Nike Air Huarache and Tinker Hatfield.
I have fallin’ deeply in love with a shoe and now I know this isn’t a mistake. If you’re a real “Sneakerhead” you know that you cannot control what shoe that you fall in love with. Over the years Nike has put out tons of different shoe designs that are thoughtfully put together by their creative teams. Like every successful business there is an individual that leads a creative powerhouse that is un-paralleled by the competition, for Nike this is a man known as Tinker Hatfield. This man is credited for decades of Nike and Jordan Brand shoe development and without most us knowing he has played a pivotal role in deciding which new sneaker will join our closet full of collected gems. The Nike Air Huarache is a shoe that I have been drooling over but haven’t purchased until recently and it comes at no surprise that it is the brainchild of Hatfield and the introduction of ideas that have been skillfully applied to other shoe designs to follow.
Some of the most iconic sneakers that have had a love spell over me that Hatfield has designed include: Air Max 90, Air Huarache Low, Air Jordan 12, Air Jordan 4, Air Jordan 5, and Air Jordan 11. See Below...
Pictured on Feet: Nike Air Huarache “Cinnabar”
As soon as I slipped my feet into these in these shoes in the store I knew this was a love that could last a lifetime. It was a complex and structural shoe that included interesting materials used in inventive ways. I love the lack of swoosh presence, rubber accents on the upper, and the comfortable fit of the neoprene bootie. I’ll find any excuse to wear these babies, mark my words. If you’re interested in some of the history behind Tinker Hatfield, Nike, Air Jordan, and the Huarache that I haven't already covered, I have included some of my favorite articles. Also you can see our Air Max Day in DTLA here!
http://sneakernews.com/2014/03/05/nike-huarache-history/
http://solecollector.com/news/as-told-by-tinker-hatfield-how-the-huarache-was-born/
http://www.nicekicks.com/tag/tinker-hatfield/
http://news.nike.com/tinker-hatfield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-b71MH8zQ
http://hypebeast.com/tags/tinker-hatfield
https://aaa.uoregon.edu/people/alumni/tinkerhatfield
http://conceptkicks.com/complex-25-must-see-design-sketches-of-your-favorite-sneakers/