Sneakers, full stop. Nike, adidas, Yeezy, New Balance, Reebok, Asics, Puma — all welcome. But we're extreme Jordan retro fans, so anything from the AJ1 through AJ17 vault gets first dibs at the top. When Jordan goes quiet, the rest of the sneaker world fills in. No Travis collabs, no NOCTA, no deal listicles, no affiliate spam — just the culture.
Jordan Brand walks back the 2023 suede detour and puts the 1985 black-and-blue on a full family-size general release October 10 at $185.
The Air Jordan 12 "Idols Become Rivals" turns a Milwaukee-era player exclusive into a $215 general release on September 12.
IR0088-001 drops September 26 for $145 — a Garden tribute with tapestry florals swapped for red piping.
IV5678-102 drops September 25 for $205 — women's-exclusive, with a 3M sunset backdrop.
Rumored December 12 for $255 — the cosmic Galaxy graphic on a Jumpman signature for the first time.
The Air Jordan 13 'Wings' drops today: a black denim wear-away upper, color hidden in the pods, and a WINGS education tie-in — limited to about 12,000 pairs.
IV6508-030 drops September 9 for $215 — Air Tech Challenge colors, US Open timing.
FD2596-601 drops September 2 for $185 — glossy red patent and five glue-on charms.
IO2463-102 drops September 5 for $220 — the removable Flight patch reveals 'Rare Air.'
A brown-and-ivory AJ1 High OG built around Jordan's farewell to the game — out now at $185, style code DZ5485-201.
CT8013-103 drops September 12 for $215 — the Milwaukee green-and-purple 12, minus the heel lettering.
CK9246-400 drops August 15 for $205 — left shoe reds, right shoe blues, one Obsidian base.
Ten-plus AJ drops from Aug 1 to Aug 29 — the whole slate, linked and decoded.
IW3808-400 drops August 1 for $215 — the OG that broke the Bulls rulebook, decoded.
IX1872-001 drops August 6 for $215 — removable denim panels and a green cat-eye.
Official images arrive for the navy-and-flint-grey AJ13, back in full-family sizing to open August at $215.
IV7640-001 arrives August 8 for $245 — glossy patent leather on one of the rarest retros.
Detailed images land for the all-over-print AJ3 'Laser,' debuted by Jayson Tatum and dropping August 22 at $230.
Leaked July 28 — the BMX star's next Jordan jumps to the 6, themed off the 1991 NES game.
IQ5706-600, $230, August 29 — one of two Awake 6s marking the silhouette's 35th.
IV6750-001 drops August 22 for $145 — the mid-2000s storytelling treatment on a Low OG.
The AJ3 that rescued Jordan Brand gets a grown, obsidian-leaning women's makeup for August 15.
A chalk-white AJ3 with true blue, kinetic green and track red hits grade-school sizing August 8 at $155.
IO2053-300 drops August 15 for $355 — 2,300 numbered pairs, wax seal and all.
HQ6998-100 lands August 1 for $145 in full family sizing.
An AJ1 High OG built around Jordan's 2003 open letter to basketball — aged-ball browns, a hidden message, out August 1 for $185.
The pink Crazy Energy PE moved off adidas.com almost instantly — the loudest moment yet in the 2026 WNBA sneaker wave.
A federal indictment says Nike employees ran product out the back of the Memphis warehouse with fake UPS labels — straight to resellers.
LeBron James teased an all-black LeBron 24 on Instagram, weeks after signing a two-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. The signature line keeps going.
Nike and Hyperice's Air Zoom Hyperslide packs 117°F targeted heat and vibration into a $250 slip-on — the first battery-powered Nike that solves a real problem instead of showing off.
Over 100 hand-signed pairs — Jordan grails included — hit Julien's for the Marshall Mathers Foundation. Bidding is open now through August 25.
GP's 1998 signature returns in OG form Friday — neoprene shroud, carbon plate, and the zip-up detail that made it a '90s grail.
The Air Jordan 7 “Tennis Day” drops September 9 at $215 (IV6508-030) — a neon ’90s upper lifted straight off Tinker Hatfield’s Agassi tennis shoe, wearing it on the 7 like it was always basketball.
The women’s Air Jordan 3 “Fireside” lands October 3 at $205 (CK9246-200) — Velvet Brown over Pearl White on a gum sole, the AJ3 dressed for fall instead of palette-swapped into it.
The Air Jordan 8 Chrome returns September 12 after a decade gone — a 2003 colorway whose biggest moment came on Kobe's feet, not Mike's.
The black-and-royal AJ1 High comes back October 10 in standard OG cut — the first leather Royal in nine years and only the fourth ever.
