it took me 14 years to get this shoe and i finally got it in my collection i know the box is a little
beat up but don't worry the shoes are still dead stock if you guys didn't know by now my name is dj
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the next one to get us there okay short backstory before we open up this box and why this shoe means
so much to me as you guys all know i love air jordan sneakers and these came out back in 2008
spending 400 to 500 on a pair of shoes like this is like spending two or three thousand dollars
on a pair of shoes now i was still in high school back in oa and i had a pretty extensive collection
but at the same time i just couldn't see myself spending that much money on a single pair of
shoes so because i had missed the release and the resale price was so high at that time it was just
a shoe that i had always wanted and i thought i would never get but now look 14 years later i
got him so some of you might be wondering what shoe i'm even talking about let's go ahead and
crack this box open you got your dark gray box with the silver lining in the silver jumpman
reading on the size tag it says air jordan 7 retro oc white sport red black metallic gold i'm so
ready to show you all this shoe lifting open the lid of the box as you can see right here you have
a set of laces which we will get into in a second and then you got the shoe oh you got the shoe some
people call these amido some people call them the maro either way the shoe is fire so before we get
started breaking down the styles cuts materials and all the amazing details we gotta talk about
the history first back in 1992 we saw the dream team assemble with a bunch of amazing players
on it and obviously we all know michael jordan was on the squad as well that was around the same time
that the air jordan 7 was releasing and he decided to wear the olympic air jordan 7 colorway to the
olympics the olympic 7 is a very iconic model and colorway still to this day and we all remember
seeing jordan wearing these on court on the road to gold so time goes by in 2008 rolls around and
the usa team is now on their way to beijing to try to win another gold jordan brand decided to
show homage releasing an air jordan 7 retro with a new colorway representing the barcelona olympics
back in 1992 when jordan won his gold medal as well so a lot of people are probably wondering
why is this crazy colorway on this shoe and what does it even mean so before we start breaking
down all the details on the sneaker i gotta show you this lace set first because this has
a lot to do with the pattern that we see on the shoe so as you can see right here you have blue
red yellow green and black now if you take a look at the colors and placements of the olympic rings
you can see that they are the exact same colors obviously the laces are probably in the wrong spot
when it comes to the positioning but either way it gives you the similar formation of the olympic
rings in the different colors i thought this was a nice detailed touch when it comes to this shoe
especially having all these different lace options and how colorful the sneaker is and being able to
switch it up whenever you want now when it comes to this pattern these different colors with the
circles as well these are also a resemblance of the olympic rings so as you can see you
have a gold jump ring right here on the back end and then you have 84 92 and 08 those are
the different years that jordan either came to the league won a championship and another year for the
olympics back when the shoe came out now if you look at these circles right here you can turn it a
little bit angled and you can see this is the same assembly as the olympic rings and these different
circles that you see right here with all the different painting and colors these are actually
the flags that represent the teams that the dream team played against back in 1992 on the road to
gold so as you can see from these screenshots right here it has a list of the different teams
from the a and b bracket the teams that made it to the playoffs and then the road to gold for the usa
olympic team to win the championship i also wanted to post a quick list right here on the screen as
well to show you guys the different players that were on the dream team if you didn't know already
and give you a glimpse of how much greatness was on the same court so now it's time to get into the
details of the sneaker and why this shoe is called the mido7 john meadow was a spanish artist known
for his wall art and his crazy colorful sculpture if you take a look at this photo right here you
can see an inspiration from the original sculpture that was created in the colors on that shoe and
how they took that same kind of similar design and implemented on the design of this shoe and it only
made sense to collaborate with the spanish artist saying that the olympics were in barcelona and i
think jordan brand did a great job on doing that so now that you know a little bit more about the
history and how this shoe became what it is today let's go ahead and start breaking down the styles
cuts and materials and all these crazy details starting with the outsole as you can see right
here you have your translucent vibe it's yellowing a little bit from time and age and i completely
understand i could ice that out and i might do it low-key i might do it but i'm not sure yet either
way i like it how it is besides from that factor you have your classic air jordan's outsole mold
you have a gold jump man here on the back with a yellow hit black around the back end and a little
bit on the side of the foot but when it comes to the details inside of the outsole behind the
