The king's back. The Air Jordan 1 "Royal" is officially returning in 2026 in original glory.

The first official images come from JD Sports, revealing a classic leather comeback of the Jordan sneaker. Yes, you read that right. No suede, vintage-style reimagining, or a low-top revival, just a classic leather "Royal" AJ1 High OG.

Expect extra-creamy leather uppers topped with the familiar black-and-royal-blue colorblocking, all paired with clean white rubber soles. It varies slightly in shape compared to previous releases, but it's still a pretty clean rerelease.

The "Royal" shoes were born iconic, being one of the original Jordan 1 colorways released in 1985. It's received a few relaunches and refreshes over the years, including a Reimagined suede take in 2023. The last classic leather release was in 2017, and it remains in some sneakerheads' rotation to this very day.

Well, time to make room for the 2026 editions.

The "Royal" Air Jordan 1 High OG sneakers will release on Nike's website in October. The only thing scary about these dropping during spooky season will be getting that "sorry" message from the SNKRS app on drop day.

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