Every Original Air Jordan Complete Set

Every Original Air Jordan Complete Set

**Updated as of June 10th 2020**

My story
On July 9th 2008 I purchased my very first original Air Jordan sneaker. It was the 1985 Metallic Blue & White High 1's. 12 years later, I finally acquired the last original Air Jordan I needed to complete the set. The last sneaker happened to be the 1985 White & Grey Low 1's. The funny thing is I started with the 1's and I end it with a pair 1's.

It was a total of 86 sneakers from Air Jordan 1-14. This wasn't including any samples, prototypes, or any sneaker that I only seen in photographs or magazines that I knew existed, but were deemed as "unicorns" because of how rare they are. The sneakers I only went for were the sneakers released to the public. Like any collector who collects anything probably knows this and they have a choice to go that route or simply collect what is obtainable based on your standards.

I had standards of course. Minus the samples, prototypes, and really rare Jordans I knew of, Jordan 1-4 could be in any size and in any condition that I was okay with. If it came with the original box, that was a bonus to me. When it came to Jordans 5-14, it had to be my size with the original box. If it didn't come with the original box, it had to be a pretty good price in general. Another standard was if it wasn't in my shoe size but it was something I knew was missing, it was again the price I had to consider.

Back in 2008, the Metallic Blue & White 1's didn't retro at the time so when I first acquired my first pair of original Jordans, I always thought it was really cool to own a pair of originals. The quality, shape, material choices and overall the way they felt on my foot was different than a pair of retros. Even the way they looked. I was always curious to know if anyone ever completed 1-14 so I decided to see how far I could get.

Overall this 12 year journey was really fun. That's what it was really about. Enjoying the hunt even though it was numerous times I felt I would never complete it. You can read more on The Ringer interview and context HERE & featured on Sneakernews. So what's next? Watch the my video below to find out!



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In no specific order, a very special thank you to these people below who have contributed.

Marvin @mjo23dan
Aaron @ucasta
Dylan @dylan_ratner
Ryan @scottrenus
Dimetri @pappadimeat
@indyjumpman
Jermaine @phase2
Jason Ling @jasonling1980
Hruc Yusuke @ysk_4_2_7
Azy @azy0912
Edouard Edymalawi @edouardfouks
@tooitreasure
Jake Danklefs @jwdanklefs
Jerome @jeromezra
@alozer
@sunshining7
@grandestacks
Kenneth Myers Jr @mr_unloved1s

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1998-1999 OG Air Jordan XIV complete set. 7 Original colorways.
More information on the Air Jordan XIV's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.
1998 White/Black-Varsity Red "Black Toe"
1999 White/Black-Varisty Red "Candy Cane"
1999 White/Black-Oxidized Green "Oxidized"
1999 Black/Black-Varsity Red "Last Shot"
1999 Black/Black-White-Indiglo "Indiglo"
1999 Varsity Royal/Black-White "Laneys"
1999 White/Obsidian-Columbia Blue "UNC/Columbia Blue"
1999 Light Ginger/Black-White "Gingers"



1997-1998 OG Air Jordan XIII complete set. 7 Original colorways.
More information on the Air Jordan XIII's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.
1997 Black/True Red-White "Playoffs"
1997 White/True Red-Black "He Got Game"
1998 Black/Varsity Red "Black & Red/Breds"
1998 White/Black-True Red-Pearl Grey "Chicagos"
1998 Navy/Carolina Blue-Flint Grey-White "Flints"
1998 Navy/Metallic Silver-Black-Carolina Blue "Black & Blue/Royals"
1998 Black/Chutney "Chutneys"





1996-1997 OG Air Jordan XII complete set. 5 Original colorways.
More information on the Air Jordan XII's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.
1996 White/Black-Taxi "Taxis"
1997 Black/Varsity Red-White-Metallic Silver "Playoffs"
1997 White-Varsity Red-Black "White & Red/Chicagos/Cherrys"
1997 Obsidian-White-French Blue "Obsidians"
1997 Black-Varsity Red "Black & Red/Breds/Flu Games"





