The ninth edition of the Nike x Doernbecher Freestyle Collection was unveiled today...and like all prior 8 years, the Air Jordan model is the most coveted of the bunch.
If you don't know anything about the collection, Nike partners designers & developers with Oregon Health & Science University's Doernbecher hospital patients to create shoes unique to each patient. The kids get to choose the colors, materials and details for each shoe to detail their individual life story. The program has raised over $4 million dollars thus far.
11-year-old Oswaldo Jimenez was diagnosed with severe pulmonary hypertension. He was given the opportunity to design the Air Jordan IX. The inspiration for his shoe was his family; his nickname “Pollito” (meaning "little chicken") is found on the tongue and lasered in a feather pattern on the mudguard. His name can be found stitched on the heel tab, along with his favorite number 17 (my favorite number too, for my favorite baseball player Mark Grace) and birthday (Sept 13 on the inside of the tongue). The red & green outsole pays homage to his hometown of Queretaro, Mexico.
You can find these AJ IXs and the rest of the Doernbecher collection 11/30 at Nike stores across the country and at nikestore.com; all proceeds from sales of the shoes benefit the hospital.
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