The Air Jordan IV (4) was released in 1989. Michael kept on playing in a confident and dominating way and won numerous honors and awards.
The design, by Mr. Hatfield, wasn’t as revolutionary as the previous designs and kept a lot of the feeling from the third model. The Air Jordan shoes had started to get major popularity by now and sold out every here and there.
When the Air Jordan IV (4)’s were retro’d 1999 in Air Jordan 4 (IV) Retro 1999 - White / Black and Air Jordan 4 (IV) Retro 1999 - Black / Cement Grey, it was crazy. Stores sold out after a few hours and everyone seemed to want a pair. As you can see a totally different approach to when the Air Jordan 1 (I) , Air Jordan 2 (II) and Air Jordan 3 (III) were first retroed.
Nike, or Jordan Brand, realized that this was a golden opportunity to cash in so they started releasing so called Retro+ models. These had a similar design to the original but featured new colors or some minor design changes.
The other special Air Jordan 4 (IV) in 2005 Air Jordan 4 (IV) Retro - Laser. Using the same technology used on the Air Jordan 13, these pairs were given a very unique look, to say the least…