It landed in an era of over-top-top aesthetics in the highly competitive basketball category, but it was clear that with Wilson Smith’s daring addition of “AIR”, this Uptempo helped give Nike that boost to take the top position. Over two decades later, the Air More Uptempo continues to turn heads, and all it really needs to accomplish that is to introduce familiar colorways. This latest version tacks on a Suns-friendly purple and orange (also a staple of the 90s), with a heavier emphasis on the orange shade as its seen on the AIR border and the transparent vinyl tongue. Purple appears only the one logos on the sole, insole, and the jewel piece at the heel.