If you were to hand out medals at some sort of sneaker-related olympics,  there's a good chance the Air Jordan 1 would be tipped to take the gold.

When talking about cultural impact there's not many other shoes which have had the breadth, depth and ongoing influence that Michael Jordan's first signature model has enjoyed.

Whether this theoretical event was on the minds of Jordan's designers when coming up with this version of the AJ1 remains unknown but it serves as a reasonable theory.

→ NOTE: This pair is listed in youth sizes.