I made a post awhile back about how of all the original 1985 Air Jordan 1s there was multiple factories 🏭 

including TH , TY1 , BY , TYPS , ST-P . I won't get into all the reasons why I strongly believe ST-P factory 🏭 made is TOP NOTCH but a few factors include ST-P is notorious for having the ankle padding and collars not stifled and hard as a rock 🪨 Leathers on ST-P pairs strangely age far better than all others except for in my opinion BY also a strong contender . I don't even mention TYPS because those were TY factory made 

Player SAMPLE pairs. 

Ridiculously rare "Air" no Pun intended 🤦‍♂️

Anywho , 1986 rolled around  , Air Jordan 2s were being made in Italy and shipped to the USA,

However in  1985 Air Jordan I was ($65)

 Flashback to 86' His Royal Airness is already being whispered about , could this be? An anomaly , perhaps an alien , red yellow black or white , nobody had seen such grace and athleticism in such pristine condition .

Hit your local store and on the shelf would be the Air Jordan II which was   ($105) sittin' right next to it on the shelf one could find  the 1986 Nike "Big Nike" high-top basketball shoe,  retailing for 80.00$ . The Big Nike was a simpler, high-performance, non-Air basketball shoe, often sold alongside the infamous Italian made Nike  Air Jordan 2. A lot of folks fell in love with the Big Nike , myself included ! 

GRAIL PULL a front runner for 2026 shoe of the year contender DEADSTOCK 1986' Nike "BIG NIKE"