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 retired on October 6, 1993, with the 9 already built. It became the only numbered Jordan he never wore in an NBA game, and the one cast in bronze outside the United Center.
Jordan wore the Fire Red and Black Metallic 5s on court. A sitcom kid from West Philly wore the Grape, laceless, every Monday night. Guess which pair the culture remembers.
The first all-black Air Jordan 16 returns to the market in a patent leather finish, marking a major move for Jordan's vaulted silhouettes.
The long-vaulted 487471-300 grail gets its first-ever retro on October 31, 2026 for $215.
The "Binary Blue" collab moved from Sept. 18 to Dec. 18 at $200. What changed, what we don't know, and what to do with your reminder.
The Air Jordan 15 "Snakeskin" lands November 7 at $240 as the Black Pack's loudest quiet flex.
The Air Jordan 11 "Green Screen" drops in mid-November at $255, and the date still isn't locked down.
The Air Jordan 5 "Halloween" (HQ7978-001) lands October 17, 2026, for around $215-220 with a Black, Picante Red, and Green colorway.
June 9, 2018. $225. A Houston Oilers blue on Tinker Hatfield's 4 with a Cactus Jack tab on the heel. Eight years later it still trades near $850, and every rapper collab since has been priced against it.
First retro of the 2005 colorway lands October 31 at $215, with a shape Jordan Brand says sits closer to the original.
Pewter nubuck, College Navy mesh, and Nike Air on the heel. No official school branding, release set February 27, 2027.
Jordan Brand runs a second business above the retro calendar: 2,300-pair Bin 23 drops at $355, player exclusives that leak into auctions and friends-and-family pairs in editions of 23.
On the Oct. 1 earnings call, Elliott Hill said Jordan Brand has been 'oversupplying our iconic retro product' and will 'deliberately reduce the volume and frequency' of retro launches, as it already did with the Air Jordan 1. Ten retros a month was the number.
IX6986-047 lands Holiday 2026, reportedly only in Middle Eastern markets: Soft Pearl leather, Pomegranate trim, '23' embroidered in Arabic on the tongue, embossed mosaic geometry where the elephant print goes, and a burgundy box.
IZ1800-200 surfaced in official Nike photos on Sept. 30: a matte iridescent upper that shifts green to purple in place of patent leather, a black midsole, and Holiday 2026 timing. Sneaker News confirms it's tied to the film; the nickname is still under wraps.
IQ5492-001 went up on Nike.com Friday: black nubuck, cracked leather overlays, exposed 'XXIII' stitching, a possessed Jumpman on the tongue and a green glow-in-the-dark sole. Sneaker News had it for mid-October at $130; it's $140 and it's out.
StockX cut staff, GOAT consolidated, eBay bought its way into authentication, and the flip that paid rent in 2021 stopped paying anything.
Tinker Hatfield borrowed a P-51 Mustang's shark mouth, a running shoe's 3M and a Back to the Future sole. Thirty-six years later, the retros still struggle to copy all three.
The inside-out Air Jordan 3, with elephant print everywhere except the toe and heel, returns in Varsity Red for Super Bowl LXI weekend in LA. Early word from @zSneakerHeadz and Sneaker Files.
The Air Jordan 4 "Pink Thunder" HV0823-001 lands December 19 in women's sizing, with the Thunder Yellow swapped for Rust Pink.
Fewer than half of releases resell above retail, StockX and GOAT take 11 to 15 percent off the top, and the easy double is gone. Follow the money on a $215 pair.
The Air Jordan 9 Boot NRG "Anthracite/Multi-Color" IX8455-060 is a $240 Holiday 2026 pair with a reflective, iridescent finish. Date not confirmed.
Every Air Jordan retro landing Sept. 28 to Oct. 3: the Howard AJ1 Low on Thursday, J Balvin's AJ4 and the 'Fearless' AJ6 Low on Friday, then the Black Pack and the women's 'Fireside' AJ3 on Saturday.
First images of the Air Jordan 6 'White/Infrared' (CT8529-105) surfaced Monday. It's the first retro since 1991 to put Nike Air on the heel. Nov. 7, $215.
New early images of the women's Air Jordan 3 'Purple Haze' (CK9246-500) show a fully tonal Infinite Lilac build with snakeskin where the elephant print usually goes. Expected April 3, 2027 at $205.
Snakeskin lands on the 15, stingray lands on the 17 Low, both $240 on November 7 — the exotic-leather treatment finally reaches the retros nobody re-ups.
