{"id":267903,"date":"2025-09-05T09:04:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T09:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/267903\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T09:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T09:04:29","slug":"air-jordan-6-retro-reverse-infrared-2026-release-date-ct8529-001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/267903\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Jordan 6 Retro ‘Reverse Infrared’ 2026 Release Date CT8529-001"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe sneaker worn by Michael Jordan<\/a> for the Chicago Bulls\u2019 first NBA championship win, the Air Jordan 6<\/a>, is set to return next year in an original colorway, albeit with a minor variation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Chicago Bulls-colored Air Jordan<\/a> 6 Black\/Infrared sneaker will be reissued in February with a change to the shoe\u2019s midsole. While the version of the colorway fans have known over the decades features a split Infrared coloring which hovers over the outsole\u2019s front and back translucent rubber, the iteration arriving at retail in 2026 features a fully connected Infrared streak. It\u2019s the sort of variance that may go overlooked by those who aren\u2019t in the know, but for Air Jordan<\/a> enthusiasts, the pair offers a rare opportunity to obtain a piece of the brand\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe \u201cReverse Infrared\u201d look, as it has been nicknamed, was believed to have originally been a salesman sample of the shoe used in the late 1990s to preview the pair\u2019s first reissue to buyers and retailers. The version was so close to hitting the market that it was pictured in a catalog for defunct sportswear supplier Eastbay. But when it came time for the pair to be released in 2000, a last-minute change was applied which reverted the Infrared coloring back to the original 1991 look. A handful of the rare pairs ended up on sites like eBay, but the scrapped version of the sneaker was never formally released until now. <\/p>\n

\n\tBeyond the midsole paint, the scrapped Reverse Infrared style features Infrared Nike Air embroidery on the heel instead of the black stitching traditionally seen on the pair. Elsewhere, the colorway retains its usual signature elements including its sports car-inspired heel tab, removable lace lock toggle and a stretchy tongue sleeve which can be used to hide the shoelaces.<\/p>\n

\n\tBesides this Reverse Infrared pair, Jordan Brand<\/a> is expected to release several other Air Jordan 6s next year for the sneaker\u2019s 35th anniversary. Also slated to launch is a new \u201cCap and Gown\u201d<\/a> look, a new collaboration with Paris Saint-Germain and a $350 Bin 23<\/a> release.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Air Jordan 6<\/a> Retro Reverse Infrared is currently expected to be released on Feb. 14 for a retail price of $215 although given the current tariff situation, the price could change between now and then. The pair has a full colorway of Black\/Light Crimson and its style code is CT8529-001.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The sneaker worn by Michael Jordan for the Chicago Bulls\u2019 first NBA championship win, the Air Jordan 6,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267904,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3771],"tags":[11600,44669,7,920,919,329,3824,10841,935,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-267903","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bulls","8":"tag-air-jordan","9":"tag-air-jordan-6","10":"tag-basketball","11":"tag-bulls","12":"tag-chicago","13":"tag-chicago-bulls","14":"tag-chicagobulls","15":"tag-jordan-brand","16":"tag-michael-jordan","17":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115150891499173200","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}