Air Jordan 4 (IV) Retro

Air Jordan 4 (IV) Retro Sneakers Product Description
Released February 1989
Michael earns another All-Star selection, his third consecutive scoring title, and is chosen for the First Team and the All-Defensive First Team. Gravity-defying dunks and the tongue are all becoming his trademarks.
Air Jordan 4 (IV)
Head Designer: Tinker Hatfield
Michael kept on playing in a confident and dominating way and won numerous honors and awards.
The design, by Mr. Hatfield, wasn't as revolutionary as the previous designs and kept a lot of the feeling from the third model. The Air Jordan shoes had started to get major popularity by now and sold out every here and there.
Air Jordan 4 (IV) Sneakers Design Specs
The Air Jordan Retro 4 features a rich full-grain leather and Nubuck upper. Mesh quarter panels offer added breathability. TPU eyestays provide a lockdown performance fit. Variable width lacing system. Heel pull-tab adds easy entry. Polyurethane and solid rubber midsole with visible Air Sole® unit in heel, encapsulated forefoot Air-Sole® unit. Solid rubber outsole with multidirectional herringbone pattern increases traction.
Retro negative trend changes
When the IV's were retro'd 1999 in white/black and black/cement grey it was crazy. Stores sold out after a few hours and everyone seemed to want a pair. As you can see a totally different approach to when the I's, II's and III's were first retroed. Nike and the Jordan Sneakers Brand, realized that this was a golden opportunity to cash in so they started releasing so called Retro+ models. These had a similar design to the original but featured new colors or some minor design changes.
There has been different reactions to the Retro+ models and not all of them have been positive but they seemed to sell pretty well so probably most people were happy with them.
Air Jordan 4 (IV) Retro Sneakers Packaging
1989 - Comes in a Jumpman Flight Box with black plastic wrap and solid thick plastic NIKE hangtag.
1999 - Comes in a silver box, plastic Nike hang tag, plain paper wrapper and retro card.