Air jordan 1 bred unauthorized biography
The Air Jordan 1 High in the iconic black and red colorway returned once again in as part of the “Banned” campaign celebrating the history of the shoe.!
Air Jordans were harmed in the making of this product. In 2023, when Jordan Brand started work on recreating a 2025 reissue of the original black and red Air Jordan 1, that mythical "Banned" sneaker that kickstarted Air Jordan mania when it released in 1985, the aim was to make the latest version as close to the earliest version as possible.
Jordan Brand remade the original black and red Air Jordan 1 from for a reissue.
This was to be a 40th anniversary sneaker, a celebration of the genesis of Air Jordan. It would require sacrifice.
"We had a few members of the design team that put their pairs up for sacrifice," says Jason Grisby, a Jordan product director who worked on this year's Air Jordan 1 High 85 retro.
The Air Jordan 1 High 85 will debut on Feb.
14 in the black and red "Banned" colorway (style code HV6674-067) for $250. It's meant to be a return to form for Michael Jordan's first signature shoe, the silhouette of which has been warped and shifted over the years. (The High 85 model coming out next month won't be the only cut the Jordan 1 comes in going