The Air Jordan 1 Low Grabs “Grand Purple” Patent Leather

Plus a new branding touch on the tongue.

Matt Varga 30 minutes

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New semester, new me. It’s a refrain that countless students are likely living as we work our way through Fall, and as the Air Jordan 1 Low adapts some collegiate branding on its tongue, something that the Jumpman has in mind as well.

You’ll spot the new touch sitting directly center on this design, a tufted chenille “J” that carries some real blue blood energy into an old staple. To help put that freshened atmosphere across the goalline, the Air JOrdan 1 Low reaches for a comprehensively purple colorway, including patent leather overlays that borrows some trademark AJ11 energy in a Retro catalog crossover.

The Air Jordan 1 Low SE “Grand Purple” should be popping up at Nike.com and at Nike accounts as part of the ongoing Fall/Winter 2026 slate. Keep an eye on our Jordan Release Dates 2026 landing page for more coming out of the brand down the stretch.

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Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.