so i just got the 2021 version of the ajko air jordan 1. we're gonna break down these shoes
compared to the 2010 version and then obviously the og style of the chicago air jordan one
and then i'll tell you guys a little bit about the history and everything like that so let's go ahead
and get into it welcome back to the channel what's up with you guys how you doing how you been if you
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much so as most people know the air jordan 1ko has recently came out this past week
and i'm excited to get this shoe in my collection again i personally don't like this one as much as
i like the 2010 version which i will explain in a little bit but i do understand it and has so
much history and nostalgia behind the sneaker i feel like it's just a must-have for my collection
and before i get started breaking down the 2021 version i have to make sure that you guys get
a quick glimpse of the 2010 version there are definitely some similarities and differences
between those two and then obviously the regular chicago style air jordan 1 og high from 2015
there's going to be a lot more differences between this one compared to the other ones which i'll
explain later in the video as well so first things first when it comes to the history of this sneaker
this shoe came out way way back in the day 1985 1986 era and that's when the og air jordan 1
came out as well there are pictures and pairs available on the internet for roughly three to
five thousand dollars depending on the condition the size and all those other factors so i honestly
do think that it's super dope to be able to get our hands on a pair now for retail at 140
a lot of people ask me the question what does the ko mean is this a boxing shoe everyone has
told me it's called the knock off and why do they call it a knockoff if it's actually a legitimate
sneaker that comes from the brand because they wanted to make a more affordable version for the
consumers to be able to purchase as well if they weren't able to get the more higher end echelon
whatever you want to call it retail version of the og style air jordan 1. and for example at
air jordan 1 og high in today's market retail is going to be 170 for a sneaker like this retail
is 140 so it's more widely available and at a cheaper price allowing more people to be able
to afford and purchase the shoe and as you can see with the og style aerodrome one there are clearly
some differences when it comes to materials and color blocking of these two sneakers
and definitely the midsole and outsole shape as well the overall principles and fundamentals of
this sneaker are definitely related to the og style but they have their differences as well
one thing that has always stuck out to me that i had noticed over the years when i first started
collecting was all the ajkos had the flaps on the side and all the og highs never had
a flat now more recently in the past four or five years we have seen air jordan ones with the flaps
on the sides kind of like the off-whites or the rookie of the years or something like a zoom shoe
but that was originally all coming from something like this and another thing before i forget to
mention there was other shoes as well in that era back in the late 80s when you had the vandals and
you had the dunks and different things like that so this is very similar to those sneakers as well
it was almost like a hybrid jordan sneaker that was technically not a nike shoe but it was its
own brand type thing and they were finding their identity that's why the jordan 1 and the nike dunk
are pretty similar to a lot of people but they do have their differences as you break them down if
you haven't seen that video make sure you check that one out because i go more in depth between
the two shoes letting you guys kind of understand the differences between the two typically on an
ajko you're gonna have leather at the top end and around the collar of the sneaker and then the rest
of it is all gonna be canvas but then when you're looking at an og style air jordan one you're gonna
have all leather on the upper and it's not really to have any canvas materials on it now i want to
compare these against the 2010 version because there is something about the 2010 version i don't
know if it's because i got these when i was in high school and i just loved them so much but i
just personally love the fact that they actually had an air jordan 1 outsole and midsole on them
compared to how the actual original air jordan ko came with a different midsole and outsole
one thing that i really loved about the 2010 version as well is they were way ahead of their
time if you look at the midsoles and the outsoles it has its age look to it and that's something
that was done 10 11 years ago and now people are starting to kind of revert back to that style now
in the past couple years but it's crazy to see how way back in the day i guess not way back in
the day but that was like 10 years ago people were literally taking acetone and rubbing it all off
because they didn't want that aged look and now everybody wants the age look so it's kind of dope
to see that now and how it all transpired over the years now if you were to ask a og head and
somebody is talking about oh geez and everything like that this one is not really an og version
because it has the similarities but there are definitely a lot of differences when it comes to
the shape of the sneaker or the air jordan on the tongue the toe cap everything about the mold of
the shoe is just a little bit different compared to this style right here when you see them in the
side by side photos right there you can definitely tell the difference between the shapes and the
molds of the shoes one thing that i can say about this 2021 version is jordan brand has been doing
so well on working to recreate the og style of the sneakers and give us that nostalgic vibe
by all the og hits that they used to have back in the day and what i mean by that is they give
us that og mold and that og style of the sneaker they give us that classic stamp on the inside of
the sneaker with the size tag and the style code number and the og style right here on the tongue
of the sneaker i think it's dope that they bring back all those elements to the shoe because if you
look at this version it doesn't have any of those elements so when it comes to the little things and
the attention to detail i think they did a great job on the 2021 version and that's why i wanted
to have these back in my collection so i used to have the 2014 version of this ajko i ended
up getting rid of it and now i'm glad to be able to say i got it back in my collection that's why i
was saying i got it back in my collection but for some reason i just it wasn't sticking with me and
like i said before i think they did a great job on just reiterating the og vibes with this sneaker
with the box all the different stuff like that another dope thing about this sneaker is they
come with your standard black laces and you have an additional pair of red laces and white laces
if you want to switch it up and change up your style as well let me know what color laces you
would go with down below in the comment section me personally i'll probably just stick with the
blacks and keep those in there and keep that og nostalgic vibe now i understand this is a sneaker
that is not for everyone and i completely get it now me personally i think it's a sneaker that i
should have in my collection simply for nostalgic purposes and collection and completing sets and
everything like that but my question to you is is this sneaker fire or is this you trash if i had to
vote i would still save fire let me know what you think down below in the comment section i posted
a poll on my instagram to see what everybody else said if you haven't already make sure you follow
me on ig so you can participate in the polls and see all the results here on the channel sixty
percent of the people chose fire and forty percent of the people chose trash and i completely get it
not everybody either knows about the history or understands about the history or they just don't
even like to shoot it and again i ain't mad at you every shoe ain't for everybody and it is crazy to
me to see that this sneaker was retailing at 140 bucks and it's still selling for around 200 bucks
after the release because i remember back in the day it wasn't flipping like that i don't know if
it's just because everybody literally wants to sell every single jordan or if these are
actually dope to more people than i thought now when it comes to the 2010 and the 2021 version i
definitely wanted to see what everybody thought about these because i mean you know i still got
my love of respect for the og style and everything but these ones just stole my heart many years ago
and i'm still in love with them looking at the polls it looks like it's still a 50 50 split
let me know what you guys think down below in the comments section which one do you like more 2010
or 2021 and i ain't even gonna put the og chicago in the conversation because i already know what
everybody gonna pick on that one so i just wanted to do a poll on these so overall what do you guys
think about the shoe i hope this review helped you guys get a better understanding of the sneaker
my opinions about it history nostalgia all those different things and again i love og style og cuts
and they did a really good job on this sneaker so i'm definitely going to give jordan a thumbs
up on this one that's my time to go i'll see you guys in another video all right y'all yo if
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