1995-1996 OG Air Jordan XI complete set. 5 Original colorways.
More information on the Air Jordan XI's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.
1995 Black-True Red-White "Black & Red/Bred/Playoffs"
1995 White/Black-Dark Concord "Concords"
1996 White-Columbia Blue-Black "Columbias"
1996 Black-Dark Grey-True Red "Black & Red/Breds Lows"
1996 White/Light Grey-Cobalt "Cobalts"







1994-1995 OG Air Jordan X complete set. 8 Original colorways.
More information on the Air Jordan X's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.
1994 White/Black-Light Steel Grey "Steels"
1994 Black/Dark Shadow-True Red "Shadows"
1994 White/Black-Dark Powder Blue "Charlottes/Powders"
1995 White/Black-True Red "Chicagos"
1995 White/Black-Kelly-Yellow Gold "Seattles"
1995 White/Black-Royal Blue-Metallic Silver "Orlandos"
1995 White/Black-Royal Blue-Orange Flame "Knicks"
1995 Black/Dark Concord-Metallic Silver "Sacramentos"





1993-1994 OG Air Jordan IX complete set. 4 Original colorways.

More information on the Air Jordan IX's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.
1993 White-Black-True Red "Playoffs"

1994 Black-Light Olive-True Red "Olives"

1994 White-Black-Dark Powder Blue "Powders"

1994 Black-Dark Charcoal-True Red "Charcoals"

1993 OG Air Jordan VIII complete set. 3 Original colorways.
More information on the Air Jordan VIII's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.

1993 Black/Bright Concord-Aqua Tone "Aquas"

1993 White/Black-True Red "Bugs Bunny"

1993 Black-Black-True Red "Playoffs"

1992 OG Air Jordan VII complete set. 5 Original colorways.

More information on the Air Jordan VII's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.
1992 White/Light Silver-True Red "Hares" 

1992 Black/Light Graphite-Bordeaux "Bordeaux" 

1992 Black/Dark Charcoal-True Red "Raptors/Playoffs" 

1992 White/Midnight Navy/True Red "Olympics" 

1992 White/Black-Cardinal Red "Cardinals"

1991 OG Air Jordan VI complete set. 5 Original colorways.

More information on the Air Jordan VI's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector
1991 White/Infra Red-Black "White Infrareds"

1991 Black/Black-Infra Red "Black Infrareds"

1991 White/Sport Blue-Black "Sport Blue"

1991 Off White-NMaron "Maroons"

1991 White/Carmine-Black "Carmines"

1990 OG Air Jordan V complete set. 4 Original colorways.
More information on the Air Jordan V's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.

1990 White/Black-Fire Red "Fire Reds 3M Reflective Tongue (3M)" 

1990 Black/Black-Metallic Silver "Black Metallics" 

1990 White/Grape Ice-New Emerald "Grapes"

1990 White/Red-Black "Fire Red Black Tongue"

1989 OG Air Jordan IV complete set. 4 Original colorways.
More information on the Air Jordan IV's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.

1989 White/Black "White Cement"
1989 Black/Cement Grey "Black & Red/Bred/Black Cement"
1989 Off White-Military Blue "Militarys"
1989 White/Red-BlackFire Red "Fire Red"

1988 OG Air Jordan III complete set. 4 Original colorways.
More information on the Air Jordan III's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.

1988 White/Cement Grey "White Cement"
1988 Black/Cement Grey "Black Cement"
1988 White/Cement Grey-True Blue "True Blue"
1988 White/Fire Red "Fire Red"

1987 OG Air Jordan II complete set. 4 Original colorways.
More information on the Air Jordan II's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.

