Union Unveils a Jordan 1 High “UNC/Royal” Sample

Los Angeles’ Union is cooking up their next Jordan Brand collaboration, which will see them return to their OG release, split colorways of the Air Jordan 1 High OG. During an activation this eek, they unveiled a new “UNC/Royal” sample pair, possibly releasing soon. After plenty of leaks, rumors, and speculation over the last year, […] The post Union Unveils a Jordan 1 High “UNC/Royal” Sample appeared first on JustFreshKicks.

Los Angeles’ Union is cooking up their next Jordan Brand collaboration, which will see them return to their OG release, split colorways of the Air Jordan 1 High OG. During an activation this eek, they unveiled a new “UNC/Royal” sample pair, possibly releasing soon.

After plenty of leaks, rumors, and speculation over the last year, Union finally unveiled their next Air Jordan release last week. The new project was announced via an “I’m Back”-styled press release featuring founder Chris Gibbs, obviously inspired by the legendary Michael Jordan press release announcing his return to the NBA. This week, the Los Angeles label hosted an activation that included an archive of all their Jordan releases so far, and showed off not just the new “Chicago/Shadow” AJ1 High OG, but a new sample in a “UNC/Royal” combination.

Union and Jordan have not yet announced whether this”UNC/Royal” combo style of the AJ1 High will release, but all the signs point to this pair arriving alongside its twin later this month. Union has historically released their Jordan projects in duos, starting with their now-legendary first AJ1 release back in 2018. Given that this is our first look at the new pair, it is likely that this colorway will be the Union-exclusive style for the new release, or a friends & family pair given out to friends of the brand.

UNION X AIR JORDAN 1 HIGH OG “UNC/ROYAL” RELEASE INFORMATION

Union’s next release of the Air Jordan 1 High is expected to arrive later this month, on February 28th, 2025. However, this date is currently for the “Chi/Shadow” pair, and the “UNC/Royal” style here has not been announced yet. Union usually releases their Jordan collabs in pairs, and this look will likely be a Union-exclusive color, or a friends & family release.

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