The Air Jordan 3 "Not Nice List" (IF4396-001) burns the cement grey black on November 21, playing off Nike's own 1985 ad of Santa coming down the chimney in Air Jordan 1s.
Official images of the Air Jordan 1 Mid 'Sail/Pistachio Frost' (BQ6472-124) dropped Sept. 26. Sail leather, a full Pistachio Frost sole unit, $130, Fall/Winter 2026 with no date yet.
Air Jordan 11 Lapis (IZ1800-400) takes the annual 11/11 women's slot on November 11, following Bred Velvet and Pearl — but the renders on the internet right now are still mockups.
The white, black and True Red 13 was a mid-season colorway until Denzel Washington bought a pair on Coney Island in 'He Got Game.' A Black director gave Nike its best product placement for free.
Fresh off the women's AJ11 Low, the Whitaker Group's JAIDE has an Air Jordan 1 Low OG in black, white and pale Pistachio Frost, first shown on Jordan Brand's new 232323232323 site. December release.
Jordan Brand's olive-toned AJ4 (JA5911-320) is expected Oct. 2 at European retailers only. $215. No MJ backstory, just a clean military-toned 4, and the U.S. is shut out at retail.
David Falk got a rookie $500,000 a year, a royalty on every pair, and a cancellation clause Nike never got to use. Every athlete deal since has been a copy of the paperwork.
Fujiwara was photographed in a black and blue Travis Scott x Fragment Air Jordan 1 Low that matches the design he teased and deleted in June. There's no release info, and it could still be a sample.
J Balvin's yellow croc Air Jordan 4 moved off Friday. It's now called 'Amazonas,' drops first on jbalvin.com Sept. 28, then globally Oct. 2 at $225.
The women's-exclusive Air Jordan 5 'Sunset' returns today, September 25, for the first time since 2006. $205 on SNKRS, with select retailers also listing it.
A retail Air Jordan 4 'Encore' was reported for May 2027. Now it's reportedly off the calendar, and Eminem's manager answered the rumor with one word.
Jordan Brand's 2026 Día de Muertos Air Jordan 1 Mid (IZ4718-283) got official images. $145, October, with a Xolo dog on the tongue and a Spanish line inside the box lid.
The Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Last Dance At The Garden” revives the night Jordan played through blisters in old Chicago 1s at Madison Square Garden — dropping September 26 at $155.
Jordan Brand put the 14 Low, 15, 16 and 17 together for the first time on its 232323232323.com preview. Ostrich, snakeskin, elephant, stingray. The 15 and 17 wait until November.
Jordan Brand's lookbook shows the SoleFly x AJ5 (IU0734-001) in Black/Anthracite with Aurora Green and laces that wrap the ankle. Listed for Oct. 8, with a reported $225 price.
The Whitaker Group shop's Jordan 1 Low surfaced Wednesday: aged 'Chicago' red, a blue Sashiko-style woven midfoot, Holiday 2026. No price or date yet.
Jordan Brand showed all four together for the first time. The 14 Low and 16 land October 3, the 15 and 17 on November 7.
The Miami shop's third straight Jordan collab goes black and anthracite with Aurora Green, and wraps the laces around the ankle.
First teaser shots show aged red overlays and a blue Sashiko-style textile midfoot. No price, no date yet.
Two colorways Jordan barely wore, built on graphite and charcoal instead of Chicago red, and both harder to find than the pairs that won rings. The quiet Jordans age best.
The black, red and purple 7 Michael Jordan wore through the 1992 playoffs is reported for February 20, 2027, All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, at $215. It would be the first retro since 2012.
From The Shot in 1989 to the OG-shape pair landing on Black Friday, the Bred 4 has come back six times, and the heel tab tells you which corporate era each one belongs to.
The last piece of Jordan Brand's Holiday '26 Black Pack finally showed up: pebbled leather, patent toe, the gaiter, all black, IZ2586-001. It joins the 14 Low, 15 and 17 Low in the set.
adidas is putting nine Pokémon on ten silhouettes for the franchise's 30th birthday. The Superstars are $110, the Charizard is $180, and the boutiques get their turn Thursday.
The 2012 Kilroy Pack, six Jordan 9s for six of MJ's fake retirement identities, is back as one mismatched low-top. It hit Nike.com Monday for $180, IV6476-010.