1987 White/Black "White & Black Highs/Chicagos"
1987 White/Black "White & Black Lows /Chicagos"
1987 White/Red "White & Red Highs"
1987 White/Red "White & Red Lows"

1985 OG Air Jordan I complete set. 20 Original colorways.
More information on the Air Jordan I's provided by Sneakerfiles & Solecollector.
Factory Stamps - TY, TY1, TH, ST-P, TYPS, BY

Non Metallic Colorway Series (10 Total)
1985 White/Black-Red "Chicagos" - Product Code/Style Code 4280
1985 Black/Red - BLK/R "Black & Red/Bred/Banned" - Product Code/Style Code 4281
1985 White/Black/Red "Black Toes" - Product Code/Style Code 14292
1985 Black/Royal Blue - BLK/RB "Royals" - Product Code/Style Code 4282
1985 White/Blue "Kentuckys" - Product Code/Style Code 4296
1985 White/Carolina Blue - W/DK PB "UNC/Carolinas" - Product Code/Style Code 4297
1985 White/Black "Black & White/White & Black" - Product Code/Style Code 4298
1985 Black/Soft Gray - BLK/SOFT GRAY "Shadows" - Product Code/Style Code 4283
1985 White/Natural Grey -W/NAT  "White & Grey Highs" - Product Code/Style Code 4295
1985 White/Natural Grey - W/NAT "White & Grey Lows" - Product Code/Style Code 4285

Metallic Colorway Series (8 Total)
1985 White/Metallic Green "Metallic Green" - Product Code/Style Code ?
1985 White/Metallic Purple "Metallic Purple" - Product Code/Style Code ?
1985 White/Metallic Black - W/BLK "Metallic Black" - Product Code/Style Code 57561
1985 White/Metallic Orange - W/ORG "Metallic Orange" - Product Code/Style Code 57568
1985 White/Metallic Red - W/R "Metallic Red" - Product Code/Style Code 57571
1985 White/Metallic Dark Red "Metallic Maroon/Burgundy" - Product Code/Style Code ?
1985 White/Metallic Blue - W/MET B "Metallic Blue Highs" - Product Code/Style Code 4299
1985 White/Metallic Blue - W/MET B "Metallic Blue Lows" - Product Code/Style Code 4289

Canvas/Air Jordan Knock Off Series "AJKO" (2 Total)
1985 Black/Red "Black & Red/Breds" - Product Code/Style Code 4261
1985 White/Black/Red "Red & White/Chicagos" - Product Code/Style Code 9701

Original Jordan 1 Samples. Rare Colorways. Prototypes. Whats Real? Whats Fake? Photoshopped?

1985 Original Jordan 1's is such a mysterious sneaker. I said it was a total of 20 pairs obtainable to the public. As I mentioned, their are pairs dubbed as "unicorns" because of how rare they are, how limited they are, or simply never ever seen except in photos. This means that their are more than 20 pairs actually. One of the places I would go to would be Niketalk and ISS/Sole Collector for actual information that was reliable and legit.

You gotta remember, it's a 30+ year old sneaker with so much history. Technology wasn't good as it is today. Photos back then weren't the best quality. As the years pass by, the information gets lost, websites don't work any more and photographs get lost. The only way to get information is asking sneaker collectors back then, if they have any images saved or if they remember anything.

Originally I made this post simply to share what I have achieved over the years. Telling someone who is trying to achieve the same goal as me is doable. I decided now to make this post as a reliable and legitimate source since most websites don't work, information is out dated, and photographs get lost. As time goes by, I plan to keep this post updated as much as possible. 

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1985 Black Toe 1's & Black & Red 1's With A Different Air Jordan Logo.

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Kickz

1985 Black Toe 1's With A Black Tongue.

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. The pair released to the public was with a white tongue.

Image via Kickz

1986 Chicago 1's Strap Post Injury Game Worn Player Exclusives

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown.

