In 2018, Chris Gibbs’ Union Los Angeles worked on its first Jordan Brand collaboration, sparking what has become one of the most popular partners for JB. This partnership began with two reworked Air Jordan 1 Highs, one in Storm Blue and the other in Black Toe, featuring added stitching details, split color designs, and exaggerated branding details. Today, both colorways fetch astronomical prices on the aftermarket, as StockX has them averaging over $1,000 per sale. However, after collabs on the Jordan 4, Jordan 2, AJKO, and a return to the AJ1 (albeit with woven details), Union is returning to the original design formula of its Air Jordan 1 High collab from 2018.
As with the two previous pairs of Union x Air Jordan 1 Highs, the pair comes split between two iconic colorways. Chicago-style colors and colorblocking are found on the bottom half of the sneaker, with varsity red tumbled leather hitting the mudguard, eyestays, and heel overlay. White tumbled leather graces the toebox and midfoot panel.