The Air Jordan 1 is undoubtedly the most important shoe in the history of footwear. It was not only the first shoe for Michael Jordan from Nike, but it was also the beginning of innovation for Nike itself. The Air Jordan 1 was designed as a basketball shoe for rookie Michael Jordan and it started the crazy and huge trend of retros that we are living today, where new colors and collaborations seem to be released every week.

While most of the components of the shoe were borrowed from other Nike designs such as the Air Force 1, Nike Dunk, Air Ship, and Nike Vandal, the one thing that was completely exclusive to the Air Jordan 1 series was the logo that Moore sketched for Michael. The "Wings" logo as we know it today features a basketball with wings, the perfect representation for Michael "Air" Jordan and his new signature shoes. The Air Jordan 1 was the only Air Jordan model to include both the Nike Swoosh and the Jordan Wings logo. The now iconic Jumpman logo would make its first appearance in 1988 with the Air Jordan 3 model.

"On October 15th, Nike created a revolutionary basketball shoe," says the narrator. "On October 18th, the NBA banned it. Fortunately, the NBA can't ban you from wearing them. Air Jordans. From Nike."

That was it. The shoes became a sensation despite their high price of $65, by the standards of the time. Since then, the history of Nike itself has changed, Jordan emerged as the NBA Rookie of the Year and went on to have a tremendous career that we all know, the Jordans became collectibles (some editions were released on Saturdays so that most people wouldn't work and kids wouldn't miss school) and changed the status of sneakers both on and off the court. The rest is history...