Tag: Jordan Brand

An initial look at the “Black Toe” Air Jordan 1 Low OG

Brandon King

This lower-collated iteration of the classic “Black Toe” Air Jordan 1 sports a white leather foundational layering overlaid with black at the toe, obviously, and eye rows , with red wrapping the heel. Black Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides with a Wings logo of the same hue appearing on the rear heel. Underneath resides a white midsole and a red rubber outsole. The “Black Toe” Air Jordan 1 Low OG is , as it currently stands, is scheduled to release July 28 at nike.com and select retail establishments.…

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“Lucky Green” Air Jordan 1 High OG: Official Images

Brandon King

The upcoming spring season will see the debut of the “Lucky Green” Air Jordan 1. Visually reminiscent to the “Celtics” Mid from from 2009’s Jordan 1 DMP, it sports. a white leather foundational layer overlaid with that of black at the toe and eye rows and lucky green wrapping the heel and flanking the ankle. Black Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the Wings logo on the lateral side of the same hue. Lucky green shows up on the “NIKE AIR” branding on the tongue, with black making…

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“Thunder” Air Jordan 4 : Official Images

Brandon King

The “Thunder” Air Jordan 4 is making a return after eleven years in cold storage. Like it’s forbears, the 2023 iteration sports a black nubuck upper with tour yellow present most prominently on the ends of the lace tabs and backing the netting on the sides and tongue; the same hue also shows up on “Flight” portion of the tongue branding and behind the tongue. This version also features the black stitching seen on earlier incarnations. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a tour yellow midsole and black rubber outsole with…

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“Black Cement Reimagined” Air Jordan 4 coming March 2024

Brandon King

The “Black Cement” Air Jordan IV is the latest original colorway that will be added to the “Reimagined” roster. Since its original 1989 release, the “Black Cement” IV has seen 4 additional retail runs 1999, 2008 along the Air Jordan XIX as part of one of the Countdown Packs, 2012, with the most recent recent in 2019 marking the return of original “NIKE AIR” branding. At this early juncture, there no images available , but it is known the sneaker will make use of a black, cement grey, summit white…

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“International Women’s Day” Air Jordan 1 Low coming in Europe next week

Brandon King

This upcoming Air Jordan 1 Low will be released in celecbration of International Women’s Day. It sports a combination leather, suede, and corduroy upper. On the toe box reads the message,“Because One Day, This Day Will Be Our Everyday” along with the words “Unity” and Equality.” Underneath resides a sail midsole and a purple midsole. The “International Women’s Day” Air Jordan 1 Low is scheduled to debut March 6 across the pond at select European retail establishments, like SVD, followed soon thereafter with a release on nike.com. Air Jordan 1…

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A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 5 coming this holiday season

Brandon King

A Ma Maniére and Jordan Brand will be continuing their very fruitful partnership, with this time the Air Jordan 5 serving as the canvas. At this early juncture, there are no available images but what is known is that there will be two color ways- Black/Burgundy Crush-Black-Pale Ivory and a Light Bone/Black-Burgundy Crush-Pale Ivory. Both looks will feature construction utilizing premium materials, feature Jordan and A Ma Maniére branding and will come housed in special packaging. Both colors of the the A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 5 are planned…

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There are only three pairs of the “Black Metallic” Air Jordan V OG

Brandon King

Back in 2018 Jordan Brand released a laceless version of the “Grape” Air Jordan 5; this special -edition Jordan 5, was created in celebration of Will Smith’s 50th birthday and was inspired by Smith’s character on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, In celebration of Season 2 of Bel-Air , Jordan Brand has joined forces with Peacock/NBC to release 3 laceless pair of “Black Metallic” Air Jordan V OG. Visually it is the “Black Metallic” colorway loved by so many, featuring all of its visual elements- side netting, reflective tongue with…

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An initial look at the “Pine Green” Nike SB x Air Jordan 4

Brandon King

The latest iteration of the collaborative relationship between NIke Skateboarding and Jordan Brand will continue with this upcoming Air Jordan 4. Announced in the later part of 2022, an initial images of one of the joint effort Jordan 4, the “Pine Green” has surfaced. It sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid with suede; pine green is also present in a complimentary visual role. Underneath resides a white and pine green midsole and a multi-color rubber outsole. The “Pine Green” aesthetic of the Nike SB x Air Jordan 4 is…

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Top High School Basketballer Kiyomi McMiller makes history with Jordan Brand NIL Deal

Brandon King

Kiyomi McMiller has made history as the first high schooler to same a NIL deal with Jordan Brand. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kiyomi McMiller (@kiyomi_mcmiller32) McMiller, 5-7 point guard out of Burlington , New Jersey is the sixth-ranked overall player in the 2024 HoopGurlz Super 60, averaged 27.1 points per game as a sophomore. The blue-chip prospect credits her family for her success: “I’m inspired by both of my parents. I get my creativity from my dad and my grandmother, which carries over to my…

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Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand announce $2.3 million in community grants

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Courtesy of Nike/Jordan Brand What to Know In celebration of Michael Jordan’s 60th birthday, Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand announce $2.3M in Community Grant awards to 48 grassroots organizations across the United States to help create more equitable futures for Black people.  The 2023 round of community grantees includes 43 new organizations, along with a re-investment in five organizations that were awarded grants in 2021, including 1Hood Media, Mortar Cincinnati, Love Now Media, Revolution Workshop, and Good Call NYC.  Inspired by the notion that movements to create systemic change have limitless potential at the…

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