Little has changed to the Air Force One since its creation in 1982, although the stitching on the side panels of earlier versions is no longer present. It was re-released in 1986 with the modern italic Nike logo with a ' Swoosh' revenue on the bottom on the back of the shoe. The Air Force 1 was produced in 1982 and discontinued in 1984. Nike Air Force 1s were ubiquitous in Harlem, New York, giving rise to the nickname 'Uptowns'.

The medallion is engraved with the inscription 'AF-1', with the year ''82' inscribed beside it, and has historically been colored silver.īruce Kilgore designed the shoe the name is a reference to Air Force One, the plane that carries the President of the United States. Another identifying characteristic of an Air Force 1 shoe is a small medallion secured to the bottom of the laces but with holes on both sides so it can be removed by sliding it off the shoe lace. Although the shoe comes in different colors and color schemes, the most common Air Force 1s sold are solid white (also referred to as 'white on white'), the second most common being solid black ('black on black'). The high-top Air Force 1s come with a velcro strap the mid-top strap is secured to the shoe while the high-top's strap is movable and removable on some versions. The shoes are sold in 5 different styles: super low, low, mid, high, and super high. The shoe is offered in low-, mid- and high-top styles.

It was created by designer Bruce Kilgore and was the first basketball shoe to use Nike's 'Air' technology. The Air Force is a range of athletic shoes made by Nike that began with the Air Force 1. Nike Air Force 1 - upper side and under side.

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