translucent area you have the same pattern with the flags that you saw on the lace container
earlier in the video another dope detail that a lot of people may not notice when it comes
to this shoe in gold lettering you can go through the list of the teams that they played against and
it actually has the usa their score and the team they played against and the score and it goes all
the way from the here to the bottom in the road to gold so their final game was against croatia and
as you can see right here it says usa 117 croatia 85. i think this was a cool element to add to the
air jordan 7 with the stat lines going across the outsole because this is something more similar
that we would see to air jordan 10. but because this shoe came out in 2008 i can understand where
they got that inspiration from now going to the top of the shoe you have a white midsole with a
white toe cap and red and yellow hits here at the front and back end of the shoe now when we go to
the upper you have a very very very nice suede right here when it comes to the black suede and
a premium white leather here on the top end but there's definitely a lot of details on this upper
as well so if you take a look over the top end of the toe box area you have that same big print
of the flags with the olympic rings within it so that print that you saw on the outsoles or on the
back of the lace box is the same print that you're gonna see here on the top end or on the back end
around the ankle right here and then you have the same hits on the inside of the heel and over the
top end of the shoe so they mirrored the image on both sneakers the heels are the same the ankles
are the same the toes are the same when it comes to that i like that because it's all symmetrical
and even you have splatters of gold yellow and red throughout the rest of the shoe as well a little
bit of blue paint sweater as well now going to the lace area of the shoe you have a black tongue with
a gold and red air jordan stitching right here on the top end and you have a very colorful five
tone lace that comes standard with this shoe and to complement that same detail on the laces you
have that hit on the back end when it comes to the heel tab as well and another thing to mention on
the back end of the shoe you have your classic air jordan 7 vibes when it comes to the tab right here
and it's cool because they actually gave it a red and gold hit and you have a switch up jordan wore
the jersey number nine when it comes to the olympics not the 23 so because of that they
also put the 9 here on the back tab similar to the olympic 7 from the past and another fun fact that
i'm sure a lot of people know but i know everybody doesn't because i always get somebody that's like
wow i never knew that if you look at the tab right here you can actually see a 7 when it comes to the
red but that is another detail that represents the air jordan 7 on the model now going to the top in
around the ankle of the foot you have your classic air jordan branding right here but this time you
have a very shiny gold stitch when it comes to the jumpman and then on the inside of the foot you
have a gold sock liner when it comes to that and i got to take the insoles and everything out on
these because the detail on this shoe is extremely fire and y'all have to see every element so just
like we saw on the container for the laces the bottom of the outsoles and the upper of the shoe
you have the same vibes with the rings and the flags right here all throughout the insole with
the white insole man i'm telling you the details on this shoe is insane so obviously you guys know
i love this shoe and i'm excited to finally have these in my collection but i was interested to
see what everybody else thinks because the shoe is 14 years removed and i'm sure a lot of people
actually don't even know about the shoe or they may want it and they may have given up on it or
whatever it may be so i just wanted to know what do you think is the shoe fire or is the shoe trash
if you haven't already make sure you follow me on ig so you can participate in the polls and
see all the results here on the channel 66 of the people chose fire and 34 of the people chose trash
and i can't lie i'm kind of shocked i feel like i thought a lot more people would like the shoe
but again i understand it's a wild colorway if you don't know much about it or you weren't collecting
during that time i can see why you might not like it and for those that are wondering how i got this
shoe i actually got these in a mystery box if you haven't seen that video go check it out but i'll
roll a quick clip from that video so you guys can see my initial first impression oh sweet baby wow
oh my gosh no no no i don't even know what to say thank you what
yeah as you can see i was definitely very excited and shocked and just in awe i didn't
know what to do because i've been wanting to shoot for a long time and i ain't gonna lie i
just didn't want to pay outright but because i had done a trade and did all that stuff
you'll see in the other video it explains all how i got this shoe but either way i'm very
happy about these so i think that's gonna do it i hope you guys enjoyed this if you haven't already
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if you guys made it to the end of this video drop a comment down below and let
me know if you own the air jordan 7 olympic colorway and if you don't or if you do steal
do you want to see this shoe come back again because i ain't gonna lie i would love to see
a retro with a nicer quality material because the previous retro was garbage
this era good times good times but that's a whole nother video i'll talk about that one later
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