Air Jordan 17 XVII
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The Air
Jordan 17 was released February 9, 2002. This was the first shoe
released since Jordan's 2nd return to the NBA playing for the
Washington Wizards. The first color to release matched their jersey.
Jordan is BACK!
For a while, those who talked about a 3rd coming of Jordan were
thought to be as crazy as the people who think Elvis, Tupac, and
Biggie are still alive. Jordan proved all the skeptics wrong on
September 25, 2001 when he announced he would return to the NBA and
suit up as a Washington Wizard.
Keeping the Cover
The Air Jordan 17 design was said to be inspired by three things;
"the fine details from an Aston Martin, the smooth lines and flow of
a jazz solo and the long Air Jordan history of innovations in style"
Well, if the Air Jordan 16's were equipped with a gaiter/shroud that
was removable and that would cover almost more than half of the
shoe, the Air Jordan 17's were no worse. With a removable midfoot
cover you were once again given the power to choose whether or not
the laces should be visible!
Metal and CD But the midfoot cover was not everything. The Air
Jordan 17 came with a Jumpman embossed metal carrying case. So, this
was not your average shoe box. OK, we had seen this when the Japan
exclusive Air Jordan I's were released on January 1st 2001 but hey,
now everyone could get one. But, believe it or not, it doesn't stop
there. In the lid of the carrying case a CD-ROM could be found. Nike
really knew how to make their customers happy! Overpriced?
When you decide to add a metal case and a CD something tells you the
production cost must rise quite a bit. This also seemed to be the
case as the Air Jordan 17 had a retail price at $200.
Retailers everywhere had problems convincing people that $200 for a
pair of shoes was worth it and many retailers cut prices down to
$160 which was the retail price of the Air Jordan 16.
The Air Jordan 17 will be making a return in 2008, minus the
suitcase. Find out when they release on the Air Jordan Release Dates
page. More info on Air Jordan 17, Air Jordan XVII.
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