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Rounding out the trio of triangular offerings popping up in August is this Air Jordan 1, a pair that actually has a bit of precedent in the form of the rainbow colored Air Jordan 1 ‘J2K’ from a couple years back. Unlike the Air Jordan VII’s we showed this retro release actual...Read More
We all know how well red suede can work on a pair of Air Jordans thanks to the likes of the ‘Raging Bull’ Air Jordan V, but can the look be equally successful when spread out to a hybrid entry into the catalog? The release to test that will be this one, a Jordan Spiz’ike rele...Read More
Yep, the Air Jordan VII catalog is only getting weirder as August approaches. Not that that’s a bad thing-we can appreciate the Jordan Brand folks playing with the standards, as is certainly the case here with the crazy Air Jordan VII ‘Filbert’. Like the obsidian pair from ea...Read More
Jordan Brand’s latest piece in the inspirational Rise Above series of shorts zooms in on rural China, telling the story of a tour guide who stumbled upon a decrepit court tucked away in a mountain village. The discovery then leads to a grassroots push to refurbish the court, outfitting t...Read More
In a couple of days you’ll have a crack at a particular Air Jordan VII colorway that’s been revered for the past two decades, the Air Jordan VII ‘Olympic’ that Mike famously wore in Barcelona with the Dream Team. Once August rolls around though it will be time for some ...Read More
The World Basketball Festival hit the road again this weekend, stopping by our nation’s capitol for an incredible weekend in celebration of the past, present, and future of the game. The past: an exhibit of relics from Team USA squads of the past, with plenty of Air Jordan’s mixed ...Read More
Remember back when custom man El Cappy was painting Air Jordans with charming floral prints? Ending up on the opposite end of the spectrum from those soothing looks is his latest creation, a chaotic pair of Air Jordan 1’s with a sort of frenzied battle ready look to them. Cap uses the sn...Read More
The Air Jordan VIII in its retro lifespan has been often prone to these sort of one-off colorways within the Air Jordan catalog, selecting combos not really seen elsewhere. Granted you could interpret the white/stealth/orange blaze/silver shown here as sort of a cool grey look, but the namesak...Read More
Remember that Hare Jordan shirt we showed you a few days back? Well Bugs wasn’t the only Looney Toon to mix in with the Air Jordan line of apparel, Marvin the Martian also made a few appearances too. And when he did his footwear was consistently the Air Jordan VIII, as shown on this vint...Read More
The Air Jordan legacy series has long had hints of the UNC flavor in its releases, most notably in the various ‘Columbia’ styled colorways carrying the white and baby blue palette. Every once in a while the official connection between the two flares up in the form of a dual branded...Read More