Image via Solecollector

"Michael Jordan suffered a broken foot during the 1985-86 NBA season, causing him to miss all but 18 games. Somehow, with Jordan’s will and determination, the Bulls were still able to make it to the first round of the playoffs, where Jordan scored 63 points in game 2. Having only played 14 regular season games since returning, Jordan’s foot was still healing, and both Nike and the Bulls were cautious about letting their star return. To provide extra protection, special modifications were made to his Air Jordan 1's. That’s where this pair comes in. For game 3, MJ’s sneakers were fitted with special ankle straps, which ran through slots cut into the upper. Also, custom orthopedic inserts were added as well. As you can see in the pics below, one shoe is size 13, and the other is size 13.5. After MJ’s foot healed, it was slightly larger, hence the bigger left shoes. This is an incredible piece of history, and may be the only pair left in existence." Source Jumpmankicks

Image via Jumpmankicks

Image via Jumpmankicks

Image via Jumpmankicks

Image via Jumpmankicks

Image via Jumpmankicks

1985 Chicago 1 Strap Customs from SBTG

A legit pair of original 1985 Jordan Chicago 1's were used for the customs. The number of customs is unknown.

"sbtg_official has revived the one-off ‘REHAB S.O.S’ Air Jordan 1 pair that @nike created for Michael Jordan following his injury in October 1985. The custom rendition features an ankle brace secured to a pair of AJ1 Chicago’s via buckled straps that loop through a hole at the ankle." Source Sbtg_official

Image via Sbtg_official

Image via Sbtg_official

Michael Jordan Rehad Shoe

"Just three games into his second season in the NBA, Michael Jordan broke his left foot, forcing him to miss games due to injury for the first time since high school. Nike created this special shoe for Jordan to wear as he rehabbed his broken foot in late 1955 and early 1986" 

Source Menintightsclothing

Image via Menintightsclothing

1985 Chicago 1's with a Dunk midsole/outsole

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown.

Image via Air.jordan

Image via Slamonline

Image via Google Images

1985 Michael Jordan’s Game Worn Player Sample Chicago 1s

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Sothebys

Image via Sothebys

Image via Sothebys

Image via sothebys


1986 Chicago 1's With A Black Outsole.
Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown.

Image via rnmarley45 (Left) and azy0912 (Right)

1985 Chicago 1's Nike Air logo Prototype

Legit. Very rare and only 3 pairs known to exist in the world

"I'm not 100% sure about this, but I don't believe that the original 1985 Air Jordan I was oringally designed FOR Michael Jordan...They might have just slapped on the Air Jordan logo and ran with it. It kinda makes sense if you think about it. MJ signed the dotted line in 1984, and by that time, the 1985 Nike Basketball lineup should've already been designed and established. That might explain why the Air Jordan I has a lot of similarites to a lot of the 1985 Nike Basketball shoes including the Nike Dunk, Nike Terminator, Nike Big Nike, etc. If this info is incorrect, please shoot me an e-mail...Anyways, this pair is an incredibly rare Sample pair of Air Jordan I's with the original NIKE stamp on the bold-outlined Wings logo. There are a lot of subtle differences when comparing these to the final production pair. The most noticable would be the leather that they used on the upper. The white panels are peeling due to age, while other pairs that released are still in tact. The midsole used is also slightly different. Notice on the tongue label that there isn't the "AIR" under the Swoosh, as it just has the "NIKE" on top. This is one of the rarest pairs of Air Jordan I's in existence." Source Jermaine @Phase2

Image via Phase2

Image via Phase2

“1985 Jordan 1 "Prototypes". Only 3 pairs are known to exist. They feature "NIKE" on the ankle instead of the "AIR JORDAN". Also on the tongue, there is only Nike instead of Nike Air. Nike tested the leather on this pair, and as you can see it did not hold up as well as it did on the released Jordan 1s." Source Dylan Ratner

Image via Dylan Ratner

1984 Black & Red Michael Jordan Player Exclusive with Red lining.

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown.

