If you’re checking out this site right now, you’re probably already well versed on the Air Jordan legacy. As hugely popular as Jordans are and have been since the 80’s, there are certain colorways of certain Air Jordan models that transcend the sneaker game as something more than just a shoe. To some, it’s a work of art, and to others, it’s a nostalgic reminder of the good old days of our youth. To many of us, just the mere sight of this Air Jordan VI conjures a series of flashbacks to not only that special time in sneakers, but also to the early days of a subculture that was just starting to emerge in response to the amazing creations that were coming out of Tinker Hatfield’s sketchbook.
The above Air Jordan VI in its OG Infrared colorway is one of those special shoes that is more than just something you put on your feet. It’s a road post along the sneaker landscape that we can all look back on with great fondness. During the 1990-1991 NBA season, at the time of their release, Nike was pulling away from their competitors at a startling rate and so was Michael Jordan. These shoes were on his feet as he won his first NBA Championship and his second league MVP.
Was it the shoes? Only Mike and Spike know for sure, but for most of us, owning a pair of these kicks was as close as we were ever going to come. Whether you had them back then or were smart enough to pick up the Retro version that dropped in 2000, another chance is coming to get your hands on one of the centerpieces of the Air Jordan legacy. The original Black/Infrared Air Jordan VI will be hitting stores again in January of next year, so you’ll have to be patient, but we promise that they’ll be worth the wait. In the meantime, you can check out some closeups of the shoe to whet your appetite even further and we’ll be sure to keep you posted on all the latest regarding this eagerly awaited Retro release. Via Gradient.
Release Date: 01/2010
Color: Black/Infrared
Style: 384664-061
BELOW ARE THE CURRENT LISTINGS FOR THESE KICKS ON EBAY:
[If kicks below are a random assortment, desired kicks are not currently available on eBay.]
June 29th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
first ???? no jordan head should have ANYTHING to complain about this shoe waited a long time for these COPPED COPPED COPPED
June 29th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
i cant get over this news makes me wanna dance now
June 29th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
WAY TOO OVER RATED
June 29th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
u already kno dez r copped DAMN i cant wait 4 dez
June 29th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
I need Nike Air on my Infrared 6z
June 29th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Wait a second!!!! The ones releasing are BLACK/VARSITY RED!!!! Nowhere does it say anything about INFARED!!! So what is it Varsity Red or Infared? Lets pray it’s infared!!!!
June 29th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
And the Hype Begins,
These are definetly great sneakers for any sneaker collector but the real question is what nonsense are we going to have to go thru just to get a pair? will i have to….
sleep outside for 3 days?
Pay exorbitant amounts, maybe 3-5 times the retail price
start riots over them?
buy them off ebay but then find out later that i purchased fakes for 200$?
i say damn JB and your limited edition sneakers. the fiends have been patiently waiting for 9 years since these last came out so we can get our hands on them again dont make us do anything crazy…you never know what these people are capable of.
June 29th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
2 all the authentic jordanheads we been waitin on these 4 a while!!! I’m takin off 4rm work 4 this release wkend!!! But in the mean time when I get my spacejams ima drool over those!!!!!!!
June 29th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
I am happy to say that my VI’s are alive & doing very well, going on 10yrs now, from when they first retroed it back in 99′, so Im STILL good.
June 29th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
I just impregnated my pants!!!
June 29th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Does anyone need a left arm??? I have to get these…I’m even willing to sell my girl for these…
June 29th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
I HOPE it says Nike Air on the back but I know it wont but i can deal with that. And Is it just me or does the suede look off? It doesnt look as smooth as the 2000 retro. I dunno. If they mess these up I think i will have lost ALL faith in Jordan Brand.
June 29th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
lmaooo ;
voterobformayo on his period . but these are tuff . deff copped .
June 29th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
OH BOY !!! I don’t even need to say “copped” because these will be purchased @ retail price because i’ll be damned if I spend 200+ for em like how I spent on the Aqua 8.
The Number 6 comment: jr_lyon says: Wait a second!!!! The ones releasing are BLACK/VARSITY RED!!!! Nowhere does it say anything about INFARED!!! So what is it Varsity Red or Infared? Lets pray it’s infared!!!!
Whats with you bitches complaining about the color of the shoe just be happy that JB are releasing these as a single release and not in a DMP or CD pack with some other jordan that you probably won’t wear at all.
June 29th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
cant wait for these
June 29th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
if these are Infrared…definate cop
if they are varsity red…not so sure
June 29th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Dam JB finally doing something right lol. Copping 2! One to rock and the other to stock.
June 29th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
copped x2 in us10. and imo varsity red > infra red… at least on jordans anyway, love my infrared am90s.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
why that material.. i hate nubucks..
June 29th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
SMH if it’s varisty red… then technically they aaren’t in “Infared 6″ Retros… they’re just a new colorway of the 6s.
And yes, the material looks like suede and not nubuck, which is also a downside of these.
Might just have to stick with the ’00s.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
And btw SneakerNews… the colorway is Infared not Infrared
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll311/robb_048/001-16.jpg
June 29th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
haha!!!!damn ive been waitin fo dese along time now,dese & da space jams,dis made ma day,na my year!!!!!
June 29th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
i can complain all i want! I WANT INFARED, NOT VARSITY RED BULLSH1T!
