Exclusive Interview with Tinker Hatfield
| Joe La Puma of Complex Magazine recently interviewed Nike and Jordan’s “Don of design” Tinker Hatfield. A copy of this interview is available in the new issue of Complex Magazine which hit news stands today, 2/12, but not all of the interview was included in the magazine.
In a Complex.com web exclusive, “sneaker celeb” Tinker opens up to Joe about his “in” at Nike, who pushed him in his career, as well as what he thinks of companies that rip his designs. Also, Tinker drops some info about some Air Jordans that we have never heard before such as what the inspiration was behind the Air Jordan 11 and also about the time that Mike got mad at Tinker over a shoe. There have been many interviews done with people in and around Jordan Brand, but none compare to this one. Check it out at Complex.com. |
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tink thats my daddy best designer of all time
Comment by kickaholic — February 12, 2008 @ 3:20 pm
Tinker is cool and all but why do you say he’s your daddy? It’s pretty homo to call another guy your daddy if he’s not… Not that I have anything against homo’s, I could care less about their choice, but I’m just saying it’s pretty homo to call another guy your daddy.
Comment by TheJumpmanFrontman — February 12, 2008 @ 4:11 pm
gotta check it out
Comment by greenmaker24 — February 12, 2008 @ 5:02 pm
@2 What makes you think that person it a dude? Besides that does it matter if he is in fact gay? More girls for the rest of us
Comment by grizz8884 — February 12, 2008 @ 5:21 pm
that was mad homo son
Comment by realer than you — February 12, 2008 @ 8:46 pm
i gotta check it out for more infor b***h
Comment by keisha carter — February 12, 2008 @ 10:52 pm
i aint gay dude im just sayin the man is mad raw desinin all those kicks he the best designer of all time no questions but anyway the little show that they had was awsome sneakerhead 4 life
Comment by kickaholic — February 12, 2008 @ 11:40 pm
Designs that took jordans where they are today gotta give him his due cuz if the design is wack doesn’t matter whose sneaks it is.
Comment by solesaved — February 13, 2008 @ 1:33 am
Cool interview, very interesting too. My fav comment from the Complex interview:
“There are all these remakes (meaning …. retros) and people are digging the remakes because they can actually participate in the remaking. I have to say I have a lot of limited edition Air Force Ones and Jordans and Air Maxes in my own closet. I think it’s really fun to wear them, and you can sort of put your own stamp of style into those kinds of shoes. It’s kind of a love/hate thing for me. I kind of hate it because it makes it harder to sort of convince people that this new kind of product is better than the old one, when they love the old one so much. But it’s kind of cool that they love the old one so much, and I was a part of that. So it kind of goes back and forth with me.”
Comment by TechNutt — February 13, 2008 @ 5:02 am
Also, the XX3 is one of the illest kicks out of the Jordan line…..definitely TOP 5. Cant wait to copp them all. Madd props to Tink!
Comment by TechNutt — February 13, 2008 @ 5:05 am