{"id":913650,"date":"2019-09-25T09:39:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=913650"},"modified":"2019-09-25T09:39:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:39:05","slug":"ari-formans-infamous-menthol-10-inspires-this-custom-air-jordan-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/ari-formans-infamous-menthol-10-inspires-this-custom-air-jordan-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ari Forman&#8217;s Infamous &#8220;Menthol 10&#8221; Inspires this Custom Air Jordan 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2006, designer Ari Saal Forman created one of the most provocative and limited shoes to date.<\/p>\n<p>Forman was inspired by Canal Street&#8217;s bootleg culture along with Nigo&#8217;s BAPESTAs becoming a staple within streetwear and sneakers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_913653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-913653\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-913653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/ari-menthol-10-green-white-gold-990126_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/ari-menthol-10-green-white-gold-990126_1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/ari-menthol-10-green-white-gold-990126_1-325x232.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/ari-menthol-10-green-white-gold-990126_1-702x500.jpg 702w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/ari-menthol-10-green-white-gold-990126_1-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/ari-menthol-10-green-white-gold-990126_1-1053x750.jpg 1053w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/ari-menthol-10-green-white-gold-990126_1-720x513.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-913653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ari &#8220;Mentol 10&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The shoe was a play on the Nike Air Force 1 Low and the Newport cigarette packaging. The main object of the sneaker was to create a discourse of brands, their influence and the harmfulness of tobacco. Like most art, it was meant to start a dialogue and create an honest discussion.<\/p>\n<p>After Newport and Nike caught wind of Forman&#8217;s creation, the legal battles began and a wider release of the sneaker was impeded.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Bootleg Nikes that Got Banned by Big Tobacco\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XDUgxTQGkEE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Customizer <strong>Fiamma Studios<\/strong> recreated the Ari &#8220;Menthol 10&#8221; to every detail. From the green pantone to the reversed Swoosh, the shoe lives up to its name and muse. As Forman has coined through the years, success through association.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the sneaker, and be sure to follow the artist behind the pair <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fiammastudios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong> for more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_913651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-913651\" style=\"width: 1241px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-913651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/FullSizeRender-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1241\" height=\"1460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/FullSizeRender-1.jpeg 1241w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/FullSizeRender-1-234x275.jpeg 234w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/FullSizeRender-1-425x500.jpeg 425w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/FullSizeRender-1-768x904.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/FullSizeRender-1-638x750.jpeg 638w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/09\/FullSizeRender-1-720x847.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1241px) 100vw, 1241px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-913651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Custom Air Jordan 1 &#8220;Menthol&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2006, designer Ari Saal Forman created one of the most provocative and limited shoes to date. 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