Air Jordan 1 "Storm Blue"

The Storm Blue Air Jordan 1 is one of the original colorways from the shoe’s 1985 debut, part of the first wave of Nike Basketball releases built around Michael Jordan’s rookie contract. Like the other OG colorways from that year, it predates the modern style code system Jordan Brand would later adopt, which is why clean documentation on these early pairs remains a persistent challenge for collectors and archivists alike.

The construction follows the standard 1985 Air Jordan 1 High profile: a full leather upper with the original Nike Air branding on the tongue, the Wings logo absent at this stage, and the encapsulated Air unit in the sole that the line was built around. The Storm Blue colorway pairs a white base with blue tonal accents, offering a cleaner and somewhat more understated look compared to the Black/Red Chicago or Black/Royal colorways that carried heavier cultural weight in the years that followed.

The 1985 OG set as a whole has been revisited multiple times under the Jordan Brand ‘High 85’ banner, a designation used for retroed versions that restore the original last, stitching, and construction details rather than the updated tooling used in standard retros. This distinction matters to collectors because the High 85 silhouette sits noticeably different on foot and reads closer to what was actually on the court during Jordan’s first NBA season.

Storm Blue originals from 1985 surface rarely in wearable condition given their age, and the colorway has not received the same retro frequency as some of the more iconic 1985 options, which keeps well-preserved pairs in consistent demand among those focused on completist OG Jordan 1 collections.