About

Air Jordan 8

The Air Jordan 8 from 1993 is the model in which Tinker Hatfield pushed furthest toward more. More material, more strap work, more weight. It is the thickest, loudest shoe from the first series, and that was precisely the intention.

The straps over the instep

The defining element is the two straps that cross over the lacing area and close with Velcro. They secure the foot in a way that laces alone cannot, and they give the silhouette its unmistakable closed front. Anyone who recognizes an 8 from a distance recognizes that crossing.

Fur on a basketball shoe

On the tongue is an embroidered figure in a soft, fluffy fabric — a detail that on a game shoe from those years is completely out of place. It is precisely that quirkiness that makes the model recognizable, and it explains the nickname that stuck to it.

Title number three

Jordan wore this model in the season that ended with his third consecutive championship, after which he retired for the first time. The Air Jordan 10 would then be designed for someone who was no longer playing, and the Air Jordan 12 and Air Jordan 13 would carry the second series. The 8 therefore closes the first era, and does so with a bang.

On this page you can see which versions of the Air Jordan 8 are currently the hottest according to the Hypescore, the starting price at which they can be found, and how many shops have them in stock.