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The history of Air Jordan

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    AIR JORDAN I

    The Air Jordan 1 was first produced for Michael Jordan in 1984. It was designed by Peter C. Moore. After Jordan worn it on NBA, it became more and more popular.
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    Air Jordan Ⅱ

    The success of the Air Jordan 1 encouraged Nike to release the New Air Jordan in 1986 for the new basketball season. Nike named the sneaker Air Jordan 2, which was designed by Peter Moore and Bruce Kilgore.
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    AIR JORDAN Ⅲ

    The Air Jordan III was designed by Tinker Hatfield who works for Nike as a designer for stores and offices. By that time Michael Jordan was ready to leave Nike, but the Jordan III changed his mind.
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    AIR JORDAN Ⅳ

    In 1989, Nike released the Air Jordan IV to the public. Designed by Tinker Hatfield, it was the first Air Jordan released on the global market.
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    AIR JORDAN V

    The Air Jordan V was released in February 1990, designed by Tinker Hatfield again. Some elements may carry over from the Air Jordan IV, but overall they were a completely new look.
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    AIR JORDAN Ⅵ

    The Air Jordan VI had a new design by Tinker Hatfield and released in 1991. Before the Air Jordan 6 was designed, Tinker and Michael had a conversation. Jordan wanted the vamp to be as simple and practical as possible, without too much embellishment.
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    AIR JORDAN Ⅶ

    The Air Jordan VII was released in 1992 with a new design by Tinker Hatfield. Nike introduced the new concept of Huarache in 1992, so tinker borrowed the most popular design concept of that time to design Air Jordan 7.
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    AIR JORDAN Ⅷ

    The Air Jordan VIII was released to coincide with the 1992–1993 NBA season. It can be said that the Jordan 8 generation is probably the best protective pair in the Air Jordan series. The thick interior fillings, the cozy inner boots and the iconic cross-band design of the era demonstrated the protective potential of Air Jordan 8.
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    AIR JORDAN Ⅸ

    Originally released in November 1993, the Air Jordan IX model was the first model released after Michael Jordan's retirement. Jordan retired from basketball that year and switched to baseball. The theme of the 9th generation is "world". The logo that followed the back of the shoe with the combination of the earth and the air man, as well as the soles of the shoes in various languages demonstrated this theme.
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    AIR JORDAN Ⅹ

    This was released in 1995. In order to highlight the simple design concept, no unnecessary decoration was used on the vamp. This was Jordan's return sneaker. Michael returned to the basketball court from the baseball field. The only words he said to the world’s media were "I'm back".
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    AIR JORDAN XI

    This model was designed by Tinker Hatfield. Air Jordan 11 was arguably the best in the Air Jordan series, and it had a breakthrough with patent leather as a shoe material, which was light, gorgeous, and strong tensile strength, and had a congenital advantage to support.
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    AIR JORDAN XII

    The Air Jordan 12 was the first AJ sneaker to be officially launched in mainland China, and its design is said to be inspired by high heels for fashionable women. The vamp adopts asymmetric design style, which gives people a sense of rebellion. The use of lizard skin makes the vamp tougher. The Air Jordan 12 is the first Air Jordan shoe to use Zoom Air, a new type of Air cushion with elastic fibers embedded inside, giving it a built-in advantage in comfort and feedback.
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    AIR JORDAN XIII

    In 1997, Air Jordan XIII were released to the public.
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    AIR JORDAN XIV

    Inspired by the Ferrari 550 M which Michael Jordan owned, the Air Jordan XIV was originally released from 1998 to 1999.
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    AIR JORDAN XV

    The Air Jordan XVs were released in 1999–2000.
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    AIR JORDAN XVI

    Air Jordan XVIs, designed by Nike's Senior Footwear Designer Wilson Smith, were released in 2001.
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    AIR JORDAN XVII

    The Air Jordan XVII was originally released in 2002.
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    AIR JORDAN XVIII

    The Air Jordan XVIII shoe was released in 2003, and was the shoe for Jordan's last season, in which he played for the Washington Wizards.
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    AIR JORDAN XIX

    Released in 2004, this is the first Jordan release after his third, and final, retirement which came after the 2002–03 NBA season.
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    AIR JORDAN XX

    The Air Jordan XX was originally released in 2005.
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    AIR JORDAN XXI

    The Air Jordan XXI was originally released in 2006.
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    AIR JORDAN XX2

    The Air Jordan XX2/XXII shoe model, designed by D'Wayne Edwards, was released on 2007.
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    AIR JORDAN XX3

    The Air Jordan XX3 was originally released in 2008.
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    AIR JORDAN 2009(XX4)

    The Air Jordan 2009 was originally released in 2009
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    AIR JORDAN 2010(XX5)

    The Air Jordan 2010 was originally released in 2010.
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    AIR JORDAN 2011(XX6)

    The Air Jordan 2011 was endorsed by Dwyane Wade in 2011, Jordan Brand decided to keep the fans happy with the release of the Air Jordan 2011.
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    AIR JORDAN 2012(XX7)

    The Air Jordan 2012 was originally released in 2012.
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    AIR JORDAN XX8

    The Air Jordan XX8, designed by Tinker Hatfield, was released on February 16, 2013.
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    Air Jordan XX9

    The Air Jordan XX9, also designed by Hatfield, released in September 2014 in both an elephant print and a knit edition.
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    AIR JORDAN XXX

    The Air Jordan XXX (30) debuted on January 14, 2016 at an exclusive media event in Chicago.
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    AIR JORDAN XXXI

    The Air Jordan XXXI (31) was unveiled on July 20, 2016.
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    AIR JORDAN XXXII

    The Air Jordan XXXII (32) was first released on September 23rd, 2017.