As the seam length of the shorts lengthened, nike roshe black the Huarache countered with a reductionist school of thought   Where can we just trim this baby back a little bit? Tinker asked, because that minimal upper needed to be complemented by an equally stripped-down sole. That leads to the eternal question: which came first  this rebel shoe like no other, eclipsing a previous decade of bulk, or basketball s completely new attitude and aesthetic?

The Nike Air Force 180 Low was introduced in 1992 and was built for the ground-and-pound aspect of basketball and made for players like Charles Barkley in mind. Boasting 50% more Air than air force one nike any other Nike Air shoe, the Air Force 180 Low was a key player in Nike s game-changing journey. Continue on for a look at this vintage classic and stay tuned for the next chapter.

1991 s nike dart towering Nike Air Force 180 applied some pressure to become one of the biggest Nike Basketball releases of all time. But 1992 s Nike Air Force 180 Low scaled things down without losing the menacing looks that united each Force release; built for pounding, blocking and intensely physical play. It was lighter than previous shoes too. Who better to represent the Nike Air Force 180 Low ethos than Charles Barkley?

The Nike Hyperdunk is nike air max 1 ultra flyknit yet another example of Eric Avar leading an innovative new project to fruition, its use of Flywire and LunarLite technologies so futuristic, it was only natural to include a Nike Mag-like heel counter (and that legendary  Marty McFly debut edition). Click through to see sketches that represent the epicenter of a shift from which we re still feeling the aftershocks and stick with Sneaker News as we approach the right-end of the timeline on this Swoosh roundball retrospective.

Nike Flywire gave the notion of  Flight some extra might. The Nike Air Hyperdunk went over the head of its opponents by borrowing a concept from one of the modern world s most impressive architectural feats  nike jordan 1 suspension bridges. By applying super-strong nylon filaments for precise support akin to the cables of a bridge, the Nike Air Hyperdunk was able to radically reduce weight by providing support material only where it s needed.

The Nike Air Hyperflight was a response to the question with which Bowerman met Avar in product meetings over the years:  Can you make it lighter? Click through to see the sketches that show the transition from the rocket-infused BB4 into a new era of synthetics and bold colorways and stick with Sneaker News for the second half of this series next week.