2003 Air Jordan 1 Patent Red with Gold Swoosh
The red AJ1 was made for Hiroshi Fujiwara (for those keeping score, that's the
H in HTM). There are several other created samples and prototypes, but I don't
count those as being rarer than vintage prototypes. (Jumpmanst [Administrator
of Niketalk.com]).
The "H" stands for Hiroshi Fujiwara, a 37 yo Tokyo DJ turned shoe
designer/consultant for Nike. The "T" stands for Tinker Hatfield,
VP for Design and Special Projects at Nike. The "M" stands for Mark
Parker Nike Brand President. For details on hTm go to this webpage by Vintage
kid: http://www.basket-ball.com/basketball-article-1077.html
Supposedly only 2 pairs exists. One belonging to the Nike Vault, and one belonging
to some Japanese(?) guy that is apparently close to Nike. (shoemasta72 [Registered
user of Niketalk.com]).
Hiroshi Fujiwara is a Japanese custom shoe designer for hTm. They release limited
edition customs of Nikes in exclusive shops in Paris, London, Japan, and Hong
Kong that sell like hot cakes. Some of hTm products can be viewed at this webpage
http://www.conceptshop.com.hk/sneaker.html
Pic below was taken either in 2002 or 2003. The shoe looks lower than the original
high-tops because they are 2003 retro customs made for Hiroshi.