{"id":270469,"date":"2013-02-09T12:20:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T18:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=270469"},"modified":"2018-05-14T01:31:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T05:31:56","slug":"xx8daysofflight-air-jordan-xx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/xx8daysofflight-air-jordan-xx\/","title":{"rendered":"#XX8DaysOfFlight: My Air Jordan XX Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now at the ripe age of 25, I was raised in the golden era but came into ?collecting? during my high school days when most retros were getting their first run. While demand or output was nothing like the scene today, old models still moved faster than recent designs and few were lining up for current signatures. Still stocking Eastbays but spending more of my time on Nike Talk, the Air Jordan XX<\/strong> hit the internet like an asteroid and reshaped the way I looked at sneaker design.<\/p>\n #XX8DaysOfFlight: My Air Jordan XX Story\n

Sporting a ruby red anklet and a midsole that looked like it belonged on a racing shoe, the AJXX sample images looked nothing like the Jordans we grew up on or the retros we were rocking. Torn apart from a sampling standpoint like the Yeezy prototypes, but panned worse than any recent KD, LeBron, or you guessed it, the AJ XX8, the shoe was slammed on the message boards. Over time, though, the design began to grow on most, similar to other basketball oddities-turned-innovators of the era like the Huarache 2k4 or the Zoom Kobe IV.<\/p>\n