Jordan

Everything you need to know about Jordan: history and facts

Before 1984, there were only a few sneakers in the world of basketball. The NBA was on the verge of becoming one of the biggest events of its kind, and Nike saw this as a business opportunity. One of its executives, Sonny Vacco, came up with the idea of investing in a player who had yet to become a professional. For him, the ideal guy was Michael Jordan, who, at the time, formed part of the University of North Carolina's basketball team. It soon became clear that he would be signed by the NBA.

Michael Jordan's representative, David Falk, thought it was a good deal, but he was much more ambitious than Vaccaro, and wanted him to have his own line of shoes and clothing, to star in commercials and to be treated like any individual sports star. Nike accepted the deal.

The designer Peter Moore designed the Air Jordan I, dubbed 'Bred'. But Jordan was not the number one pick in the NBA Draft and ended up playing for the Chicago Bulls, a team with no history, no rings, and like Nike, had serious financial problems. Michael Jordan then started to wear the number 23 along with his Air Jordan I sneakers in the colors of Jordan and Nike, red and black, matching the team's colors.

It was in 1985 when Jordan won the 1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and the Air Jordans were released, causing a real frenzy. By 1987, they were a true icon. Nike Jordan branched out and became an independent franchise under its own name: the Jordan Brand.

Nike Jordan: shoes, clothes and accessories

Jordan doesn't only sell basketball shoes, but it also has a whole range of clothes and accessories, made and designed by Nike and NBA star Michael Jordan for the brand's biggest fans.

The Jordan Collection includes new Jordan sweatshirts, short-sleeved t-shirts, retro Jordan pants, women's sports leggings and trendy jackets. Jordan's clothing section has gained more and more recognition over the years through numerous Jordan collaborations with other brands, designers, artists and even soccer teams, such as Jordan x Off-White, Jordan x CLOT, Jordan x Travis Scott, Jordan x A Ma Manière and Jordan x PSG.

Find the best and most popular Jordan models

Inspired by retro-basketball aesthetics and contemporary designs, Michael Jordan continues to design and produce quality products for the brand. He has succeeded in making people from all over the world want to buy a pair of his legendry vintage Jordan shoes, such as the very first Air Jordan 1 that outsold the Air Jordan 2, the Air Jordan 3 with the Jumpman logo, the iconic Air Jordan 4, the best-selling Air Jordan 6, the Air Jordan 7 Olympic and many more, right up until the Air Jordan 36.

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