AND1 Tai Chi Mid

The shoe that changed it all for AND1, previously a nearly unknown brand founded in 1993 by a group of students.

In 1998 Vince Carter was selected in the NBA draft and he signed a deal with Puma. However his market value increased a lot after his rookie season so he broke the contract . One of the clauses implied that he couldn't sign with another shoe brand during the 1999-2000 NBA Season so he worn shoes of many brands.  Vince Carter picked a pair of And1 Tai Chi Mid for the 2000 NBA All Star Weekend at Oakland,CA where he won the Dunk Contest. The rest is History.

The And1 Tai Chi Mid was a lightweight shoe released in 1999. It features an asymmetrical colour side that made it really original. It was sold around 75$. Since then it have been released a lot of retro models in many different colours. In 2013 for the 20th anniversary And1 released 1993 pairs of the shoe in the black and white original colours.