June 29th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
^ Thanks. But perhaps nike misspelled it? The word “Infared” isn’t really correct.
June 29th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
i hope what i see in the picture above is what i get in january. i want infrareds as well and a nike air on the back would be too nice. they say the OG’s so that means they should have a nike air on the back but idk JB like too change shit up alot jan. is a long wait i just hope they keep their word
June 29th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
these are hot. definitely copping. I hate newbies that complain about a sneaker they don’t know sh*t about. Hey #19, the OGs were nubucks why would u want them in leather.
June 29th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
@ Comment #24 from Yu-Ming
I know that the correct word in English is “Infrared” but Nike purposely spelt it this way for a reason, to make it unique.
I’m sure a major company like Nike would take the time to look a word up in the dictionary before manufacturing it to put on the market.
June 30th, 2009 at 12:05 am
these are fresh just in time 4 my b-day next year definite copp also these will be $150
June 30th, 2009 at 12:09 am
yes these hoes..r ready for the pavement…hope they have the matching shirts
June 30th, 2009 at 12:15 am
damm they fine and they purttyyyy HALLEE BERRRYY HALLLEE BERRY ima get 2 pairs!!!!!
June 30th, 2009 at 1:01 am
To the #14 comment I rock VANS only & Some Jays Says. Go fuck yourself. Anyone who rocks vans needs to pay someone to kill them. Anyone who knows anything about jordans appreciates the og colorways and doesn’t like them destroyed. Obviously you don’t give a shit so you shouldn’t even be on this website. so again, go fuck yourself asshole!!!! take your vans and burn in hell you fuckin douche.
June 30th, 2009 at 2:42 am
Can’t wait to get my hands on these!
Hope JB puts the Jumpman logo on the back of the heel and not the NIKE AIR logo, because I allready have the 2000 retro
June 30th, 2009 at 6:44 am
I have the 1991’s the 2000’s and soon i will have the 2010’s…
My fav Jordan of ALL time… The memories i have attached to this shoe, i can’t wait to share with my little girl & boy… The next generation should know the history before the hype.
Well done Jordan Brand for making a 35 yrs old sneakerhead happy (again…lol)
June 30th, 2009 at 6:46 am
OH MY
2010 is gonna be so SICK!
yes yes yes
June 30th, 2009 at 7:38 am
Something looks stranger ’bout these, but this is a must cop.
June 30th, 2009 at 7:52 am
THERE IS A SHOE GOD! THE INARED LOOKS SORTA OFF THO. BUT CANT COMPLAIN I NEED ME A PAIR OF VI’S. JORDAN BEEN DOIN GOOD THIS YEAR COMPARED TO THE MID 2000′S BUT YEA DEF COPPED 2 OF EM. THEY NEEDA DROP THE GRAPE V’S N THE CHERRY XVI’S. ANDDDD CANT WAIT FOR THE SPACEJAMS AS WELL.
June 30th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Judging from the pics, these are suedes! Not nubuck or durabuck. Personally, I really don’t mind it being suede if it really will be and I don’t mind it having the Jumpman or Nike logo or if it’s Infared or Varsity Red. I just want the blk/red VI’s and appreciate JB for bringing these back. Peace.
June 30th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Also, these are Infareds if the pics are the actual release or samples.
June 30th, 2009 at 11:15 am
The upper is nubuck. That red accent is “varsity-red”, unfortunately.
But I will get more than 2 pairs for sure.
Because I have to wait next 10 years to see another retro6.
June 30th, 2009 at 11:35 am
And I will cop 1 pair, I am not as greedy as some of you collectors… these are nice… NIKE AIR or NOT!
June 30th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
I will definitely cop these
June 30th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
I totally agree with # 40! NUFF SAID…….PERIOD!
July 6th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
sexy as hell
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July 16th, 2009 at 8:05 am
IM DEFF COPPIN DEZE 4 MY B-DAYY && I SWEEEAAARRR IF DEY FUSED DEZE . ??!?!?! IM GOIN SIKK . LMAO WORRRD . NEVERR WEARIN JORDANS AGAIN .
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:42 am
dey already did fuze deze.
so overated
July 24th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
these r gonna b HOT!!!!! IM GETTIN A PAIR
July 29th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
cop for x2 for sure
August 1st, 2009 at 9:30 pm
you already know this mannnnnn
August 3rd, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Just preordered my pair!
Great!
August 4th, 2009 at 1:18 am
anyone know if there are other pictures of these floatin around? asking cause colorway is not like the 2000’s it looks varsity red and the sole is white. not infrared and clear. still coppin these regardless.
August 4th, 2009 at 8:39 am
no one cares if its a jordan sign or nike air on the bak no one gives a ****. its still infared 6s and u still gonna rock them it aint like no one is staring at your shoes just to see if it has the nike air. and thts a sample so i dnt no what half of u clowns are talking about
August 4th, 2009 at 8:41 am
copping 2 pairs dawg finna put 1 on ice and wear the other 1
August 25th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Okay first of all, JB is releasing the 6’s in it’s OG colorway, Black/Infared it says in the text above, second for all those hatin, get a ****** life, this is the shoe that is a must have
August 25th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Swedejays23, how did you preorder yours, which website
August 28th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Holla
September 11th, 2009 at 7:43 am
the only prbolem that i have is that they need to make the 10′ infrared the same texture as the 00′