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"Welcome back y'all. My name is Ian Williams. This show, what y'all watching right now, is Live From the Archive, and we are in the Department of Nike Archives. This is the holy ground, thousands and thousands of archives."

"Today, we're talking about the Air Jordan 11. I brought some homies with me. First person, my man Rob. I am Robbie Williams from Uptown, but I am the Global Brand Manager of Sneaker Culture and Footwear Curation here at the Nike Department of Archives."

"The one we here to talk about. You start with the Concord, Revolutionary. Patent leather. Clear outsole."

"Tinker says, Well if this is going to be the last Jordan shoe, this is going to be the greatest Jordan shoe that we've ever seen. And pretty much the rest is history. Now it's world renowned."

"We're going to take it on to chapter two, Built for a Champion. I'd like to introduce my man, Nigel Sylvester. I'm Nigel Sylvester, professional BMX athlete, Jordan Brand athlete. So, the story goes that Michael always wanted to sign a shiny shoe. The first thing you notice is the patent leather mud guard."

"Carbon fiber being lightweight. The icy sole, man, to be able to have this sole, you can see through it and see some of the technology in the shoe, that's super important. We got another clip from Tinker, him talking about the first time Michael saw the shoe."

"Had more technology in it than any basketball shoe. I put my whole heart and soul into this. Showed it to Michael underneath a baseball stadium in Birmingham, Alabama with a towel over both of us so no one else could see it."

"Can you talk a little bit about your experience and about being a Jordan athlete and what that means to you? Being a Jordan athlete, it's a honor. MJ and the Jordan brand played such a role in my life."

"Being part of a world class group of athletes where we all have that similar mindset of wanting to be the best. Super hype for you, man. Thank you for having me. This next chapter, we're going to take a look at some of the iconic colorways that were released."

"47, go ahead and tell them who you are. My name is Leikeli47. I am a musician and producer and proud member of the brand Jordan family. Let's take it back 2000s. That's when the Jordan mania really began."

"Talk about Cool Gray. This is an amazing shoe. This colorway introduced other Cool Grays because now we have Cool Gray 5s. And it was the first non-OG Colorway that came out, that retro."

"You equate the 11s, or the Cords, you equate that to the holiday season. That's how most of us know that the holiday season is even approaching. Because the 11s are coming up. So then now talking about something that's for you."

"It's the first time that they released, that Jordan releases the women's specific. This is a favorite of mine because I'm a pink girl. I love pink. Pink is my favorite color. The detail on the shoe is just phenomenal."

"And then 2009, like we talked about the Space Jam Retros for holiday. Now this is such an iconic shoe, from the movie to the streets. Thank you very much for being here. I appreciate you for sharing this stage with me."

SNKRS Live Highlights: Live From the Archive Part 1 - 11.15.22