Sneakers: An Urban Icon
18
July
The Dunk was first introduced to the world in the mid 1980s. Most colleges and university basketball wore Dunks during those days, and since being reintroduced at the end of the 1900s, Nike Dunk sneakers have planted themselves firmly in the urban fashion world.
The Dunk of today has a lower profile outer sole than the original. The reason for this was to provide the daily wearer a lighter weight shoe. The Dunk uses what Nike refers to as “College Colors’ and the company signed some college B-ball teams to exclusive Dunk sponsorship deals. The deal was that each pair of Dunks matched the teams colors. Today you can purchase non-team colors and hip hop artists and celebrities are routinely spotted wearing Nike Dunks.
Air Jordans or simply Jordans, were first made for and endorsed by basketball great Michael Jordan. Air Jordans are now sold by Jordan Brand which is a spin-off of Nike. If you are lucky enough to see Air Jordans for sale you will have the chance to own a truely classic basketball shoe.
Air Jordans are collected, believe it or not, and the collectors classify the line by year and model. Air Jordans are mostly sold online, but can also be purchased at sneaker retailers and boutiques.
Air Jordan shoes are so popular that they are counterfeited. The counterfeiters are mainly based in China and these fake Air Jordans are most usually sold on Ebay. Air Jordan shoes are, and will continue to be, THE premier sneaker in the world.




