Dave White Reveals Unreleased Sample Of Air Jordan 1 Collaboration

Along with a pair of Air Jordan 1’s that he’s been painting in for the last 20 years, artist Dave White recently took to Instagram to share a never-before-seen sample of his famed Air Jordan 1 collab from 2012. As you can see, there are a few differences from the version that actually released, including what is most obvious, the red, white, and navy blue color palette instead of red, white, and black. Which do you prefer?

Sample II. Designing with @jumpman23 was such an honour l’ll never forget the day the template arrived a black cad file of the shoe outline. The possibilities were endless and infinite. My ethos was to make something new that reflected the glory days of Jordan playing for the Bulls but also incorporated the movement and dynamism of my paint marks. The 3 final designs were sampled and this was the 2nd. Suede toebox white 3m and artist canvas formed some of the details, the elephant print touch was a must for me. Done to death yes, but still a hallowed pattern and had to be included.

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