When the Air Jordan 2 debuted in 1986, it was the first sneaker to bring luxury detail to a peak sport performance silhouette. Made in Italy, original pairs featured a premium look and feel that quickly earned them an iconic spot in Air Jordan history. Abloh's signature touches are present throughout, including a plastic zip tie, text on the medial side panel, and exposed foam on the collar and tongue. On the lateral side, Michael Jordan's signature is scrawled across a textured lizard-inspired overlay. One pair sports a pre-yellowed midsole while the other comes in Black, both completed with cracked sidewalls that simulate the sort of crumbling that commonly besets vintage sneakers.
New Jordans Retro, Michael Jordan's Air Jordan collection has undeniably played a significant role in shaping the footwear community to what it is today. Although amongst the models, only a few have remained at the forefront of Nike and Jordan Brand's roster. The Air Jordan 2 is one of the designs that never received that much love from the masses. The sneaker, which arrives in two colorways, is directly based off of archival pairs in Jordan Brand's DNA archive. That's why Off-White™'s version features a faux-crumbled midsole, to mimic Michael Jordan's own pairs from the late '80s. MJ's second signature sneaker was the first that took a luxury-inspired design, being made in Italy and crafted in a way that other performance sneakers weren't at the time. The Air Jordan 2 is also a love-it-or-hate-it silhouette, as it was always going to be a tough task to follow from the AJ1.
2020 Jordans, The Air Jordan 2 Off-White White Red nods to the natural aging process of original Air Jordans. It features a white leather upper with red piping, yellowed eyelets, and Michael Jordan's signature on the lateral side. A distressed midsole brings aging to a new level with transparent rubber filling in large cracks through the cream sole. A combination of pebbled smooth leather wraps around the upper, which features exposed foam collars again. A plastic zip tie, medial-side Helvetica text and an exposed-foam tongue and collar add signature Abloh touches, with Michael Jordan's signature marking the lateral side. Underfoot, a pre-yellowed midsole with a crumbling aesthetic supports the fit, giving way to a two-tone rubber outsole for traction. Sporting a white upper with red accents, you'll find that the Air midsole underfoot appears in yellow with cracks as a nod to the basketball player's original game-worn pair. MJ's Wings logo positioned on the tongue rounds off the coveted Off-White Jordans.