"MJ PE with red lining sold for ONLY 11k. Inside code is "13 BH-110884-TY" which is different than the usual "TYPS”Source Ebpomtl

Image via @Indyjumpman (Top Left), @Binhecxit (Top Right), and @Ebpomtl (Bottom)

"Almost a year ago now, we stumbled across an insane piece of Nike/Jordan history. We were lucky enough to purchase this shoe, along with tons of other amazing OG Nike stuff. This is literally the find of our lives and it happened in our own backyard, in Iowa City. This is a 1984 Air Jordan 1 ‘Bred’ PE. Just the left shoe, completely DS and OG bar laced from Nike. MJ’s size 13, production date 11/08/84. A couple noticeable differences from the pairs that eventually came out in stores in 1985: more of a mid cut, huge swoosh, red liner." Source Tonyviceic

Image via Tonyviceic

1985 Red and White 1's with a Black Air Jordan logo.
Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown.

"This is the pair Jordan was wearing on Jan 5 1985 against the Knicks. See my previous post for some video footage. Notice the Black Swoosh under the Red Swoosh and the black wings logo." Source Indyjumpman

Image via Indyjumpman

1985 Chicago 1's Prototype With A Polyurethane Midsole

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Kickz

Image via Edouardfouks

Image via Aaron @Ucasta

Image via Aaron @Ucasta

1985 White & Metallic Blue 1's Prototype With A Polyurethane Midsole

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Edouardfouks

1985 Royal 1's With A White Air Jordan Logo.

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Tooitreasure (Left) and Jake Danklefs (Right)

1985 White & Royal 1's Reverse

Legit. Considered to be samples. A reverse colorway from the Royals where the black leather uppers and tongue are white instead. A very rare pair and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Ysk_4_2_7

Image via Aaron @Ucasta

Image via Aaron @Ucasta

Image via Aaron @Ucasta

1985 Non Metallic Black & White 1's with Nike Air Logo instead of Air Jordan. 

Legit. Considered to be samples. The actual release is the same white and black uppers and had the black uppers as a metallic finish. A very rare pair and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Aaron @ucasta

1985 Non Metallic Red & White 1's with Nike Air Logo instead of Air Jordan. 

Legit. Considered to be samples. The actual release is the same white and red uppers and had the red uppers as a metallic finish. A very rare pair and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Dylan Ratner 

1985 Non Metallic Orange & White 1's with Nike Air Logo instead of Air Jordan. 

Legit. Considered to be samples. The actual release is the same white and red uppers and had the red uppers as a metallic finish. A very rare pair and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Jeromezra

Image via Jeromerza

1985 Black & Gold 1's.

Before anything, I would like to mention this first because it's just as important as the photos below.

"Many knows the Air Jordan 1 Black Gold patent released in 2003, but it is not the first 1 made with this color. In fact it was inspired by a very rare pair made in 1985.

The famous Black Gold AJ1 has fueled debate among collectors not only because it is one of the rarest pairs but also because that is the number of variations and few pictures make it extremely difficult to authenticate the pairs that went for sale.

At least 5 variations are known:  gold black logo, black gold logo, gold on the back of the upper, black midsole, patent leather … Some rumors say that around twenty pairs exist, and they were made in Italy (with Italian leather). Difficult to know right from wrong, besides having access to Nike archives in Oregon. One thing is certain, twice the auctions exceeded $ 25,000 for those pairs … Probably the first Jordan Friends And Family in history." Source Wave

This information I believe is the best information that is lost. Another reason why I agree with this information was that it was very similar on Niketalk fourms as well. Also a lot of fakes showed up through Ebay auctions, personal sellers and posted through the message boards. They were always deemed fake because it never line up correctly with any other 1985 Jordan 1 models when doing a legit check.

For myself, I believe the first three images below of the 1985 Black & Gold 1's in this Japanese magazine are the real pairs. I could be wrong but I have yet to see any others line up correctly compared to these three images.

