Air Jordan 1 Mid Wear-Away Chicago

Designed by Peter Moore and released on 14 September 2022 as part of the Air Jordan 1 line. This release has a leather upper in Black/White/Sail/Infrared 23. Wear-Away Chicago builds the shoe's own history into the material: an outer layer that abrades with use to reveal the Chicago red and white beneath, so the more you wear it the more of the original palette appears. It is a clever inversion for a model whose value has usually been measured by how untouched a pair is. Red, black and white have been the line's colours since Nike bet on a rookie in 1984, and Chicago is the arrangement most closely tied to that moment. Putting it under a surface that has to be destroyed to be seen is a direct comment on how the shoe is normally treated.