The most iconic moments from Men’s MFW SS24

Tomorrow is a big day for nerds and comic fans around the world, it’s finally coming to theaters glitter, Starring Ezra Miller – the first feature film dedicated to The Fastest Man of All Time aka Barry Allen – which, with all due respect, completely reset the DC Universe (DC Comics’ Cinematic Universe) after years of sensational flops Will do The film is inspired by the mini comic series published in 2011 by Warner Bros. Discovery owned publishing house titled flashpoint, Written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Andy Kubert.

film, as well as the story arc flashpointtells about alternate timelines and parallel universes, as a result we already know – as anticipated by the trailers – that we will see two Flashes, not Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl and Superman, but above all ( as far as we’re specifically concerned) of the two Batman: Ben Affleck’s one and the iconic Michael Keaton

who returns to play the role of the Dark Knight for the last time 31 years later.

Michael Keaton was actually the first major cinematic Batman thanks to batman (1989) and batman returns (1992), both born from the brilliant mind of Tim Burton.

inspired by the highly anticipated glitter Which will open in Italian cinemas tomorrow, June 15, to talk about a detail that has always fascinated fans of Michael Keaton’s Batman. The detail is linked to the costumes of the two Burton films: on both occasions Keaton’s Batman wore a pair. NikeWhich has piqued the curiosity of sneakerheads around the world for years.

Today I’m trying to shed some light on the history of two Nike models that have been a part of apparel design batman And Batman Returns.

Let’s start with Burton’s first film, batman 1989’s,
There was apparently an informal agreement between the production of the film and Nike, in fact the film’s producer Jon Peters teamed up with Peter Guber to get the film’s director, Bob Ringwood, to wear a pair for practically all of the actors involved in filming. was pushed hard. Nike’s, and therefore Keaton’s too. This request was difficult to grant given the bleak, dark, almost savage atmosphere Burton had given to his Gotham, and above all, it did not marry at all with the characters’ costumes, which were mainly suits and formal clothing. was made of , So the costume designers proposed having the film’s absolute protagonist wear a pair of Nikes instead of the rest of the cast.
Nike apparently took care of the project completely pro bono, involving historical designer Tinker Hatfield of the Beaverton company, but who had been part of the design team for a few years at the time.

Hatfield obtained sketches and drawings of the Bat-Man costume so he could figure out which model to adapt to fit naturally into the costume design. He also met with Keaton to discuss the details of the activities he would undergo during filming.
choice fell nike air trainer 3upon which Hatfield designed an extension that turned the sneaker into a knee-length urethane boot.
Made Totally Black, by “Batboot” batman of 1989, were also designed with a pounce fluorescent yellow, but in the end Burton decided that description did not fit with the film’s aesthetic context.

let’s move on batman returns,
The dynamics between the production of the film and Nike were similar.

However, this time, Hatfield, involved in this second chapter, also chose to Air Jordan VIDesigned and immortalized by Hatfield himself, they were the shoes with which Michael Jordan won his first career title in 1991 against Magic Johnson’s Los Angeles Lakers.
The adaptation the designer made for the occasion was made for the first film, thus adding an entirely black urethane boot to the sneaker’s shape.
What is interesting is that the Jumpman under the sole remained intact but apparently did not appear in the film.
Over the years these “batboots” have acquired a certain importance among collectors, as far back as 2015 when the only true boot was sold on eBay for $8,100, a price that seems virtually negligible today if we look at those figures. Thinks who comes every day today. ,

so we just have to go to the cinema tomorrow glitterMaybe even to figure out which pair of Nikes our Batman, played by Michael Keaton, would be wearing.