dingdachen0312 The Air Jordan III was designed by Tinker Hatfield. By that time Michael Jordan was ready to leave Nike, but the Jordan III changed his mind. It was the first Air Jordan to feature a visible air unit on the heel, the new Jumpman logo, an elephant print trim and tumble leather to give it a luxury look. The Air Jordan III was also famous for the humorous ads depicting Spike Lee as Mars Blackmon, the character he played in his film Shes Gotta Have It. Th

is campaign was known as the Mars and Mike ad campaign, which was one of Nike's most successful advertisement campaigns. These were the first Jordan's to feature the NIKE AIR logo on the back, but later replaced by the Jumpman logo, with the words AIR underneath it, similar to the Air Jordan VI. These were said to be Michael Jordan's favorite shoes, he wore them during the 1988 Dunk Championship and many other events in his basketball career. The Air Jordan III's had poor sales when first reintroduced in 1994. On their second reintroduction in 2001, they sold well. The Fire Red Air Jordan III was released in March 2007.

In 2007, Jordan Brand collaborated with director Spike Lee to release a limited pair of Air Jordan III's the Do The Right Thing movie poster. The same year also saw the reintroduced versions of the Air Jordan III's in two monotone colorways, all black and all white, nicknamed the Black Cats and the Pure Moneys respectively. 2007 also had the Flips which moved the elephant print from the trim to the entire sho Black Blue Jordans Shoes e and replacing it with white leather, indeed Flipping the original design of white leather with elephant print trim.

In 2009, the Jordan Brand reintroduced the highly sought after Air Jordan III in the True Blue colorway. It was an international-only release, meaning they were not sold in the US. In 2011, the brand released a Black History Month Air Jordan III colorway in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of Black History Month. The sneaker is black with gold trim and stitching as well as laser print around the toe and heel. The BHM III was a very limited release and there was said to have been no more than 3,000 pairs made. Also, the same year saw the release of the True Blue III on June 4. The Stealth colorway of the III was released in September and the Black Cements were released in November.[4] The Black Flipswere released on December 3, 2011. In 2013, Jordan released a special edition of the Jordan III this shoe was deemed the Air Jordan III "Retro '88" White Cement and were released in Februar Grey White Air Jordans y.

The Air Jordan III was originally released in 1988. And multiple retros original and new colorways have been released in 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2012. It is also one of the most popular Air Jordan's in the series, and sells out every re-release.n the basketball and lifestyle market. Despite the fact that Michael Jordan retired from basketball in 2003 for the 3rd time Air Jordans are still the top selling models for many sneaker retailers. The legacy of Michael Jordan lives on with the release of new Jordans each year and re-releasing retro Air Jordans.

Retro Air Jordan shoes are remakes of the classic Air Jordans either in the colors Mike wore back in the day, or slightly modified to match with current trends. Beginning in 2005, Jordan Brand has brought back several hybrid Jordan shoes that take individual components from different Air Jordans and form one individual shoe. As part of the 23 year celebration, Jordan Brand started a multi-year campaign fusing the Air Force 1 with Air Jordans creating the Air Jordan Fusions.The Air Air Jordan Shoes Jordan numbered series has come a long way since it originally released as a Nike Basketball shoe. On the way to the top, it transcended the shoe industry as well as the game itself. The company continues to keep old fans, all the while drawing in new ones. The combination of their new releases and retroing of classic colorways from the AJ numbered series has created a formula for success that is unmatched. In the 1980s, Air Jordan sneakers were so sought after that there were reports of teenagers being mugged for them in cities across America.