Michael Jordan first shoes

CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s already been cold some nights, and only a little rainy, but Michael Jordan followers don’t apparently care. Some waited for days is 1st ones in the brand-new Michael Jordan Store in the Loop.

They got their particular wish Saturday morning and CBS 2’s Jeremy Ross talked with of the die-hard fans.

The line stretched round the block, with hundreds hoping to buy some restricted version footwear. The doors launched for very first 23 men and women in line at 6:23 a.m.

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The bottom floor may be the spot sneaker-heads flocked to the moment those doors opened. They found a-row of limited version footwear on screen.

The retail rates of this rarest most desired operating from about $190 up to $400, the latter quantity set aside for the footwear such as 14 karat gold.

Initial individual in line ended up being here since Tuesday. Numerous braving the rainfall and weather in order to collect these kicks had been doing it for nostalgia, yet others for revenue.

“We’ve already been here all week in the torrential rain freezing, already been consuming bad fast-food, ” said Tramayne Hudson. “It’s just like a cult activity. What Jordan performed when it comes to culture additionally the sneaker game…We have no terms for it.”