The Air Jordan 1 ’85 Surfaces in a “UNC Metallic” PE

Jordan Brand has a long history of producing ultra-limited player-exclusive sneakers, given to their signature athletes and friends of the brand. This week, a new “UNC Metallic” pair of the Air Jordan 1 ’85 has surfaced, though it will not get a public release. In 1985, when the Air Jordan 1 made its debut, many […] The post The Air Jordan 1 ’85 Surfaces in a “UNC Metallic” PE appeared first on JustFreshKicks.

Jordan Brand has a long history of producing ultra-limited player-exclusive sneakers, given to their signature athletes and friends of the brand. This week, a new “UNC Metallic” pair of the Air Jordan 1 ’85 has surfaced, though it will not get a public release.

In 1985, when the Air Jordan 1 made its debut, many of the shoe’s colors worn by Michael later saw public releases, and are still iconic forty years later. Then, in 1994, Nike and Jordan began an entirely new tradition in footwear, the player-exclusive model. They drafted custom pairs of the Air Jordan 9 which were given to six hand-picked NBA players, creating ultra-limited styles that would never see a public release. That tradition carries on to this day, with the occasional wide release of some iconic colors in the last decade.

Earlier this year, the Air Jordan 1 High ’85 surfaced in a player-exclusive “Chicago” style, a true grail for collectors. While the “Bred” pair released to the public in February, we still have no word on a possible Chicago release. Fast-forward to now, and another extremely rare PE has surfaced, a “UNC Metallic” AJ1 ’85. Sourced by English Sole, there are believed to be less than twenty-five pairs total of this gorgeous color scheme, which is not currently expected to ever hit retail shelves. Mixing a flat white with a metallic version of UNC blue, these will remain a grail for years to come.

The latest colorway of the Air Jordan 1 High’s retro ’85 edition is not currently expected to release, unfortunately. The vintage inspired- UNC Metallic look is likely a player exclusive, given to friends & family of Jordan Brand, though we could potentially see an unexpected drop this Summer or next year.

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