Tinker was really influenced by Japanese design. There is a lot of features on the shoe that you may not know which came from the Japanese culture.Here is a comment from Tinker on the Air Jordan IX
The
Air Jordan IX represented the globalization of the
Air Jordan brand name. Everybody around the world wanted to be like Mike. Take a close look at the soles of the shoes, we designed the different languages around the world that describes the sporting spirit of Michael Jordan and what he has done for the world of sports.
This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 06 August, 2011.