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The 2025 version of the Air Jordan 1 Retro High '85 OG 'Bred / Banned' tries for a true OG look, keeping the high collar and wider toe box. The leather upper blends black and red panels on the toe, heel, collar and the Swoosh. The Wings logo adorns the collar, while a woven Nike Air tag graces the t..

The Air Jordan 1 Retro High 'Banned' 2011 gives the nod to the infamous colorway that was supposedly banned by the NBA in 1985 for violating the league's uniform code. The shoe features the same black and Varsity Red blocking as the OG model, but various callouts appear throughout the look. A tonal..

Banned by the NBA in 1985, Michael Jordan was fined $5,000 per game for wearing the ' Black/Red ' Air Jordan 1 because they did not include any white to match the uniform. Used as a marketing strategy, Nike developed the 'Banned' campaign to launch and promote the Air Jordan line around the 'banned..