06/05/2026
Someone posted something about resellers basically brought AF1’s back from extinction. Resellers didn’t bring back the Air Force 1 — that’s just not correct. The AF1 has never left. It was a staple in hoops, in the streets, and in hip‑hop long before resale culture even existed. I had AF1s a couple years before the Jordan 1 even dropped. It wasn’t until the Jordan 2 until I could afford a pair of J’s. Despite a small dip in the 90’s it still remained relevant. The people made the AF1 legendary — the players, the artists, the neighborhoods, the kids who wore them every day. Resellers came later and polluted sneaker culture into a price tag. AF1s are iconic because we built that legacy, not the hype machine.