How the Auto-Lacing Nike Mag Became a Reality
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Back in 1988, Tinker Hatfield was asked to design a sneaker of the future for a movie. The movie was 1989’s Back to the Future Part II. The sneaker he came up with—the auto-lacing Nike Mag—became a Holy Grail of sorts for sneaker aficionados, even though it wasn’t for sale and wasn’t being mass-produced initially. In fact, the only reason it ever became available to the public in the first place, back in 2011, was because of those aficionados. In a way, the story of the Nike Mag has turned out to be even more improbable than the plot of the time-traveling movie it was created for.
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