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On opening night, and for the first half of the ’91-’92 season, MJ wore a sharp new colorway of the Air Jordan VI, a sneaker we now affectionately refer to as the “Carmine.” Inspired by MJ’s love of German sports cars, the Air Jordan VI had a rubberized black tongue and a rear “spoiler” heel tab.
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