Union LA and Jordan Model are set to reprise their wildly profitable duo of split-styled Air Jordan 1 collabs from 2018 with a brand new “Varsity Purple” colorway that’s been rumored to the touch down earlier than the tip of February, and forward of that forthcoming launch a never-before-seen fourth colorway has been revealed. The pair, which can be a pattern, continues the mixture of OG colorways that the partnership has turn into recognized for by mixing parts of the Air Jordan 1 “UNC” and the Air Jordan 1 “Royal.”
Revealed through a photograph from sneaker collector Matt “Shoe Hefner” Jae, the brand new fashion gives a well-recognized formulation by inserting black-and-blue “Royal” collar detailing above a white and powder blue higher, aged midsoles and a powder blue outsole. Distinctive particulars embrace a suede collar — a nod to OG 1985 Air Jordan 1s, as leather-based collars didn’t seem on the mannequin till its first retro launch in 1994 — daring stitching beneath the collar for a nod to the shoe’s Frankensteined design and a customized tongue tag.
On the time of writing, there’s no official phrase on if this collaboration will see a retail launch or if it’s an early idea or pattern. Nonetheless, it wouldn’t be stunning to see it contact down sooner or later in 2025 as Jordan Model celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the Air Jordan 1.
