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By the end of this very month, Nike is reintroducing the Air Jordan 1 Low's "Medium Olive" colorway for the first time since it made a slightly altered, darkened appearance as part of Travis Scott's reverse-Swoosh collaboration.

Redone in the low-top AJ1s' most classic form, the sneaker dons a pearly "Summit White" leather base, atop of which sit earthy green panels of suede.

Its black laces and logo add an extra portion of contrast, for a tri-shade clash of rich pigment.

Despite the bold composition of hues, this is a far cry from the maximalism we've recently encountered with fellow AJ1 releases, namely the new and bizarre platform style.

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Generally, when compared to some of Nike's latest rollouts, the "Medium Olive/Summit White" Air Jordan 1 Low protrudes as a wonderfully simplistic, welcomely nostalgic drop, throwing it back to times long before ACG's buckled hiking sneakers or Paisley-indented Air Force 1s.

Not that we'd ever gotten in a fight with Nike, over the aforementioned or other launches. Quite the contrary, actually...

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But still, this is an olive branch we'll gladly except either way.

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