The Air Jordan XIV (14) was released in 1998/1999. They were the last sneakers Michael Jordan wore during his second stint with the Bulls, hitting the series-winning shot in Game Six of the 1998 NBA Finals while in the XIV.Retired in style, the design was inspired by Michael’s car, the Ferrari 550 M, and was made by Tinker Hatfield together with Mark Smith. This was the first Air Jordan that would feature laces with metal tips. Something that both the XV’s and XVI’s designs also would use.
The XIV’s also began the trend of having a number of things that would count towards the model number of the shoe. On the XIV’s each shoe had seven Jumpmen, the one on the side of the shoe on a Ferrari-like shield. They could be found on the insole, sole, back, side, 2 x lacetip and front. Counting them on both shoes makes it a total of 14 Jumpmen.
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