The Air Jordan 5 "Black/University Blue" returned June 20, 2026 at $220, the first time this Chapel Hill nod has surfaced in roughly two decades.
One of the four original 1988 colorways, and the only AJ3 that ever left Bulls colors. OG spec, $230, dropping July 18.
A soft, layered palette takes over the most important silhouette in the game. July 2, $185.
Warm gradient energy on the 5 to kick off July. Women's sizing, $215.
White and black, $215, August 8 - a clean-canon 6 that leads the next wave of Jordan retros.
Phantom and University Red with laser-etched detailing, August 22 - paired with an AJ1 Low 'Laser' the same day.
Premium materials, premium price - the Air Jordan 8 'Bin 23' arrives August 15 in a deep Legion Pine.
The 1988 ‘True Blue’ Air Jordan 3 returns July 18 in full-family sizing — one of the most important colorways MJ ever wore, done to OG spec.
The OG ‘Flint’ Air Jordan 13 — grey, flint-blue, panther-paw sole — comes back August 1 for its fourth retro. No gimmick, just one of the cleanest 13s ever.
The ‘Space Jam’ Air Jordan 9 comes back August 8 — lined up with 30 years since the movie that put Jordans on every playground in America.
JAIDE's green 'Fiberglass' Air Jordan 11 Low drops June 27 at $205 — the start of the year the untouchable 11 opens up to partners.
The art-inspired Olympic Air Jordan 7 'Miro' returns July 10 at $255 — multi-color tabs, Dream Team heel number, '08 nostalgia.
The 2006 'Tour Yellow' Air Jordan 4 is confirmed for September 5, 2026 at $220 — removable tongue patch and all, back for its 20th anniversary.
Built around Michael Jordan's 2003 farewell letter to basketball, the 'Love Letter' AJ1 trades hype graphics for worn-in brown nubuck and a 'Much Love and Respect' hangtag. July 2, $185.
Jordan Brand reshapes the AJ4's eyelet wings and TPU netting into a comic-book treatment, gradient panels and all, timed to drop during San Diego Comic-Con. July 25, $230.
A Black, University Red, Palomino and Summit White AJ1 Low OG lands August 22 as part of a 'Laser' pack pulling from one of the rarest Jordan finishes ever. $145.
A tropical AJ4 in Coconut Milk, Bright Mango, and gold — pulled from the birds-of-paradise flower. Women's sizing, $220, July 23.
Ghana's Free The Youth land one of the least-touched models in the Jordan line — a rare AJ16 collab, $250, July 17.
The 'Wings' 13 lands July 24 — a themed take on the panther silhouette that still flies under the radar for too many people.
Before the retail 3, the MCS baseball cleat brings 'True Blue' to the dirt on July 14.
A 'What The' 9 Low that mashes a rack of classic colorways onto one mismatched pair — loud, referential and $180, out August 14.
The Air Jordan 12 'Bucks' (CT8013-103) brings back Ray Allen's Milwaukee player-exclusive in Summit White and Gorge Green, dropping September 19 for $205.
The Air Jordan 9 'Space Jam' comes back August 29 in White, True Red and Black for $215 — the colorway from the era the 9 was born in.
The AJ1 Low OG 'Last Dance At The Garden' lands Sept 26 — a black, varsity red and white Low tied straight to MJ's Madison Square Garden lore.
The Air Jordan 8 'Chrome' returns September 12 at $215 — the flashy '93 fan favorite back in its cleanest form.
The Air Jordan 5 'Halloween' drops October 24 at $220 — a seasonal makeup that actually lines up with the calendar.
The Air Jordan 14 Low 'Black Pack' arrives October 3 at $240 — the Ferrari-inspired 14 in its cleanest, most wearable form.
The sneaker board leads with a collab: J Balvin's Air Jordan 4 'Multicolor' — the reggaeton superstar back on the most bankable shape Jordan makes.
A cozy, seasonal makeover on the tank of the line: the Air Jordan 12 'Egg Nog' brings orewood brown and team red to the fall board.
The sculpted 14 gets a deep, moody makeover: 'Forest Green' closes out October on one of Jordan's most underrated shapes.
Angelo Baque's Awake NY gets two cracks at the Jordan 6 this September — a real collab on a real shape.
Black, Varsity Red and Summit White on the Low OG - a nod to MJ's final run at Madison Square Garden. Out September 26 for $145.
A Midnight Navy Air Jordan 1 Low OG tied to Howard University - the culture on the shoe, not just a colorway. Out October 1 for $165.
