Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG
Banned (Black/Varsity Red)
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Specs
| Upper | Full-grain leather with perforated toe box |
|---|---|
| Midsole | Encapsulated Nike Air-Sole heel unit, foam midsole |
| Outsole | Solid rubber cupsole, pivot circle |
| Drop | approx. 8mm (silhouette-class estimate — Jordan Brand does not publish stack data) |
| Weight | approx. 430g (15.2 oz, US 9; reported range 397–453g across retailer listings) |
The Jordan story
The colorway every retro run is measured against: a full-grain leather high-top with an encapsulated Air-Sole heel unit, built in 1985 around a rookie guard the league would eventually try to ban the shoe on. The perforated toe box and solid rubber cupsole have barely changed across forty years of reissues, and the Banned pairing remains the one collectors chase first.
Jordan Brand began in 1984 when Nike signed a rookie guard from North Carolina and built a shoe around his game. What started as the Air Jordan I grew into its own division in 1997, spinning off basketball, retro, and lifestyle lines that now outsell most standalone sneaker companies. The brand's language of leather, patent accents, and Jumpman branding has become shorthand for basketball culture itself.
