The
Jordan 16 was released on February 17, 2001 - Jordan¡¯s 38th birthday. This shoe was the first to not be designed by Tinker Hatfield in over a decade, yet it brought together the best pieces of shoes Tinker designed.
The
Jordan 16¡¯s hit the shelves following the successful (though ugly) Air Jordan 15. Jordan Brand found that Jordan didn¡¯t need to wear the shoes in the NBA to be on the hot list of every other American teenager.
Ok, well, Hatfield didn¡¯t exactly retire (he was actually promoted), but this was the first shoe since the Air Jordan 2 to not be designed by Tinker Hatfield. The
Jordan 16¡¯s were designed by Nike¡¯s Senior Footwear Designer Wilson Smith. Smith decided to bring in a few design elements/fabrics from earlier releases. For instance we saw the return of the clear rubber sole (Air Jordan 5, Air Jordan 6, Air Jordan 11) and they also featured patent leather (Air Jordan 11).
Gaiter on - Gaiter off What made the
Jordan 16 unique was the brand new gaiter/shroud that covered the shoe and that could be removed to give the shoe a brand new look. Not only was this for stylish purposes, it also had a thermal functionality.The
Jordan 16 was a little stiff and to wear the shroud/gaiter when playing basketball really wasn¡¯t a good idea, as it pretty easily could fall off. The black/red
Jordan 16 and white/navy
Jordan 16 both featured patent leather which very easily got creased and cracked. Best for playing in were the one¡¯s without patent leather.The overall design was great and it¡¯s great to see a new designer put his foot forward.The
Jordan 16 will return in 2008.
Wilson Smith III stepped in to be head designer of the
Jordan 16. Wilson¡¯s plan with the XVI was to add all of the main elements from the past Air Jordan models into one. Notice the patent leather on the toe box (Air Jordan XI), ribbed leather gaiter (Air Jordan XIV), 3/4 mid cut (Air Jordan III), mesh uppers (Air Jordan V) and clear rubber soles (Air Jordan V, VI, XI).
The return of the patent leather gave the
Jordan 16 a dress look, which people wore with tuxedos (same on the Air Jordan XI), but of course the AJ XVI was not as popular as the AJ XI. Our jordan shoes Inc :
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