Air Force Friday: Air Force 1 “Year of the Horse”
Posted by Matt Halfhill | Jul 10, 2009 The “Year of the Horse” Air Force 1 released in 2002 in time for the Chinese New Year. To celebrate the coming of the new year, only 2,002 pairs of the shoes were released and kicked off a several year run of special Air Force 1s made to honor the Chinese New Year. Like with many traditions that started pre-2007, for some reason, when the Air Force 1 celebrated its 25th Anniversary, the traditions were set aside never to return. The shoes were dropped in Asia, but that did not get in the way of many AF1 heads of all ethnicities trying to get their hands one these shoes. Special features of the shoes include a galloping horse on the insole and Kanji characters for “horse” on the heel tab and tongue. |
Air Force 1 "Year of the Horse"
Jul 13, 2009 at 1:28 pm
AIR FORCE 1 = N/A FRESH COME ON U NOT DOIN ANY DAMAGE WIT AIR FORCES R AS WE CALL N MI LOUISIANA G-NIKES
Jul 12, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I wish I had been able to get my hands on these. I like the simple look, especially on forces. Plus I was born in the Year of the Horse so it’s only fitting.
Jul 12, 2009 at 3:20 am
i dont undetstand y ppl r saying il pass, these arent coming back out, its just nicekicks reminiscing abt old forces
Jul 11, 2009 at 12:01 pm
seen a lot of air forces exactly like that, just with different names that is!
Jul 10, 2009 at 10:17 pm
these are corny
Jul 10, 2009 at 5:00 pm
pretty nice
Jul 10, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Some of you guys cant read saying pass.
Simple and clean colorway, cant really go wrong with that.
Jul 10, 2009 at 3:45 pm
@ MikeDope- lol
Jul 10, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Flea Market for $40.00. Didn’t these come out back in 2001?
Jul 10, 2009 at 2:48 pm
@ I_gOt_ThoSe - clown… if u were a real sneaker head u would’ve peep’d that all the other “year of the…’s” like the year of the year of the the dog, rat, pig etc… were a lil more creative than these if they had included the views with the special features of the shoes that include the galloping horse on the insole and the Kanji characters for “horse” on the heel tab and tongue. then maybe i wouldn’t hav call them plain jane, but they didnt which makes them mediocre AF1’s… check my closet to see what a real sneakerhead looks like boi…LOL
Jul 10, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Yes they are simple, that is the whole idea. If you are a true sneakerhead you should be able to understand that this design is about longevity, it commerarates the year of your birth, colors and styles change with each generation and designer, but classic colorways last forever.
Jul 10, 2009 at 1:29 pm
i agree way too plain jane,
these sum starter ones like, i aint neva bought any other ones beside the all whites or blacks so ima step up half a notch typ $h!t….LOL
Jul 10, 2009 at 1:08 pm
too plain
Jul 10, 2009 at 1:07 pm
nice but i’ll pass