The Air Jordan 1 High OG ‘Court Purple’ is the Closest Thing to a ‘Metallic Purple’ Retro
The entire ‘Metallic’ pack is based around a simple formulation of white leather uppers and glossy accents on the Swoosh and ankle collar. Furthermore, the rubber outsoles are shaded to match. That execution is reprised here, albeit with some changes that’ll be unremarkable to most. Some slightly tumbled grainy leather replaces the smooth type, and ‘Court Purple’ is obviously a different tone than ‘Metallic Purple’. The ‘Nike Air’ font on the tongue label has always been bolder than the OG, and someone at JB has said, ‘Honey, I shrunk the Wings logo.’ Honestly, no big deal.
Because this new colourway is officially the women’s cut of the AJ1, sneakerheads may notice the very slightly different ankle cut and lining. That being said, it looks like this release uses a similar (if not the same) smooth lining as the recent , which was also a women’s drop.
The Air Jordan 1 High OG ‘Court Purple’ is scheduled for a June 3 release, so there’s plenty of time to prep for this drop.