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20 of my favorite Air Jordans ranging from affordable (<$100) to expensive (>$350)
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items This list contains 20 Air Jordans I believe every true sneakerhead should consider owning.
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The Air Jordan 1 Mid SE Blue Chill delivers crisp contrast through a Summit White upper accented by Blue Chill and Black detailing. The cool blue tone adds brightness and personality, while the black elements sharpen the overall profile. The mid cut ...
Jordan 1 Mid SE Blue Chill - $58
The Jordan 1 Retro High OG UNC Reimagined brings classic energy back with a twist that feels straight out of the vault. Inspired by the University of North Carolina’s iconic blue and white palette, this version adds a nostalgic spin by incorporating ...
Jordan 1 Retro High OG UNC Reimagined (2025) - $82
The Air Jordan 1 Retro Low OG Chicago (2025) revives one of the most recognizable colorways in sneaker history. Featuring varsity red, black, and summit white, this version captures the look that helped launch sneaker culture in 1985. The leather upp...
Jordan 1 Retro Low OG Chicago (2025) - $94
2022 was unofficially dubbed the Year of the Jordan 2, as Jordan Brand brought back the classic Air Jordan 2 Chicago in its true OG form. The Air Jordan 2 Chicago reps the same historic colorway worn by Michael Jordan during his 1986-1987 season with...
Jordan II (2) Retro OG Chicago (2022) -$92
My favorite is green, so I love the Air Jordan 1 Low Lucky Green kicks. They were released after the success of the Air Jordan 1 High, 2, and 3 models going green.
The Air Jordan 1 Low Lucky Green is constructed using Lucky Green and black color bl...
Jordan 1 Low Lucky Green (2023) - $95
$155.00 - $249.99
The Jordan 6 Retro Yellow Ochre changes up the color blocking introduced in the 2014 while delivering dependable support, comfort, and style.
The Yellow Ochre colorway of the Air Jordan 6 Retro sports a base of yellow nubuck with perforations along...
Jordan VI (6) Retro Yellow Ochre (2024) - $120
The high top Air Jordan 1’s are the sneaker of classic style, of Nike, and are an embodiment of Jordan himself. Pre-yellowed accents and cracked leather uppers showcase a fabricated look of age and wear
Although affordable, the price is not meant t...
Jordan 1 Retro High OG Chicago Lost and Found (2022) - $154
Supposedly the Jordan VI’s designer,Tinker Hatfield was inspired by Jordan’s Porsche 911 while designing these sneakers. What resulted was a Jordan that was a beautiful and unmistakable product of its era.
This was the model His Airness laced up to...
Jordan VI Retro Low Infrared White - $170 (2015)
The classic Jordan 4 Retro Bred Reimagined drooped m on February 17, 2024. This sneaker was a fresh take on the iconic Jordan 4, bringing a contemporary edge to a timeless design.
It ditched the traditional nubuck, and incorporateed a fresh take on ...
Jordan IV (4) Retro Bred Reimagined (2024) - $200
Jordan traveled back in time to 1988 when he designed the Air Jordan 3 Retro White Cement Reimagined.
Using the same design and specs as the original 1988 Jordan 3 silhouette to help craft the second model of the Reimagined series, Air Jordan 3 Ret...
Jordan III (3) Retro White Cement Reimagined (2023) - $210
The Air Jordan 4 Retro OG SP Nigel Sylvester Brick by Brick is a tribute to NYC's red-bricked streets, and where long-time Jordan Brand collaborator Nigel Sylvester honed his BMX skills.
Sylvester fused his love for biking with sneaker culture, an...
Air Jordan IV (4) Retro OG SP Nigel Sylvester Brick by Brick (2025) - $215
Thanks to Will Smith and a little show called The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, these might be the first shoes you picture when you close your eyes and think “Air Jordan.”
The V carried over a couple of elements from the IV. Namely, the plastic mesh on...
Jordan V (5) Retro Satin Bred - $230
Without question, the pinnacle of Jordans sneaker line during the 1990’s is the Air Jordan XI. Like all great Jordans, the XI is a seamless marriage of neck-snapping style and elite performance. Even now, that gleaming, tuxedo-aping patent leather i...
Jordan XI (11) Retro Playoffs Bred (2019) -$243
The Air Jordan 11 Retro Rare Air (2025) returns with subtle swagger and bold heritage.
Dressed in deep royal blue, fire red, sail, black and muslin, the standout feature is the high-shine patent leather mudguard in the royal blue hue, a signal that...
Jordan XI (11) Retro Rare Air (2025) - $168
During the 1998 NBA finals, Michael Jordan (who definitely doesn’t push off Bryon Russell)) wore these. The XIVs earned their place with a Ferrari-indebted design making them look fast just sitting there. The classic Chicago Bulls black/red coloring,...
Jordan XIV (14) Retro Last Shot (2018) - $210
$250 and up
For the first time in over a decade, the Air Jordan 4 Retro Thunder returned as part of the Spring/Summer 2023 campaign.
The Jordan Brand brought back this fan favorite colorway that is constructed using premium black nubuck uppers with splashes of ...
Jordan IV (4) Retro Thunder (2023)- $250
The Air Jordan 4 Retro Black Cat (2025) brings back one of the most understated icons in the Jordan lineup. It quickly earned a cult following for its minimalist design and unmatched versatility.
Covered entirely in black with subtle touches of l...
Jordan IV (4) Retro Black Cat (2025) - $277
Visually, the VII is nearly identical to the VI: same geometric panelling on the uppers, same jagged edges along the midsole. But make no mistake—this shoe has a legacy entirely its own.
For one thing, this was the first Air Jordan to be released u...
Jordan VII (7) Retro Olympic (2012) - $398
Following up the showstopping XIs was no easy task, but the XII made a valiant attempt. Still considered one of the finest, most durable on-court Jordans ever, the XII (swapped out the flashy patent for subtle pebbled leather and cascading quilted pa...
Jordan XII (12) Retro Flu Game (2003) - $349
This was the shoe Jordan wore for long chunks of the 1997-1998 season, which was his last one as a Bull and the centerpiece of “The Last Dance.”
By that point, Jordan was a global icon. And the 13—luxe, textured, vaguely organic—is the shoe of a ver...
Jordan XIII (13) Retro Bred (2013) - $273
Bizarrely, the XVI isn’t the first Jordan to play with the idea of “spats”, AKA those shoe coverings that haven’t been seen since the 1940s. (That’d be the XI.) But the XVI is the first to make those spats removable—silly, maybe, but the latest, most...
Jordan XVI (16) Retro Midnight Navy (2016) - $310