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Published December 20, 2020, 8:50 PM
Photo from Air Jordan website
Two Philippine-inspired Jordan sneakers have been the talk of the town following the announcements of their release on December 23.
Consider it as an early Christmas present for sneakerheads as the Jordan brand and local retailed Titan will be launching the Jordan XXIII and XXXV “Titan” colorway.
With all the hype and success between the partnership, Raoul Reinoso, Titan’s director of special projects, talked about the “unquestionable” influence of NBA legend Michael Jordan the man behind the “Jumpman” logo on Filipinos
For Reinoso, Jordan’s popularity in the Philippines is beyond expectations despite the limited access, cable for instance, to the NBA as compared today.
Published December 19, 2020, 8:19 PM
Photo from Air Jordan website
Two more Philippine-inspired Jordan sneakers are set for release on Dec. 23 following the official launch of the Air Jordan XXIII and XXXV “Titan” colorway.
Photos that surfaced online Saturday showed PBA star CJ Perez sporting both shoes which was made after a collaboration between the Jordan Brand and local retailer Titan.
Nike said on its website that the XXIII is a homage to the store’s limited release of the “Titanium” colorway of the same shoe back in 2008 while the XXXV is the same version of the latest edition of the iconic brand.