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This weekend’s Air Jordan 1 “Chicago” release has sneakerheads, style guys and basketball fans salivating. Why? Well specific reasons sway each aforementioned camp, but daring design, on-court endorsement by Mike and money marketing by Nike made this shoe the stuff of legends. Russ Bengtson explores and explains it all in a new piece, also calling upon fellow OGs like Dante Ross, MC Serch and AJ1 designer Peter Moore. Head over to Complex to get the history.