Image via Aaron @ucasta

Image via Aaron @ucasta

Image via Kenneth Myers Jr @mr_unloved1s

Another Patent Black & Gold 1's with a black midsole. 

It's hard to determine what's real and fake with this pair specially. These two images below are old images saved from Niketalk archives.  

Image via Kenneth Myers Jr @mr_unloved1s

Another image that could the same 1's held by the person above.

Again it's hard to determine what is real and what is fake. My only question is why is the Air Jordan logo is a different shade of gold? Original 1's never had mismatched color Air Jordan logo. 

Image via Hoopsvibe

This is from another Japanese magazine. You can see an original pair of 1985 Shadow 1's next to the 1985 Black & Gold 1's. If you compare the two side by side with just the images in the magazine, you can clearly see how the Black & Gold shape, height, swoosh, logo is off.

For those reasons, these are considered fake.

Image via Only-Sneakers

Another Leather Black & Gold 1's with a white midsole. 

- Incorrect material uppers. A glossy/shiny/glitter finish was used for the uppers. No original 1's used this finished even for samples/prototypes.

- Incorrect swoosh size and swoosh material is used. No original 1's used this finish swoosh material or size even for samples/prototypes.

- Incorrect height for the sneaker. The height of this sneaker looks shorter making it a mid style. No original 1's were this height. They only released highs and lows even for samples/prototypes.

- Incorrect material and padding. No original 1's had thick padding or material used.

For those reasons, these are considered fake.

Image via Kicksonfire

Another Leather Black & Gold 1's with a white midsole. 

- Incorrect material uppers. A glossy/shiny/glitter finish was used for the uppers. No original 1's used this finished even for samples/prototypes.

- Incorrect swoosh size and swoosh material is used. No original 1's used this finish swoosh material or size even for samples/prototypes.

- Incorrect height for the sneaker. The height of this sneaker looks shorter making it a mid style. No original 1's were this height. They only released highs and lows even for samples/prototypes.

- Incorrect material and padding. No original 1's had thick padding or material used.

For those reasons, these are considered fake.

Image via Kicksonfire

Another Patent Black & Gold 1's with a white midsole. 

- Incorrect Air Jordan logo placement. No original 1's had an incorrect logo placement.

- Incorrect height for the sneaker. The height of this sneaker looks shorter making it a mid style. No original 1's were this height. They only released highs and lows even for samples/prototypes.

- Incorrect shape of sneaker. This shape is most commonly found in fake 1's.

- Incorrect material and padding. No original 1's had thick padding or material used.

For those reasons, these are considered fake.

Image via Jumpmankicks

Another Leather Black & Gold 1's with a white midsole. 

This pair was featured in Sneaker Freaker magazine issue #30. You are welcome to believe if these are real or fake but in my opinion these are fake.

- Incorrect material uppers. A glossy/shiny cracked leather finish was used for the uppers. No original 1's used this finished even for samples/prototypes.

- Incorrect swoosh size and swoosh material is used. No original 1's used this finish swoosh material or size even for samples/prototypes.

- Incorrect height for the sneaker. The height of this sneaker looks shorter making it a mid style. No original 1's were this height. They only released highs and lows even for samples/prototypes.

- Incorrect material and padding. No original 1's had thick padding or material used.

- Incorrect Air Jordan logo size and placement.

For those reasons, these are considered fake.

Image via Sneaker Freaker

1985 Purple & Yellow "Lakers/Washington Huskies" Jordan 1's 

Legit. If I remember from Niketalk, one deemed these to be labeled as Washington Huskies and not Lakers but many believe these are Lakers due to the colorway. Both are correct if you ask me. A very rare pair. Some consider these as samples while some consider to only have 5-10 pairs ever existed.

Image via Airjordanshoeshq (Top Left, Bottom Left & Bottom Right) and @ysk_4_2_7 (Top Right)

1985 Georgetown Hoya Jordan 1's

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown.  

