Material Matters: The Impact of the Nike Air Force 1 Sole

It may be nearly 40 years old, but the will always be one of the most beloved designs to ever come out of the Swoosh’s Beaverton headquarters. Not only did the kicks become a hardwood staple thanks to their wear by ‘The Original Six’ (Moses Malone, Michael Cooper, Bobby Jones, Calvin Natt, Mychal Thompson, and Jamaal Wilkes), but they single-handedly ushered in the idea of a ‘retro’ as they morphed into a street-ready icon.