{"id":457031,"date":"2015-07-23T16:58:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T20:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=457031"},"modified":"2019-01-22T18:16:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T23:16:13","slug":"air-jordan-1-5-throwback-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/air-jordan-1-5-throwback-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Jordan 1.5 \/\/ Throwback Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the years continued to pass by a variety of sneakerheads didn&#8217;t anticipate the upcoming release of the <strong>Air Jordan 1.5<\/strong>. However, 2015 has showcased a variety of surprises as the aforementioned model will be available at retailers this weekend. With a deep backstory that oddly encompasses a variety of different stars such as Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant\u00a0this latest edition of Snkrs Day <strong>Throwback Thursday<\/strong> is certainly worth the views.<\/p>\n<p>To see more, flip through the pages below to get a peek at the history of the Air Jordan 1.5.<\/p>\n<h2>Newest Partnership: Michael Jordan &amp; Nike<\/h2>\n<p>Fresh off of an outstanding career at North Carolina, Michael Jordan would enter the 1984 NBA Draft that would go on to be touted as one of the best classes in league history. With a variety of notable footwear brands seeking Jordan&#8217;s services as an endorser, specifically adidas &#8211; the famous sneaker broker Sonny Vaccaro helped facilitate\u00a0one of the largest endorsement deals in history.<\/p>\n<p>As featured within this 2015 ESPN 30-For-30 entitled: Sole Man, Vaccaro would further elaborate how the historic partnership between Jordan and Nike came to fruition.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Air Jordan 1<\/h2>\n<p>The first Air Jordan signature silhouette would change the way we looked at sneakers for the foreseeable future as the Air Jordan 1 would be unveiled in 1985. Created by former Nike designer Peter Moore, the Air Jordan 1 took cues from iconic Nike Basketball silhouettes such as the Nike Dunk. Although MJ would be skeptical of the &#8220;devilish colors&#8221; of red and black that comprise the Air Jordan 1, this signature debut would help him capture Rookie of the Year honors as well as an All-NBA Second Team nod.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Air Jordan 1 would make an appearance during the 1985 Slam Dunk contest in which MJ and his gold chains stole the show and let the world know of his impending stardom.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6o1Fjo4N7DY\" width=\"1150\" height=\"863\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Hybrid: Air Jordan 1.5<\/h2>\n<p>As MJ&#8217;s star began to rise, Nike and the Air Jordan franchise understood the importance of creating a notable second silouette. However, before venturing to the Air Jordan 2, the Air Jordan 1.5 was created.<\/p>\n<p>Arriving during a time in which Jordan was suffering from the\u00a0most debilitating injury of his career, the Air Jordan 1.5 incorporated the traditional upper of the Air Jordan 1 along with the reinforced outsole of the Air Jordan 2 for further comfort and performance functionality.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, this silhouette seemed to be an outlier for consumers for many years, until now.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Additional Hybrid Adaptations From Nike<\/h2>\n<p>Since the sample stages of the original Air Jordan 1.5, Nike hasn&#8217;t been shy when incorporating specific adaptations and hybrids of particular models. The two notable silhouettes featured are\u00a0the Jordan Melo 1.5 and the Nike Kobe 4 Hyperdunk Hybrid. For starters, the Jordan Melo 1.5 was created during the early-2000s and featured a blend between the Air Jordan 1 and Air Jordan 2. A different approach more married to design and nostalgia, with this being Melo&#8217;s first signature silhouette with the Jordan Brand, this model would don a variety of distinct hues while fusing a innovative upper and Nike Air cushioning throughout the outsole while releasing at retail and later retroed.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, the Nike Kobe 4\/Hyperdunk hybrid was spotted on the feet of Mr. Bryant during the 2009 campaign as the Lakers were just on the cusp of their back-to-back titles during the late 2000s. Utilizing the OG Nike Hyperdunk upper, this hybrid employed the Nike Kobe IV outsole while fusing together Laker aesthetics of purple and gold. This transition pair was never released.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>2015: Year Of The Classic<\/h2>\n photo via <a href=\"http:\/\/wishatl.com\/blog\/post\/Coming-Soon-Air-Jordan-1-Retro-OG-Chicago.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Wish ATL<\/a>\n<p>2015 has seemingly been the year of the nostalgic and niche releases for the Jordan Brand. With notable iterations of the Air Jordan 1 hitting retailers in the form of the &#8220;Chicago&#8221; and &#8220;Shattered Backboard&#8221; colorways, it&#8217;s rather fitting that the 1.5 model will grace retail shelves as well. With the second half of 2015 including the likes of the &#8220;Aqua&#8221; Air Jordan 8 and the &#8220;Laney&#8221; Air Jordan 14, consumers&#8217; debit cards are sure to experience exponential activity at various sneaker stores.<\/p>\n<p><em>In the grand scheme of things is 2015 one of the best years ever for releases?<\/em> That&#8217;s a bit subjective. However, with the details mentioned previously and the models set to arrive &#8211; sneakerheads have plenty to be happy about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the years continued to pass by a variety of sneakerheads didn&#8217;t anticipate the upcoming release of the Air Jordan&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":457078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1225574,34],"tags":[75,1225150,1225586,1225484],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Air Jordan 1.5: Throwback Thursday | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Head over to nicekicks.com to view the history of the Air Jordan 1.5 and how it came about to be a hybrid 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