Throwback Thursday - Purple Air Force 1 High
Posted by Matt Halfhill | Feb 28, 2008| In a disputed and recounted vote, NYC elected the 1993 high top Purple/White Air Force Ones as their pick as the best Air Force Ones. With the win at the ballot box, those Air Force Ones will be re-released this summer in extremely limited numbers only in NYC.
This week’s Throwback Thursday sneaker is the original pair that we luckily got our hands on. It has been 15 years since released, but thankfully the wait will be over in just a few months for NY heads. Take a look at several more photos we shot after the jump. Thick leather, simple colors, bring back to good ol’ days. |
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Purple/White 1993 Nike Air Force Ones High

Purple/White 1993 Nike Air Force Ones High

Purple/White 1993 Nike Air Force Ones High

Purple/White 1993 Nike Air Force Ones High


Feb 29, 2008 at 12:15 am
Holy ish!
Matt, come on, I know you are holding out on some other heat.
Feb 29, 2008 at 1:21 am
If only there was a way to get those soles white again wouldn’t need retro’s
Feb 29, 2008 at 1:42 am
^ Eff that, yellow soles make them BETTER! My 94 AJ1s are yellow, and I love it. Age is a beautiful thing.
Feb 29, 2008 at 7:45 am
^yea the vintage looks isn’t so bad. I just hate yellow on clear soles but the rest of the stuff looks nice aged. Great stuff Matt….can’t wait for these to drop again!
http://www.solefresh.com
Feb 29, 2008 at 7:50 am
why only new york? the south would eat these alive.
Feb 29, 2008 at 8:33 am
so is throwback thursday only on a leap year? Or the last thursday of the month?
I miss the simple colorways….
Feb 29, 2008 at 9:45 am
NY got it right! These joints are fire…I agree, simple colorways are the best, they went perfect with my gauchos uni…a must cop…
Feb 29, 2008 at 9:52 am
man they should release thoes in Tx im a jordan fan but i kno lost of ppl who would want these
Feb 29, 2008 at 10:24 am
“so is throwback thursday only on a leap year? Or the last thursday of the month?” - Luck
It happens every Thursday that I remember its Thursday
I actually have several weeks already planned. Next week will be good, I promise.
Feb 29, 2008 at 12:15 pm
they make a big deal about 1vote and they wana make these “extremely Limited” they should make a couple thousand pairs (2-3,000 ) so that we wont have to camp out for them
Feb 29, 2008 at 1:39 pm
hawt and thank god I live in the NYC might cop but i need to cop dem icy soles spizikes cool grey and atleast two JB packages
Feb 29, 2008 at 2:25 pm
these r ma favorite af1 highs of all time
Feb 29, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Miss the old leathers. Pulled out a pair of af1s from 02 yesterday and couldn’t believe how nice the leather was even then. Looking forward to next week’s throwback
Feb 29, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Gotta appreciate how simple they are, wish I could get up to NY for the re-release.
Feb 29, 2008 at 10:10 pm
boo
Feb 29, 2008 at 11:38 pm
^ lol, priceless.
Mar 5, 2008 at 11:26 am
they rubbed out but they still dope
Mar 11, 2008 at 11:09 am
ths is ugly as hell
Mar 24, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Any idea at this point as to what the release date is & what stores ?
Mar 24, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Any idea what the release date & what stores ?
Jan 18, 2009 at 4:22 pm
umm i think thats blue. i’m sure that isn’t purple.
Mar 13, 2009 at 1:06 pm
wow!!!!!!!!!!