Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Retro 7 "Olympic"

The Jordan VII was released in 1992. This model of Jordan's was very unique for its time because it used Huarache technology that conformed to the person's foot for a more comfortable and cushioned ride. This was the first shoe that didn't have a visible "Nike Air" on the outside of the shoe. Where it wasn't visible on the outside it was on the insole so the logo wasn't completely lost. The campaign for the 7's included Bugs Bunny hence the nickname that the 7's (Hare's). Get It? 

So if you hear anyone talk about "The Hares" chances are their referring to the Retro 7. Back in 1992, Jordan competed at the Barcelona Olympics to play for the US Men's Basketball Team, they were also know as "The Dream Team" At this time Nike came out with an Olympic colorway of the Air Jordan VII model. The shoe had Jordan's Olympic jersey number (#9) although most of the retros that were made at that time had a "23" on the back of the shoe. The photo next to this paragraph are the Olympic colorway.

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