Jordan 13 Retro 2005 Low Cherry

Jordan 13 Retro 2005 Low Cherry

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Colorway
White / Metallic Silver / Varsity Red / Black
Style Code
310810-105
Release Date
April 24, 2005
Department
Men
Brand
Jordan
Model
Air Jordan 13

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The Air Jordan 13 Retro Low Cherry 2005 Debut

Few shoes in the history of sneakers are as iconic as Air Jordans, and few Jordans are as iconic as the 13, which released in 1997. Like all but two of the Air Jordan models worn on court by MJ himself, the 13 was designed by Tinker Hatfield. The AJ 13 represents a close collaboration between the designer and the athlete: Hatfield came to Jordan with an idea, but Jordan offered feedback that would shape the final result.

Jordan 13 History and Design: The Black Cat

After designing ten other iterations of the Air Jordan—one each year starting with the 3—Hatfield needed fresh inspiration for the new model. He found that one day while he watched Michael play—suddenly, it all clicked. Jordan’s grace, power, the audacity of his offense, the way he conserved his energy only to spring at the perfect moment: he looked like a panther. Hatfield got to work right away. When he showed the design to Jordan, the story goes, Hatfield referred to his concept as the “Black Cat” and Jordan was floored – Black Cat was his nickname among his closest friends. And so, the 13 was born.

The Black Cat or panther concept was worked into nearly every aspect of the final product by the time of release. It represented not only a big step forward for the brand aesthetically, but technologically as well. The first Nike shoe ever designed on a computer, it includes a number of high-tech features such as a carbon fiber footplate, a holographic logo, and reflective mesh side panels.

Early sketches called for a strap so that Michael could easily adjust the tightness of the shoe on the fly during a game, but after trying on different prototypes, Jordan nixed the idea. He said that the shoe shouldn’t have anything on it that wasn’t necessary. He wanted simplicity and performance—the result was a streamlined, stylish sneaker that was also the lightest Air Jordan Nike had ever produced.

Jordan 13 Retro Low Cherry 2005

The Cherry colorway came to the Air Jordan 13 Retro silhouette in 2005 with a primarily white and Varsity Red color scheme. A quilted white overlay coats the side panels, and elsewhere white covers the toe top, laces, and tongue. Varsity Red coats the heel, the Jordan Brand Jumpman on the tongue, the midsole, and the bottom arch. A Metallic Silver Jumpman logo sits on the shoe's red heel on the top lateral side. The outsole is outlined in black and stamped with six blocks of white tread to provide added traction and grip on the court. A final Jordan Brand Jumpman logo appears etched into the bottom in black. This low-top Cherry colorway hit store shelves on April 23rd of 2005.

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