When Virgil Abloh created his own collaborative Air Jordan 2s at the tail end of 2021, the late designer effectively ushered in the silhouette's rebirth. If you caught the Jordan Fall 2022 release preview, you would've caught the confirmed release of the Air Jordan 1 Yellow Toe, the latest in the popular series of AJ1s with the popular color-blocking with the original Black Toe flavor. The Infrared, which effectively started strong a legacy Off-White x Air Jordan 5 still on-going, has seen a number of Retro releases since its inception - the most recent of which took place not too long ago in February of 2019.

Pink Jumpman logos on the heel match the transparent outsole as well as the interior lining, with orange sharks tooth detailing in the upper. Signature shoes are an exercise in two-sided autobiography. In design, one of the introductory colorways connects to Westbrook's collaborative apparel collection with Japanese fashion brand FACETASM. The shoe and Erving's play existed in a cultural milieu soundtracked by funk, soul, rhythm and blues and jazz fusing it all together. And now, we're awaiting a number of collaborations and Retros, from Union LA's upcoming two-part effort Nike Off White to the return of the OG Chicago colorway.

It was an innovative fit solution that LeBron loved, says Petrie. But this year, Jordan Brand is giving the silhouette some extra attention, as they've since released both Off White Nike Shoes the Del Sol as well as the Brave Blue. Jokingly dubbed the Eminem 4s at home for its resemblance to the 2015 collaboration between the Detroit hip-hop legend, Carhartt, and Jordan Brand, this upcoming Air Jordan 4 Retro is not a laughing manner. What's more, alongside the co-branding at the heel, the pair is packaged with special insoles, whose graphic features a cameo from MJ himself as well as the mention of the United Youth International.