*(These aren't his actual designers but you get the idea.)
To be fully transparent - I never *fully* understood how these sneaker collaborations worked, until I met someone that worked at Nike and filled me in...and...I could *still* be wrong, but this is how I understand it.
I know we'd all like to believe that MJ, Kanye and TS design their own shoes, but the only one who actually comes close to any design work is Kanye (and possibly Pharrell?)...the other two...well...they're presented with ideas and they choose from them.
That's it.
They don't draw, design, nor create sneakers.
Sometimes there are WHOLE TEAMS of people who brainstorm ideas and present them to head designers who then present them to the 'collaborator'.
Just an FYI cuz a lot of people in my comments talk about Travis like he actually designed the shoes that come out under his name...