Jordan Brand’s latest series arrives this weekend.
After teases of the sneakers appearing as part of the collection- the first pairs from the “Rare Air” series will be released this Saturday.
The “Rare Air” series will pay homage to the long sampling process sneakers go through before officially hitting shelves. Oftentimes, material, color details, and accents are changed to create a different sneaker than the one originally envisioned. Other times, mistakes, like incorrect logo placements, would lead to having to redo a sample altogether. As a result, when these “rare” samples surface online, the sneakers are sought after and coveted by sneakerheads around the world.
Jordan Brand is celebrating these mistakes with this new collection- “mistakes turned into marks of rarity and unforgettable must-haves. We call that Rare Air.”
Ushering this new collection will be a set of Air Jordan 1 High OGs.
The first, releasing in Mens, Big Kids, Little Kids, and Toddler sizing, feature a Deep Royal Blue throughout the upper. The sneaker will feature a different wings logo than the one that is usually on Air Jordan 1s. The original protoype logo, designed by Per Moore, makes an apperane on the left ankle of the Deep Royal Blue colorway. Additionally, this pair will feature a wear away swoosh that reveal a red swoosh underneath.
The second colorway from the collection will release in Women’s sizing – as well as Little Kids and Toddler sizing. This pair will feature a more prominent aged affect. The sneakers midsole, swoosh, ankle color, and even the double shoe laces give the vintage look of a sample long-left in the vault. The Cinnabar Red details compliment the sneaker well- allowing it to pop in a way that the otherwise neutral sneaker would not. Like the Deep Royal Blue colorway, the Cinnabar Red pair features a blue tongue tag. The sneaker also features the Peter Moore Wings prototype logo- this time, though, it is on the right sneaker.
With leaks already surfaced of more Air Jordan classic models with the Rare Air monicker, it is safe to say this series will be around for the immediate future.
The Air Jordan 1 High OG “Rare Air” in “Deep Royal Blue” and “Cinnabar Red” will release this Saturday, April 5th, via SNKRS and participating Jordan Brand partners.
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