Michael Jordan is one of many athletes who have appeared on Saturday Night Live, but few of those athletes have gotten their own shoe to celebrate the occasion. Jordan Brand announced on Friday that it’s bringing out a special colorway of its Air Jordan 6 Retro Pinnacle to honor the outfit Jordan wore when he hosted the comedy program in 1991.
The shoe was rumored for a few months, but Jordan Brand shared photos of it on Friday and finally set a release date. The shoe is modeled after the jacket Jordan wore during his sunglasses-clad monologue. The green satin jacket became iconic because of his 1991 hosting stint, and now its olive green has found its way to a retro pair of Jordans.
It’s a pretty spot-on replication, not only of the jacket’s color but the stitch pattern on the sides. Jordan Brand also made its own version of Jordan’s flight jacket, but it’s not for sale. Which is a shame, because the jacket is a great pairing with the ‘SNL’ colorway.
The ‘SNL’ Air Jordan 6 Retro Pinnacle will drop on Sept. 1 online and on the Nike SNKRS app. No word on whether Kenan Thompson’s LaVar Ball impression on ‘SNL’ earlier this week will spark a Big Baller Brand shoe colorway. Something tells me no, though.
(Via Sole Collector)