"The story goes that the Hoyas shoe here was made for Georgetown to wear in lieu of the Dunk back in 85, but the design was instead used for MJ’s first signature" 

Source Sneakernews

Image via Nicekicks (Top Left & Bottom Left) and Alozer (Top Right & Bottom Right)

1985/1987? Black & Red Jordan 1's with a Court Force outsole.

Legit. Originally the Nike Court Force was released in 1987. I used the Google Translate camera app to translate the bottom right image and translated "Air Jordan 1/AJ1 from everywhere, but with a different sole but this is a cover made to check the color of the upper. Ra Sample. Therefore, the sole parts were 80's before that. It was produced with half type. Reference product (Golleys)" 

The uppers seem to have no changes except the outsole. Very interesting and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown.  

Image via @Ysk_4_2_7

1985 White & Grey AJKO's.

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Sunshining7

1985 White & Red AJKO's.

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Dylan Ratner

1985 White & Blue AJKO's.

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Dylan Ratner

1985 White & Metallic Blue AJKO's.

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

This is the only photo that was saved from Niketalk archives.

Image via Aaron @ucasta

1985 Chicago Wingless/No Logo AJKO's.

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via @Ysk_4_2_7 (Left) and @Jasonling1980 (Right)

1985 Purple & Black AJKO's

This colorway and pair in general is uncertain. You have the sock liner and tongue in white while the outer uppers are mainly purple and swoosh is a black color with black laces. This can be considered legit or fake by your judgement. This is the only photo that was saved from Niketalk archives.

Image via Aaron @ucasta

1985 Black & Red Suede Lows.

Legit. The production marking on the sock liner that I could only read was "CTMB-850719-TY" Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown.

Image via Alozer

1984 White & Natural Grey Low Salesman Sample.

Legit. This pair has Nike Air on the back heel instead of the Air Jordan logo and was used for Nike catelog. A very rare pair and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown.

Image via Grandestacks

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Is it real? Is it Fake? Is it Photoshopped?

This section is where all images that are surfaced are more than likely to be dubbed as fake/photoshopped unless stated other wise. 

Fake 1985 UNC with a Dunk midsole/outsole.

- Incorrect tone of blue color

- Incorrect swoosh size. Too small

- Incorrect tongue and tongue tag. The tongue is too short and tongue tag is the wrong color as well.

- Incorrect shape and height of the sneaker.

- Incorrect laces. Wrong style and material.

- This pair seems to have a thicker padding which original Jordan 1's didn't use.

Many other reasons to consider but these are considered fake.

Image via Aaron @ucasta

Fake 1985 White & Grey 1's.

- Incorrect color tone and placement on the uppers. Only one original high model that was mainly an all white upper with a grey swoosh, Air Jordan logo and outsole. This color style was introduced later as retros but never as originals.

-Incorrect lace style. Original 1's never used an oval style lace.

For those reasons, these are considered fake.

Image via Aaron @ucasta

Fake 1985 Sky Jordan Chicago 1's

- Incorrect Air Jordan logo. Sky Jordans were only made in youth/smaller sizes and never in adult sizes. Also the logo placement is incorrect. It's touching the stitching and is smaller compared to a regular Air Jordan logo.

- Incorrect swoosh and white leather material uppers. The black swoosh is the wrong material. It has this ashy/smokey look over the years while original swooshes crack/peel off and doesn't have that ashy/smokey finish. The white leather uppers is a thin leather cut and also appears to show cracking while original pairs were known for the thick leather cut and didn't crack.

- Incorrect Height. Looks like a mid style finish.

- Incorrect shoe tag and insole logo. Original 1's didn't have a shoe tag stitched on the inside and was printed on the sock liner. The Nike Air logo on the insole is a different color. No original Jordan 1's had mis matched insole colors.

Many other reasons to consider but these are considered fake.

Image via Ebay

Fake 1985 Sky Jordan Chicago 1's

- Incorrect Air Jordan logo. Sky Jordans were only made in youth/smaller sizes and never in adult sizes. Also the logo placement is incorrect. It's touching the stitching and is smaller compared to a regular Air Jordan logo.

