed by Bruce Kilgore and Peter Moore, it passed practically without pain or glory.
But in 2022 Nike decided to relaunch the silhouette. It is the turn for the return of the Air Jordan 2 Chicago.
This is the Nike Air Jordan 2 Chicago shoes, available at the end of 2022
The model is much more stylized than the original Air Jordan. In fact, they don’t even use Nike’s signature swoosh, For this reason, it was always considered a shoe that was further removed from the basketball courts and closer to street fashion.
A sleek silhouette, rendered in a predominantly white colorway on synthetic leather with red and black accents, following the Bulls alternate uniform.
At the rear, The name Nike stands out in high, with red colors on a black background.
It also stands out for its curvatures and perforations on the front, which added breathability. The Air Jordan 2 definitely mixed elegance with comfort.
According to friends of Hypebeast, the Nike Air Jordan 2 Chicago retro will arrive on December 30, 2022, both on the SNKRS portal and in select retailers, worth $200.
