Take a Close Look at the Jordan 1 Low Green Gold
The Air Jordan 1 is the sneaker that started it all, marking the beginning of the most iconic lineage of sneakers in history. In many ways, it's responsible for launching modern-day sneaker culture as a whole—and it almost didn't happen.
History of Air Jordan 1
As the story goes, the year was 1984, and Chicago Bulls' rookie Michael Jordan was a hot commodity for endorsement deals, with sneakers naturally being paramount.
Jordan had just come off a stellar college basketball season at the University of North Carolina. He wore Converse and was a personal fan of Adidas, so he took meetings with both companies, but they never reached a deal. It seems strange today, but at the time, Michael Jordan hated Nike—so much so that he refused to take a meeting with them.
He was persuaded by his mother, Deloris Jordan, to visit the Nike campus in Oregon and listen to their pitch. His plan was to go through the motions to appease his parents and agent but he ultimately left with a contract unlike any other.
Rather than walking in the shadows of established athletes like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird (which may have been the case had he signed elsewhere), Michael Jordan shone in the Nike limelight. He was paid more than any other athlete with a sneaker endorsement at the time. Nike made him the face of its growing presence in basketball, and gave him his own sneaker line—called Air Jordan.
Jordan 1 Low Green Gold
The Air Jordan 1 is the sneaker that started a legacy. It was the very first Air Jordan and became highly sought after the moment it debuted in 1985. As the oldest Jordan silhouette on the market, the Air Jordan 1 has been created in dozens of colors and color combinations. The Jordan 1 Low Green Gold is a combination of dark green and gold with black accents. It sits just below the ankle and is made of quality leather materials. The wall of the shoe, the uppers, tow, and, and heel are created with green leather. The side of the sneakers and the edges of the toes are covered in black leather. The tongue of the shoe is black with a white Jumpman logo, and the laces are black too. The basketball with angel wings is embroidered in gold on the heel of the shoe and stands out on green leather.
