FLOAT 100 · Sneakers · No. 71
Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'Black Toe'
Nike never made a 'Black Toe' low in 1985, so the 2023 Air Jordan 1 Low OG gave one of the most famous high-top colorways a cut it had never had in its first year.
- Year
- 2023
- Maker
- Nike / Jordan Brand
- By price in sneakers
- 100 of 100
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- Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'Black Toe'
- Style code
- CZ0790-106
- Colorway
- White/Black-Varsity Red
- Released
- August 4, 2023, after a delay from July 28
- Retail price
- $140
- Build
- Full leather; white base, black Swooshes and forefoot overlays, Varsity Red heel and outsole
- Branding
- Nike Air branding and the ball-and-wings logo on the heel
- Source shoe
- The 1985 Air Jordan 1 High 'Black Toe'
- Release channels
- Nike's SNKRS app, Nike.com and select retailers
A high-top legend, cut low
The 'Black Toe' Air Jordan 1 debuted as a high-top in 1985, in Michael Jordan's rookie season. A collector archive of the original 1985-86 lineup lists just one low among them, a white and grey pair. There was no Black Toe low in the first run.
The 2023 Air Jordan 1 Low OG takes the Black Toe's color blocking and applies it to the low silhouette: white quarter panels, collars and toe boxes; black Swooshes and forefoot overlays; red heel overlays and outsole. One report called it 'the spitting image of its source material' apart from its lower stature.
The high-top Black Toe matters because of who wore it and where. It is one of only two Air Jordan 1 colorways the collector archive records Jordan wearing in NBA games, and release coverage credits a Black Toe photo shoot with inspiring the Jumpman logo.
From Peter Moore's sketch to the Low OG
Peter Moore designed the Air Jordan 1 and its Wings logo after Nike signed Jordan in 1984, in a deal reported at $500,000 a year for five years plus royalties. The shoe went on sale in April 1985 at $65.
The Low carries Nike Air branding, as the 1985 shoes did. One release report quoted the idea that 'the classic Black Toe theme will be accurately translated' to the low, and noted that Jordan Brand has reused the color blocking for years, often swapping out the red.
Rumor, delay and release
Rumors of the shoe circulated in 2022, and a detailed report appeared on November 17, 2022. The release was set for July 28, 2023, then moved to August 4, 2023. It sold for $140 through Nike's SNKRS app, Nike.com and a long list of U.S. stores, with a raffle in Europe.
The colorway's line runs from the 1985 original through the 2016 high-top retro and a satin women's Black Toe in 2019. The high-top line continued in 2025 with the 'Black Toe Reimagined.'
On October 3, 2026, a U.S. sneaker reseller listed the 2023 Low from $95, below its $140 retail price.
How to identify it
The style code on the label is CZ0790-106, with the colorway White/Black-Varsity Red. The upper is full leather: white base, collars and toe box; black Swoosh, forefoot overlays, tongue and toe wrap; Varsity Red heel and outsole.
Look at the heel for the ball-and-wings logo and for Nike Air branding. Other Air Jordan 1 Lows in black, white and red use different blocking, and release coverage stressed that this pair follows the original Black Toe pattern closely.
The numbers
- Release date
- August 4, 2023
- Retail price
- $140
- Style code
- CZ0790-106
- Production
- Not stated by Nike
Timeline
Nike signs Michael Jordan; Peter Moore designs the Air Jordan 1.
The Air Jordan 1 goes on sale at $65.
The high-top 'Black Toe' arrives; the only low in the original run is white and grey.
The Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG 'Black Toe' releases at $160.
A satin women's Black Toe releases.
A detailed report on the Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'Black Toe' appears.
The original release date, later pushed back a week.
The Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'Black Toe,' CZ0790-106, releases at $140.
The high-top 'Black Toe Reimagined' releases at $180.
A U.S. reseller lists the 2023 Low from $95.
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Price record
| Date | Price | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | $95 | Asking price, not a saleLowest listing at a U.S. sneaker reseller on the day checked. |
This is an asking price, not a sale. It is what a seller wanted on the date shown. Asking prices often sit above what buyers pay, but an ask is not a ceiling: a sale can land on either side of it. It is not a value.
By reference price, Air Jordan 1 Low OG 'Black Toe' is number 100 of 100 in the sneakers entries of the FLOAT 100. 22 of those 100 rest on a realized sale; the rest carry an asking price or a guide value, and each page says which. Rank within the FLOAT 100 itself (71 here) is editorial: how much an object defines its field, not price alone.
Did you know
- There was no Black Toe low in 1985; the only low in the original run was white and grey.
- The release slipped one week, from July 28 to August 4, 2023.
- Rumors of the shoe were circulating the year before it came out.
- On the day checked, the lowest resale listing was below the $140 retail price.
How this page is made
- The figure
- One reference price, shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. An asking price, an estimate and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- The story
- Researched from published records and checked fact by fact. Updated Oct 3, 2026.
- Archive
- Oct 5, 2026