Air Jordan 1 Retro 'Royal' | US 12

The 2001 Air Jordan 1 retros are the reason the modern AJ1 collector market exists. Nike released the "Bred" and "Royal" colorways in the fall of 2001 as the first major retro of the model in nearly a decade, and did something the sneaker community had been quietly demanding for years — used premium full-grain leather across the entire upper, restored the original "Nike Air" tongue and heel branding, and shipped the shoes in a silver ribbed retro box that would become one of the most recognizable packaging silhouettes in Jordan Brand history. The 2001 Royal is widely regarded as the definitive modern execution of Michael Jordan's original 1985 shoe: leather that ages the way the OGs did, midsole coloring that matches the original spec, and construction quality that has never been matched by any Royal retro released before or since. The pair sits in its original silver ribbed 2001 retro box, complete with the original hangtag carrying the iconic Air Jordan "Wings" photograph of Michael Jordan mid-jump against the Chicago skyline.