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"To me, Chicago means orginal. Home of the trend-setters. tastemakers, bar setters, hustlers, go getters. Chicago means community. Resilience. Chicago is a big melting pot of people. It means culture."

"The Air Force 1 and Air Max 1 '86 are a love letter from Chicago to Chicago. The thing I love about this project is that it really brought our city together."

"To come up with something that really represented the city of Chicago. What makes this project special are the people. The commitment we all made to the city of Chicago."

"We're grateful to have spent a week in Chicago with our partners Leaders, Notre, RSVP, Saint Alfred, SVRN, and Succezz. This pack of the Air Max and the Air Force are super special because..."

"...It really was designed by lead Chicago retailers and the Nike team. It came down to the beauty of the city through architecture. That was our sharp point around how the architecture and the skyline..."

"...has impacted and influenced them. They tell the story of Chicago during the fire and then being rebuilt into this beautiful city that it is today. And I think both shoes really show one half of that story and then come together to..."

"...create this pack that is just powerful and showing Chicago in a different light than what we're used to seeing. When we talk about what we learned from Chicago, it was around how the beauty of the city has affected them..."

"...and we want the same with these shoes. These shoes should affect you. It's about our city, it's about our past and it's about our future. Different groups of people. different backgrounds, different sides of the city and created one Air Force 1 and Air Max 1..."

"...for one place. So one city, one love. We get it. "

Behind the Design: Air Force 1 & Air Max 1 '86 'Chicago'