Marking the 6th year of Doernbecher Freestyle Collection, a collaborative project between Nike and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Oregon which honors special Doernbecher patients who overcame great medical challenges. Each honoree, with assistances from the Nike creative teams and head designer Mark Smith, gets to create his or hers sneaker that convey their expressions on their lives, experiences and goals.
Surprisingly this year a Doernbecher Freestyle edition of the Air Jordan VI was made. Last year they used a Jordan 1 and the year before that they used the Jordan II. The shoe sports an Olympic-like color scheme with a navy blue suede upper accented by red and gold highlights. As with many of the other Doernbecher kicks, the shoe also features some detailed graphics and designs on the upper and both heels have an embroidered number 1 in a circle. As a final touch, the question “What Time Is It?” and the answer, “Game Time!” are include on labels inside the tongue of each shoe.
Normally I am extremely against jordan brand changing a classic, however this is for a good cause and I think this is thier craziest "remix" that they have done on the Air Jordan VI. I like that there isn't a jumpman on the back like with the other Jordan VI retro's of late. Also, I think the type of suede they used was perfect for this shoe and it made the imprinted graphic on the shoe subtle enough for the shoe to remain cool without going overboard. Doernbecher releases usually drop in late fall. I'd Cop!
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