What Jordan was the first to be faked?

mr nike86 · Jan 18, 2008

I ask this because im sitting here watching the The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and in the intro, when Will is spinning upside down in the chair, his MetalicV's didnt have a jumpman on the tounge,

so it made me wonder.Thanks.

jordanhead2 · Jan 18, 2008

They edited the jumpman out because of copyright issues or something like that..and I have no idea which one was "faked" first.

william rivera 3 · Jan 18, 2008

Thats because legally they could not have shown the Jumpman...

never wear them · Jan 18, 2008

i highly doubt will would rock a fake kick...

to all you italians... lol check this out the italian version

mr nike86 · Jan 18, 2008

I know about the copyright issues, but that shoe doesn't look like it was edited. Now if you said the shoe tounge was cut off and replaced with a fake onethen thats believable.

indohan · Jan 18, 2008

Fakes appeared for the first time around 1997-1999.

I believe that would answer your wondering...
Fresh Prince show ended in 1996, which should have ended filming around 1995.
I don't think Will Smith was able to wear fakes back then even if he wanted to.

As for the first pair that being faked, I don't have the answer for that.
My smart guess is XI, because it had a very high demand.

b1lly hoyle · Jan 18, 2008

They faked OG 1's in white/red/black w/ arrow logos and what not....

Nike/JB has had AMPLE time to handle fakes.

mr nike86 · Jan 18, 2008

Originally Posted by B1LLY HOYLE

They faked OG 1's in white/red/black w/ arrow logos and what not....

Nike/JB has had AMPLE time to handle fakes.

Do you think there is any pics of these floating around the net?

mr nike86 · Jan 18, 2008

I found them, but can we count these as being the first fakes, since the look is so far off and no use of a jumpman? If thats the case we should be talkingabout shaqs as being the major knock off brand. In fact i saw some shaqs that looked excatly like the 22 the other day.

chico cummings · Jan 18, 2008

The first ones I remember ever seein was the IV's...

mr nike86 · Jan 18, 2008

Originally Posted by Chico Cummings

The first ones I remember ever seein was the IV's...

Thats my guess from the searches i have done so far. I'm guessing there was an knock off cement IV that started this full blown outrage, due to itbeing the shoe that Jordan wore when he won the dunk contest, and from there everybody wanted to be like Mike.

air elijah · Jan 18, 2008

Aren't those Ponys up there, not fake 1s? There is a difference between making fakes and just aping a basic design. Those really don't have the sameelements the 1s have. For example where is the forefoot overlay?

The first ones that were heavily faked were the 13, 14 and 15 as far as I'm aware. There were plenty of fake 11's early this decade but only after theretros came out.

b1lly hoyle · Jan 18, 2008

Yeah those are City Wings.

I guess the 1's that got faked weren't replicated exactly as we see today, so it doesn't count per se.

The XI's at the start of 2000 were entirely outta control.

mr nike86 · Jan 18, 2008

Originally Posted by Air Elijah

Aren't those Ponys up there, not fake 1s? There is a difference between making fakes and just aping a basic design. Those really don't have the same elements the 1s have. For example where is the forefoot overlay?

The first ones that were heavily faked were the 13, 14 and 15 as far as I'm aware. There were plenty of fake 11's early this decade but only after the retros came out.

The shoes above are called City Wings. I said that to myself in my head when I saw the pick, but I think theres a slight difference from those and thePony's

size twelve · Jan 18, 2008

remember the fake XIs that would come with gucci, lv, or burberry print?

son you ain't got these..

mr nike86 · Jan 18, 2008

Originally Posted by size twelve

remember the fake XIs that would come with gucci, lv, or burberry print?

son you ain't got these..

Haha, I remember being a young fool, like wow he got gucci jordans and air force 1's

. Man knowledge is power.

southzeztpdot · Jan 18, 2008

Nicekicks.com used to be the site for fake shoes back in the day. Now its a sneakerblog who would of thunk it?

heat23 · Jan 18, 2008

Originally Posted by Mr Nike86

Originally Posted by Chico Cummings

The first ones I remember ever seein was the IV's...

Click to expand...

Thats my guess from the searches i have done so far. I'm guessing there was an knock off cement IV that started this full blown outrage, due to it being the shoe that Jordan wore when he won the dunk contest, and from there everybody wanted to be like Mike.

If you're thinking of the one slam dunk contest from the free throw line. He was wearing

the white / cement III's. As for Will, I thought the fresh prince wore fakes.
EDIT: I meant to write doubt not thought. I don't know why Ispelled doubt t-h-o-u-g-h-t. Maybe because I had just woke up

As for Will, I DOUBT the fresh prince wore fakes.

sideshow20 · Jan 18, 2008

XI was the first to be faked they came out with soooooooo many colors

icopjordans23 · Jan 18, 2008

the first fakes i seen was around the time the xiv's first came out they had alot of wild colors of them on the net

mastaace718 · Jan 18, 2008

Wasn't the first fakes the OG 1s with a arrow on the side?

mr nike86 · Jan 18, 2008

Originally Posted by heat23

Originally Posted by Mr Nike86

Originally Posted by Chico Cummings

The first ones I remember ever seein was the IV's...

Click to expand...

Thats my guess from the searches i have done so far. I'm guessing there was an knock off cement IV that started this full blown outrage, due to it being the shoe that Jordan wore when he won the dunk contest, and from there everybody wanted to be like Mike.

Click to expand...

If you're thinking of the one slam dunk contest from the free throw line. He was wearing

the white / cement III's. As for Will, I thought the fresh prince wore fakes.

Your right. Good catch.

rhcp729 · Jan 18, 2008

the first ones i recall seeing were xv's right around the time they came out. there were so many fakes of those.

xfile 11 · Jan 18, 2008

They faked the black/gold I's, and they did a pretty damn good job at it. They took a major step backward from there. I am not sure if they faked muchtill the XI's after that. The XI's that were faked shortly after the original release were blantantly fake. As some one above me mentioned theystared to fake the XIII's a little more heavily and then they went nuts with the XIV's. From there it has been all down hill.

rhcp729 · Jan 18, 2008

anyone remember those magic johnson shoes that were supposed to look like xi's?

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