The
Air Jordan 20 (XX) Original (OG) - East (Chutney / White - Black)
were released on July 1, 2005, and retailed for $175. Tinker Hatfield who had
not designed any pair of
Air Jordans
since the
Air Jordan
15 (XV)
returned to design these. The concept behind these are an expensive trumpet
(musical instrument), racing boots, and motorcycle tires. The design on the
midfoot strap is modeled after the trumpets. Hatfield had visited with master
trumpet maker David Monette. Monette’s “presentation trumpets†are beautiful and
expensive musical instruments that had elaborate cut-outs and engravings. Nike’s
laser expert, Mark Smith, was brought in to design the midfoot strap. The final
design is a complex tapestry of symbols representing MJ’s experiences and
stories. Each symbol is a cryptic puzzle that only die-hard Jordan fans can
deduce. The ironic thing is that this particular colorway, dubbed the “East†as
it was part of a regional pack and only released on the East coast, does not
feature any engravings on the strap, but instead, across the entire rest of the
upper.The XX is truly unique, in that it has a revolutionary cushioning
technology called Independent Podular Suspension (IPS) system, as well as a free
- floating ankle strap. Other technical specifications include leather, patent
leather or nubuck uppers with laser-etched highlights, a phylon midsole
supporting twenty I.P.S.(Independent Podular Suspension) “pods†on the outsole,
and an internal shank plate in the midfoot area.
