Zion Williamson’s love for Naruto was the impetus for a performance-focused run of collaboration on the Pelicans’ star’s first two signature sneakers. Whereas nonetheless a historic occasion in and of itself, pairing up two of probably the most immediately recognizable cultural franchises in enterprise, behind the scenes we nearly noticed pure pandemonium. New photographs of a Naruto x Air Jordan 1 collaboration have now surfaced, shedding mild on what may’ve been probably the most coveted of Mr. Williamson’s three-headed releases.
Constructed off of the Air Jordan 1 Stash {hardware}, the added attachments (stash pockets and detachable bag) onto the mum or dad AJ1 make for a pure embrace of the “Hidden Leaf Village” theme at work with this shoe. Although represented elsewhere within the common launch colleciton, it’s comparatively obvious that Kakashi Hatake is the inspiration for this combo of olive inexperienced, navy blue, and black, embracing off-the-beaten-path supplies like canvas heel counters, shiny leather-based collars, and mesh quarter panels. Silver bangles on the heel, an uncovered product tag on the skin collar, and two heel badges categorical the franchise tags if the general look wasn’t affirmation sufficient.
Although Jordan 1 offshoots incessantly wax and wane, even relative to different spinoffs, the Air Jordan 1 Stash/utility receded after solely about 4 colorways, its lasting legacy propped up by the coveted link-up with Spiderman for the F&F “Prowler” colorway. Unquestionably, this pair would’ve turn into each probably the most excessive profile launch for the mannequin and the standout inside the Naruto x Zion x Jordan lineage had it seen launch.
@davidgrails, the vendor for this pair and our supply for these pictures, notes that the Naruto x Zion x Air Jordan 1 by no means made it previous the pattern section, indicating that Beaverton creatives deserted the concept early on within the course of. Nonetheless, they’re loads intriguing from a distance — you’ll must shell out practically $7,500 for those who’re eager about something past easy window purchasing. Catch a full suite of pictures beneath.