The 'Demerits' colorway, black leather with Team Royal pull tabs and a gum sole, gets its widest release yet. Nike is fully back in business with the artist it benched in 2023.
The Jordan Strength collection lands October 13 through Nike Strength and Dick's: bumper plates, kettlebells, a shoebox plyo box and a half rack at $1,750. A Portland licensee builds all of it.
Comme des Garçons Homme Plus turned the Air Jordan 11 into a dress shoe: full-grain leather, a gloss midsole that extends the patent mudguard, triple black and triple white. $358. DSM had it Sept 5; SNKRS has it today.
The Space Jam 9 returns Sept 19 at $215 (HV4794-106), OG shape, with 'Tune Squad' on the lid and the Looney Tunes gym printed inside. Thirty years after MJ wore it in a movie instead of a game.
Cancelled from its December 2024 slot and left for dead, the triple-black Air Jordan 5 is now reported for Fall 2027 at $220 under style code FZ2239-001, in full family sizing. Leaked images are already moving.
Mowalola sold the Air Jordan 14 and the 14 Mule on its own site Sept. 19. The wider Nike SNKRS and retailer release is Sept. 26. $255 for the retro, $180 for the mule, and the first British-Nigerian designer on a Jordan.
The Air Jordan 9 OG 'Space Jam' went on Saturday, September 19 and was gone off SNKRS fast. A day later the kids' pairs sit at $170 lowest ask on StockX, retail is still trickling, and only the big sizes are getting taxed.
Sneaker News updated Sept. 15: the Air Jordan 1 High OG 'Beyond the Spider-Verse' (JA1074-001, $200) is now expected in full family sizes, timed to the June 18, 2027 movie. After 'Origin Story' and 'Across,' this closes the trilogy.
First official images of the AJ8 'Knicks' (IX8479-010) surfaced Sept. 18: black suede, orange-and-blue contrast, a half-orange midsole and a blue Jordan face box. Expected Dec. 24 at $215. The leaker renders had it wrong.
The Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'Howard University' (IX8478-410) ran a Washington-only SNKRS Pass on Sept. 17 with pickup at DTLR Rhode Island Place, ahead of a wide Oct. 1 release. The HBCU got the first pair. Correct.
Full official images of the Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'Last Dance at the Garden' (IR0088-001) confirm the details: floral red stitching, metallic gold Wings, the March 8, 1998 stat line inside the tongue, and pink insoles. Drops Sept. 26 at $155.
Official photos of the Air Jordan 3 WMNS 'Fireside' (CK9246-200) dropped Sept. 19: velvet brown tumbled leather, tan suede, tonal elephant print, gum outsole and pink replacement laces. Oct. 3, $205.
Co-founder Daniel Hidalgo confirmed a SoleFly x Air Jordan 4 is coming 'soon' in a comment under a post about Miami leaving adidas for Nike. No photos, no colorway, no date. Their AJ5 lands Oct. 8.
Thirty years after the film and ten after the last retro, the Air Jordan 11 'Space Jam' (CT8012-900) drops December 12 at $255 with the '23' heel, Varsity Royal Jumpman, translucent blue outsole, and 'Jumpman Jam' on the box.
Sneaker Files and @zSneakerHeadz report a third general-release lap for the Ferrari 14: blue suede, yellow shield, $215, fall 2027. No style code yet. Leak, not an announcement.
Fiberglass green pebbled leather, women's sizing, $205, IW1882-300. Raffles are live at JAIDE, A Ma Maniére, Social Status and APB. It's the second Whitaker Group 11 Low landing the same day.
An OG 1994 colorway that's been retroed exactly once, in 2010, is reported for a general release next fall at $215 with a shape closer to the original. Leak via Sneaker Files and @zSneakerHeadz.
The BMX rider's first Air Jordan 6 now has a reported release date, a style code (IZ9536-400) and a color: Lyon Blue/White-Wolf Grey-Black, $230, SNKRS and neighborhood accounts. Still a leak.
Retailer and in-hand photos surfaced this week: black nubuck, orange shark teeth, a two-tone Nike Air heel and glow-in-the-dark drop shadows under the 23. HQ7978-001, $220, full family, Oct. 17.
Sneaker News reports Travis Scott and Jordan Brand have a reverse-Swoosh Air Jordan 1 Low in an OG 'Chicago' red colorway lined up for 2027. No style code, no images, no confirmation from either camp, and a 'Blue Ferrari' 14 rumored for the same fall.