The Air Jordan 7 'Miro' - a 2008 Europe-only release that only made 1,000 pairs - got its first-ever reissue this month at $255. One of the rarest 7s ever, back for real.
Warm gradient, reflective tongue intact — the women's calendar keeps landing the better colorways, and the 5 'Sunset' proves it.
The Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Last Dance At The Garden” drops September 26 around $140 (IR0088-001) in Black/Varsity Red-Summit White — a nod to MJ’s Madison Square Garden nights and the Knicks’ 2026 title run.
The Air Jordan 3 “Not Nice” is penciled for November 21 around $215 (IF4396-001) — a fresh, non-nostalgia name on Tinker’s elephant-print classic for Holiday 2026.
The Air Jordan 1 High OG “Love The Game” lands August 1 at $185 (DZ5485-201) in Shadow Brown, Team Red and Light British Tan — named for the contract clause that let Jordan play pickup wherever he wanted.
The Air Jordan 17 Low “Black Patent” drops August 8 around $240 (IV7640-001) — a glossy nod to the 2002 “Black Chrome,” from the most expensive, most buttoned-up Jordan ever made.
The Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Howard University” lands October 1, 2026 at $165 (IX8478-410) — Jordan Brand’s second nod to the Mecca. If you know what Howard means, this one reads different.
The Air Jordan 4 “London” (IV6048-001) is expected Fall 2026 at $220 — weathered black suede, an LDN hang tag, and “No Excuses” on the tongue. A city-coded 4 for a game that went global a long time ago.
The Air Jordan 5 “Halloween” (HQ7978-001) drops October 24, 2026 at $220 — blacked-out upper, orange hits, glow-in-the-dark outsole. A seasonal 5 that leans all the way into the gimmick.
The Air Jordan 6 “Oreo” returns August 8, 2026 at $215 (CT8529-108) — its first retro ever, 16 years after the 2010 original, dropped for the 6’s 35th.
The Air Jordan 3 “Laser” lands August 22, 2026 at $230 (JA1369-001) — the first retail run of the laser-engraved 3 built as Michael Jordan’s 40th-birthday PE.
The Air Jordan 13 “Wings” arrives August 6, 2026 at $215 (IX1872-001) — a black-denim wear-away build tied to Jordan’s Wings education program.
The Air Jordan 4 “Tour Yellow” (IO2463-102) lands September 5, 2026 at $220 — white leather, tour-yellow hits, and the removable tongue patch that hides a message.
The Air Jordan 8 “Chrome” (305381-007) returns September 12, 2026 at $215 — black nubuck, chrome hardware, and the cross-straps back in proper OG form.
The Air Jordan 12 “Bucks” (CT8013-103) drops September 19, 2026 at $205 — Summit White and Gorge Green, the Milwaukee player exclusive going wide for the first time.
The Air Jordan 9 OG “Space Jam” returns August 29 at $215 (HV4794-106) — the shoe MJ never played an NBA game in, back for the film’s 30th anniversary.
The Air Jordan 13 “Flint” returns August 1 at $215 (IW3808-400) — navy reflective mesh, flint grey suede, the panther-paw sole. One of the OG ’98 colorways, back on a wide release.
The Air Jordan 14 “Forest Green” drops October 31 at $215 (487471-300) — its first retro since 2005, the sleeper colorway on the Ferrari-built silhouette.
The Air Jordan 3 “True Blue” returns July 18 at $230 — first run in a decade, with the thinner ’88-style elephant print back on the panels. Here’s the cop-or-skip.
The AJ11 Low gets its first-ever collab — from the women's boutique inside the Black-owned group behind A Ma Maniere. Drops Saturday.
The Air Jordan 11 Space Jam returns December 12 at $235 — the holiday anchor, with the price creep telling its own story.
Thirty-one years after the City Series, the Sacramento Air Jordan 10 finally gets its first-ever retro — December 5, black and purple.
The Air Jordan 4 Bred returns in true OG spec over Black Friday weekend — face box, white edges, Fire Red, the works.
The Air Jordan 6 White Infrared returns November 7 for the model's 35th — true 1991 mold, original Nike Air heel branding restored.
The Air Jordan 7 “Miro” — a ~1,000-pair Beijing 2008 grail tied to the Dream Team and Joan Miró — returns July 10 at $255. First retro in 18 years, and the first you don’t need a connect to own.
The Air Jordan 4 Tour Yellow returns September 5 for its 20th — the elusive cousin of the Lightning, with the Velcro tongue secret intact.
Twenty years after debuting as the first women's-only Air Jordan 5, the Sunset returns July 1 — and the story of who it was built for matters.
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