{"id":264657,"date":"2013-01-22T16:09:25","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T22:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=264657"},"modified":"2018-05-13T23:45:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T03:45:17","slug":"xx8daysofflight-air-jordan-2-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/xx8daysofflight-air-jordan-2-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"#XX8DaysOfFlight: 7 Notable Facts About the Air Jordan 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Jordan Brand celebrates <strong>#XX8DaysOfFlight<\/strong>, so do we. For Day 2, we are taking a look back at the design history and important aspects of the <strong>Air Jordan 2<\/strong>. Check out seven facts on MJ?s second signature and check back daily for special edition Air Jordan content.<\/p>\n<h2>Italian Made<\/h2>\n<p>Nike spared little costs for the second installment of the Air Jordan line, going all the way to Italy to produce the Nike Air Jordan II. While sneaker historians will debate whether this was Nike?s first shoe produced in the nation shaped like a boot, it was the first and only Air Jordan produced in Europe. <!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Shared Style<\/h2>\n image via <a title=\"arkamix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkamix.com\/vintage-nike\/basketball\/nike-air-jordan-retro-ii-python-1987\" target=\"_blank\">arkamix<\/a>\n<p>The Air Jordan II and the <strong>Nike Air Python<\/strong> (pictured above) both relied on similar upper?styling?and?silhouettes. Notable attributes include the perforated toe box, plastic eyelets, and animal-inspired paneling.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>The OG Hybrid<\/h2>\n image via <a title=\"@air_andy on Instagram\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/air_andy\/\" target=\"_blank\">air_andy<\/a>\n<p>The Air Jordan 2 as we know it wasn?t a hybrid, but in the development stages, Bruce Kilgore, designer of the Air Jordan 2, sampled an <strong>Air Jordan 1 upper with an Air Jordan 2 bottom<\/strong> for MJ to test out the new cushioning system. Word is it takes only one hand to count how many of these samples were made. Happy hunting! <!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>No Swoosh<\/h2>\n<p> While it wasn?t until the Air Jordan 12 that we saw no Nike branding anywhere on an Air Jordan shoe, the Air Jordan 2 was the first ever Nike shoe to sport no Swoosh on the upper of the product. This move was quite controversial among investors and folks at Nike, but I think we can all say that things worked out well in the end. <!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>High\/Low Project<\/h2>\n<p> The Air Jordan line kicked off with high and low installments of the AJ1 and continued to do so with the Air Jordan 2. However, with the rise of the mid seen on the Air Jordan 3, the AJ2 was the last high\/low combination of Air Jordans for almost a decade when the Air Jordan 11 went high\/low in &#8217;96. <!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Another Classic by Bruce<\/h2>\n image via <a title=\"Fashion 156\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.fashion156.com\/previous-blog\/Fashion156.com+Guest+Contributor+-+Mr+Hare%3A+My+Top+5+Idolescents.\/3252\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fashion 156<\/a>\n<p><strong>Bruce Kilgore<\/strong> forever changed the basketball footwear market with his work by creating the Nike Air Force 1. Bruce was also the lead designer on the Air Jordan 2. This turned out to be Bruce?s only Air Jordan design, but a great piece on his resume of work at Nike. <!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>$100 Mark<\/h2>\n<p>After a $65 debut by the Air Jordan 1, the $100 price tag on the Air Jordan II would be the first of the Air Jordans to crack the century mark. Think that sounds cheap? Adjusted for inflation, that would be the equivalent of $210 today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Jordan Brand celebrates #XX8DaysOfFlight, so do we. 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