Nike Air Foamposite 1997 (1990's)

Origin:  During the 1990's, basketball shoes were not sneakers anymore. These shoes became another shoe breed on there own with the unique basketball shoe design. However, many of the same materials that were used in older shoes began to be used in shoes of the 90's. Nike saw that there needed to be a shoe with completely new materials and in 1997, they carried through with the Air Foamposites. This shoe followed the principles of being light and durable like many basketball shoes of the past. This shoe is from Nike, a sports company that started n 1964. It started having a big impact on the basketball shoe world in the 1980's.

Purpose: The design of the shoe and the materials used to make the shoe had a huge change on the time period. These materials and the design were completely different from any other shoe in any time period. The hoes had a rubber covering at the bottom but the rubber was different. On the top, there was a plastic covering over the leather. The covering was there to give more protection and make the shoe look more futuristic. In fact, these were said to model the sunglasses. The shoe was created so that there could be new materials that were used for basketball shoes along with the new design that came with basketball shoes in the 90's.

Value: This shoe represents the 90's because it expresses the new things and new ideas that came out during this time. It expresses the values because it expresses the value of new things and ideas that came out and the acceptance of those things. However, it expresses the concerns because people were concerned about the drastic changes that here happening in basketball and the world during the time. This is the best expression of the time because its new design and futuristic look express the progressive values of the time period.

Limitations: This item cannot tell us about many of the specific events that happened during the time period. For example, it cannot tell us about the Clinton Administration and the things that happened with it. The Air Foamposites could not express or illustrate the voices that either supported or criticized the Clinton administration because they could not express anything about the Clinton administration other than the fact that it was a unique administration. The shoe was mainstream for the time because it followed the shoe shape of many of the other basketball shoes in the 90's and. However, it was unusual because of its use of new materials and unique design. The voices representing old ideas and the voices describing anything relaxed to politics were not illustrated by this item.

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