Nike recently treated sneaker fans to the Air Raid Jungle Gym from 1993 (which we covered here at Sneakerjawns), and now we're getting the 2014 remake. The Air Raid brand has been building some steam this year with the Air Raid Low, Air Raid Jungle Gym, and Air Raid OG, and notably the Nike Air Max 1 featuring in the Live Together Play Together Pack with a Jungle Gym colorway. On top of that, the 90s silhouette is getting releases at the beginning of the year with the Air Raid 2014 remake and the Air Raid Ray Guns. The old silhouette is getting some attention from their makers, that is Nike, to give more variations to the classic style. The Nike Air Raid has much lore to it, designed by Tinker Hatfield as an outdoor counterpart to the Air Jordans, featured in commercials with Spike Lee, hence the Live Together Play Together ethos. The 2014 Black and White Air Raid is not as colorful as the jungle gym, but style doesn't always come with flare. Let's ...
The Jordan vault has timeless classics for Nike to draw from, which they have done well so far this year. Nike is releasing some high-profile Jordans in 2020, like the Jordan "Sunset" during the summer, but AJ1 Retro High OG “Court Purple” offers a cool addition to this year's lineup.
This one is inspired by the Jordan 1985 "Metallic Purple" from the Jordan vault. The rendition doesn't stray too far from the original. We get many MJs every year, but the AJ1's metallic purple really stands out despite the simple iconic silhouette.
Let's take a closer look at the AJ1 Retro High OG “Court Purple." The fabric is shiny! Going by the name, you'd think the shiny parts were made of plastic or metal, but they've gone with some shiny purple fabric this time.
The purple-colored areas are in the AJ1's iconic collar, swooshes, tongue, and ankle. The shiny satin fabric resides on the collar. To finish off the look, purple colors the outsoles.
The Air Jordan 1 "Court Purple" will be available from Nike.com sometime in July.
