Within the history of Nike and Jordan Brand, Chicago most certainly holds a special place — and with All-Star Weekend making a return to its borders, the umbrella had no choice but to pull out all the stops. Touting “By Chicago, For Chicago,” the imprint’s works stretch passed renowned artists and designers with their 8×8 initiative while then fleshing out a breadth of coveted staples such as the Air Jordan 1 in its 1985 shape as well as a wealth of basketball signatures. With guest appea
A truly great sneaker eventually transcends its original purpose. Think of the Adidas Stan Smith, or the Vans Sk8-Hi—the former designed for tennis, the latter for skateboarding, both now simply canonical sneakers. The first shoe to attain this status was the Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star, a state-of-the-art basketball model around the turn of last century and now a go-to for people of every demographic, most who wouldn’t know Chuck Taylor from Chuck Berry. Michae