{"id":75328,"date":"2023-01-04T16:37:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T08:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=75328"},"modified":"2023-01-04T16:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T08:56:31","slug":"the-best-sneaker-revivals-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/01\/04\/the-best-sneaker-revivals-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Sneaker Revivals of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Anton Karve<\/strong><\/p>\n

2022 was a year full of welcome surprises for the sneaker community. Brands both big and small have pushed the limits of imagination with the creation of new silhouettes and colourways, collaborations and innovations. For instance, A-COLD-WALL and Converse\u2019s collaborations produced various space-age silhouettes such as the Sponge Crater CX<\/a> and Geo Forma<\/a> over the course of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, while many releases dazzled the world with new, cutting-edge elements never before seen on sneakers, countless others instead focused on the old, delivering a mix of nostalgia and excitement to long-time sneaker lovers. These retros of past, sometimes long-forgotten silhouettes and colorways have become known as sneaker revivals, and we\u2019ll be giving you some of this category\u2019s best offerings in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Nike Air Ship<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Nike Air Jordan 1 is considered by many to be the grandfather of the sneaker game as we know it, spawning many of today\u2019s sneaker phenomena. Thus, it\u2019s only right that we kick off this list with the predecessor of the AJ1, the Nike Air Ship.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most mysterious sneakers due to their rarity, the Air Ship was the first shoe Michael Jordan played in after signing with Nike in 1984. Nike had provided him with player exclusive Air Ships that exchanged the typical \u201cNike Air\u201d branding with \u201cAir Jordan\u201d, which MJ wore out to his regular season NBA debut. The next year, Nike received a letter from the NBA, stating that the \u201cred and black Nike basketball shoes\u201d were prohibited by the Association\u2019s uniform regulations, effectively banning the Air Ships from the court.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the NBA had banned the \u201cBred\u201d Air Ships, Nike later aired their smash-hit \u201cBanned\u201d commercial which attributed the ban to their newly-released \u201cBred\u201d Air Jordan 1s. This stroke of marketing genius contributed to the explosion of popularity that AJ1s experienced upon release, with the \u201cBred\u201d colourway in particular gaining widespread hype and notoriety within sneaker and basketball communities.<\/span><\/p>\n