- Incorrect swoosh and white leather material uppers. The black swoosh is the wrong material. It has this ashy/smokey look over the years while original swooshes crack/peel off and doesn't have that ashy/smokey finish. The white leather uppers is a thin leather cut and also appears to show cracking while original pairs were known for the thick leather cut and didn't crack.

- Incorrect Height. Looks like a mid style finish.

- Incorrect shoe tag and insole logo. Original 1's didn't have a shoe tag stitched on the inside and was printed on the sock liner. The Nike Air logo on the insole is a different color. No original Jordan 1's had mis matched insole colors.

Many other reasons to consider but these are considered fake.

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Fake 1985 Chicago 1's with a with Air Jordan logo.

This was an old photo saved from Niketalk archives. At first I thought it was a sample because of Air Jordan logo but as I looked more into it, more signs were leading to these being as fakes.

- Incorrect Air Jordan size. The Air Jordan logo is a lot smaller.

- Incorrect padding. Original 1's dont have the same thickness as shown or padding.

- Incorrect outsole. A different outsole design was used compared to original 1's.

- The first Image, you can see the left pair warping near the back and logo area. Original 1's aren't design that way and you can see if from the other image above the padding image.

- I also want to point out that the swoosh is very high and isn't the correct length.

For those reasons, these are considered fake.

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Photoshopped Legit pair of 1985 Jordan 1's. Hue/Saturation tool was used for this image.

Another old image from Niketalk archives. It's hard to determine exactly what colorway this is. At first it seems to be a reverse shadow. Everything on the uppers seem correct from the Air Jordan logo, swoosh size, swoosh material, tongue height, toe box but the midsole does look a little smaller than usual. 

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Photoshopped fake pair of 1985 Jordan 1's. Hue/Saturation tool and selective coloring was used. Another old image from Niketalk. I'm going to assume this was a photoshopped image using selective coloring and enhancing the color red. The size of the Air Jordan logo looks smaller and the placement isn't correct.

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Photoshopped Legit pair of 1985 Jordan 1's. Hue/Saturation tool was used for this image.

Original image is on top and used a legit pair of 1985 1's. I used that image and came to the conclusion of two possible sneakers used. My take was a pair of UNC or Kentuckys used because on a color wheel, the next shade to green is the color blue. If you click the source (Which you can click this), the Nike Dunk was also photoshopped using Michigan Dunks.

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A Jordan 1 sneaker template was used and colored in using photoshop /colored pencils. These are all mock ups.

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Jordan II

198? Jordan 1.5/Jordan 2/Jordan 2.5 Prototype?

It's hard to determine what type of Jordan sneaker model this is. It has similar trains to a Air Jordan 1, Jordan 2, & Jordan 3 the more you look at it. I would consider these legit and as far as how many pairs were manufactured, that number is unknown. 

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1987 White & Red Jordan 2 High Prototype

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

"Here’s a look at an early prototype Air Jordan IIs. The first thing you’ll probably notice is, these don’t really look much like the AJ2s we know at all. In fact they look a lot more like the Air Jordan 1. Something tells me MJ wasn’t quite satisfied with the Is, and sent Nike back to the drawing board after seeing these. Also, notice the Air Jordan symbol has been placed on the side, right in the middle, and the perforated ankle area, possibly to add better breathing. Just shows you how far the IIs came before reaching their final version." Source Jumpmankicks

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Image via Jumpmankicks

Image via Jumpmankicks

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1987 White & Red Jordan 2 Low Prototype

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Jumpmankicks

1987 Black & Red Jordan 2 Low Prototype

Legit. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

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Air Jordan White & Red AJKO II Highs.

Legit. Old image saved from Niketalk. Considered very rare and the number of pairs existed in the world are unknown. 

Image via Aaron @ucasta

Image via Aaron @ucasta

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