It was a very difficult task to buy a pair of shoes for my niece. What she asked is Air Jordan 7 Retro or Air Jordan 4 Retro Thunder. After risking on several fake "cheap Jordan" scam sites, finally I found it in a real store (Champs Sports) inside a Mall. There are so many fake Jordan shoe sites on the internet. It is better to buy from a real store.
Interesting Fact Observed: Jordan shoes are only made for Men or Kid in School or Infant! There is almost NO Jordan shoe for WOMEN!!! ((someone guessed women don't like AJ shoes?)) Kids' shoe versions are considered as authentic ones although there are slightly differences compared to Men's versions.
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| Air Jordan 4 Retro Thunder - Grad School |
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| Air Jordan 4 Retro Thunder - Men |
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| Oops, Air Jordan 4 cut in half? It is an Air Jordan 4 Thunder Sneaker CAKE!!! |
What is Air Jordan 4 Retro Thunder?
Air Jordan 4 (IV) Retro "Thunder"
Model: Air Jordan 4
Color: Black/White-Tour Yellow
Article #: 308497-008
Release: Dec 22, 2012
Price: $160
Air Jordan 4 (IV) Retro "Thunder"
Mode: Air Jordan 4
Color: Black/Tour Yellow
Article #: 314257-071
Release: August 23 2006
Price: $500
The Air Jordan 4 took the world by storm in 1989. Along with a career season came a career sneaker. Tinker Hatfield designed this shoe. The Air Jordan 4 featured many new design concepts. First, the straps on the side for increased ankle support. It was nearly impossible for MJ to roll his ankle in these shoes. The Air Jordan 4 again featured the air sole heel for paded cushioning and a full length midsole. In the White/Black-Cement, the shoe featured a unique texturing nicknamed “Cookies & Cream” for its striking resemblance. The Air Jordan 4 was another masterpiece to the Jordan lineup.
While wearing the Air Jordan 4, Michael Jordan reached new points in his career. Taking home another scoring title with 32.5 points per game, Jordan also appeared in the All-Star Game, First Team NBA, and All-Defense. This year was arguably Jordan’s best year despite no championship.
It was in the Air Jordan 4′s that Jordan made “the shot” which was a series winning shot at the buzzer to advance the Bulls to the next round in a do or die situation.
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| Michael Jordan wore Air Jordan 4 |
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| Michael Jordan wore Air Jordan 4 |
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| Michael Jordan wore Air Jordan 4 |
Nike continued the Jordan 4 commercials with Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee) and created the famous Can/Can’t TV commercial. Spike Lee really liked these shoes personally and gave them some extra promotion in his movie Do The Right Thing.
Unlike the first series of retro Jordans in the mid-90s, the retro Jordans were an incredible success starting with the Retro Air Jordan 4 in 1999. When the Air Jordan 4′s were retro’d 1999 in white/black and black/cement grey it was crazy. Stores sold out after a few hours and everyone seemed to want a pair. Nike, or Jordan Brand, realized that this was a golden opportunity to cash in so they started releasing so called Retro+ models. These had a similar design to the original but featured new colors or some minor design changes. There have been different reactions to the Retro+ models and not all of them have been positive but they seemed to sell pretty well so probably most people were happy with them.
The Air Jordan 4 is also the first laser etched Jordan retros to be released. An online exclusive created 2 days of chaos across the US as thousands of Jordan heads tried to logon to Nike’s website to buy the limited sneakers. Nike released 2 colors termed “thunder” (Black/Yellow) and “lightning” (Yellow/Black). The prices were $500 and $250 respectively. Despite anger on the part of many Jordan collectors, both colorways sold out.
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