The high collar and air cushioning of the silhouette were well suited to the upright skaters of the time. Its colorway also attracted a group of skaters who helped define street skateboarding.
A video appearance of Lance Mountain in 1987 skating in these shoes solidified the Air Jordan I as a skate classic. And from then on, even when the shoe wasn��t being worn, it was often the shoe that inspired the skater to get the trick being tested down.

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