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AMEN TO THATOriginally Posted by Burns1923
It's astounding that people think 1999-2003 was "back in the day".
If you want to be accurate, "back in the day" is 1985-1993. And it was Nike Air Jordans back then. There was no "Jordan Brand".
And back in 1985-1993, Air Jordan shoes were readily available. Like walk-in-the-store-6-months-after-release-and-buy-my-size available. Like find-a-full-size-run-of-original-Carmine-VI's-at-the-Nike-Outlet-in-1992 available. Like stores-often-got-restocks-of-models-and-colorways available. Like J.C.-Penney-carried-Air-Jordans available.
Back then, Air Jordans were a premier shoe but they were still just a shoe, which meant that people bought them because they were the IT shoe to wear but wore them into the ground until the new Air Jordan model released or moved on to other shoes. Notice I said "wear" and not "own" or "collect".
For those who didn't grow up in that era or were not yet born, I don't hold that missed opportunity against you. But there is an enormous difference between your conception of what Air Jordans are and mean and what Air Jordans were like in the years of Jordan's young prime when they originally released. The presence both MJ and Air Jordans had in culture in 1985-1993 was a truly special thing that will never be replicated. So, whenever one of us "old timers" chimes in with a "This is how it used to be" story, don't be so quick to tune us out. We're the ones who can report the past.