The Air Jordan VIII (8) was released in 1992/93. Its base was clearly close to its predecessor but it had a lot more details, color and accents. The Air Jordan 8 was the last Air Jordan Shoes that Jordan wore before retiring the first time. The Air Jordan 8 was one heavy beast. The eighth model of the Air Jordan was one heavy thing. Its base was clearly close to its predecessor but it had a lot more details, color and accents. Very surprising was that this shoe was only made in three different color combinations.
Tinker Hatfield thought the Jordan Brand was strong enough at this point to hold its own. Tinker brought up to Nike that the Jordan line was strong enough to start eliminating the Nike sign at the AJ VI. The Air Jordan VIII started a lot of talk through sneaker heads, basketball players, or people that enjoyed a pair of Nike Air Jordan Shoes.
In 1993 the Original Jordan VIII released in three color ways. When 2003 came, Jordan Brand released two more models of the Air Jordan 8 selling for $135.00. If you look at the Original Air Jordan VIII model you will notice there is no Nike sign. Even the quantity of shoes being produced were lower than the Air Jordan 7.