Jordan Brand's tribute to Mike's final Bulls game at Madison Square Garden, a 42-point night in Chicago 1s with the black alternates, lands September 26 in full-family sizing at $140, with woven red overlays, gold hardware and special packaging. The nickname came from a Knicks superfan who got an early pair.
The 2006 women's exclusive returns September 25 at $205 in women's sizing, white leather with the orange-to-Fire Red gradient on the shark teeth. Official photos landed this weekend and Sneaker News posted the release listing Monday morning.
First retro since 2014, and this time the heel reportedly gets the Nike Air the 2014 pair skipped, on a mold reshaped toward the 1991 original. Leaker-sourced; Jordan Brand hasn't confirmed.
Sneaker Files and zSneakerHeadz say a Phantom, orange and blue Air Jordan 2 (JJ7339-030) lands June 9, 2027, the third New York pair on next year's slate. Mockups only; Jordan Brand hasn't confirmed.
Official images of the women's Air Jordan 1 Low 'Bouclé': the nubby textile from high-end furniture wraps the heel and collar, with metallic silver Wings badges, a light blue toe and a maroon Swoosh. Fall/Winter 2026.
Sneaker News got inside the NYFW preview on Sept. 10. The lineup runs from the 'Halloween' 5 on Oct. 17 to the 'Sacramento' 10 on Dec. 5, with the OG-shape 'Bred' 4 on Black Friday as the centerpiece.
The 1995 City Pack shoe built for Mitch Richmond's Kings, unveiled in person at Jordan's NYFW preview, drops December 5. Black tumbled leather, Dark Concord underneath, and no MJ on the box because he was playing baseball.
James Whitner's Charlotte shop gets its own 11 Low after A Ma Maniére, Social Status and JAIDE. Premium leather where the mesh goes, $200, SNKRS and APB Friday morning.
Early mock-ups called it Eggnog and got the blocking wrong. The real shoe, shown at Jordan's NYFW preview, runs Flu Game lines in brown and orewood, full family sizing, $215.
Jordan's city series gives London a hairy-suede 4 with a transparent heel plate that keeps both AIR and LDN in play. SNKRS UK and select EU shops only. The rest of us pay resale.
Official photos landed September 10: OG High cut, Nike Air on the tongue, a rebuilt shade of blue, and a shoe box with a young Michael Jordan in the Royal 1s and a matching Flight suit.
The Michael Jackson-inspired women's Jordan 4 now sits on January 15, 2027 at $220, per @zSneakerHeadz. Official images haven't dropped yet.
The clearest in-hand images yet hit September 11: a flooded Lemonade upper, glossy collar, 'SOLO HAZLO' dubrae and the smiley on the heel. $225, expected via raffle before SNKRS.
Official images dropped Sept. 11 for the Air Jordan 1 Low "Halloween" (IQ5494-001). Mid-October, $125, general release.
A women's-exclusive 6 Low for the model's 35th year: black nubuck, metallic pink panels, steel-toned sole. $205 on Nike, Foot Locker and Champs.
The 2004 Milwaukee PE gets a general release Saturday, Sept. 12 on SNKRS: white leather, Gorge Green reptile mudguard, iridescent purple hardware, full family sizing.
Sneaker Files and zSneakerHeadz report the last original Air Jordan 4 colorway still owed a proper retro lands next fall at $230, with Nike Air on the heel and the 1989 shape the 2020 pair never got.
The 1995 City Series colorway that never came back is reportedly returning next fall at $215, months after New York's first championship in over half a century. Sneaker Files and zSneakerHeadz broke it; Sneaker News and HNHH confirmed the details.
Michael Jordan's 1997 Ferrari 550 Maranello, the one Tinker Hatfield studied for the Air Jordan 14, surfaces after 25 years and hits Pharrell's Joopiter Sept. 15-30.
The British-Nigerian designer's Air Jordan 14 SP 'Burnt Red' ($255) and a sliced-down AJ14 Mule ($180) release next Friday via SNKRS and Mowalola.
Hairy grey suede, 'Nike LDN' branding, and a Sept. 12 release that stays inside the United Kingdom. The 4 gets its first city-exclusive since Chicago's 'Red Cement' 3.
Jordan Brand put the 2026 Air Jordan 4 "Bred" in front of media at New York Fashion Week: 1989 shape, exposed white edges, Nike Air heel, November 27 in full-family sizing.
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.
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