Last Updated on July 14, 2023 by Ch David
The fastest way to spot a fake Air Jordan 1 Low pair is to check the size tag inside each shoe, as the fake AJ1 Lows never have their inscriptions on the size tag correctly printed. Fakes always have font-weight flaws.
Trying to learn how to tell if your Jordan 1 Low are original or fake? We’ve got you covered.
In this Air Jordan 1 Low legit check guide, we are going to teach you how to legit check Jordan 1 Low in a few simple steps.
Along with each step of our guide on how to authenticate low Jordan 1s, we are going to link reference real vs fake images so that each step will be clear and easy to understand.
This guide applies to every colourway of the Air Jordan 1 Low sneakers, as this guide is a general colourway guideline.
Note: We’ve got separate legit check guides for Jordan 1 High and Jordan 1 Mid.
Now that you know what this is about, let’s move on to the actual Air Jordan 1 Low legit check guide.
You can know if Jordan 1 Low is real by checking the inscriptions on the size tags inside each shoe. Fake pairs always have thick text and slanted inscriptions, while real pairs never have any flaws.
While authentic pairs sometimes have manufacturing errors too, it never gets worse than just a few jump-stitches. Details like the size tag’s text are always perfect, which makes you instantly know if your Jordan 1 Low pair is real.
The main issue with fake size tags is that their inscriptions are often too thick or very thin.
First look at the product+colourway ID code in the top-right corner of the size tag, below the thick black line:
Authentic Air Jordan 1 Low must have their product and colourway ID code thinner — see the image above.
Each different Jordan 1 Low colourway/model/collaboration has a different product ID (stlye-code).
Though, same colourway pairs of different sizes will have the same print.
For example, a pair of Travis Scott Reverse Mocha Jordan 1 Low in size US7 and one in size US12.5 will have the same style code.
Moving on to the left side of the size tag:
The authentic Air Jordan 1 Low’s text looks thinner than the rows of text on the fake pair.
On the other hand, authentic shoes have their country of manufacturing text looking thicker than the one on fake shoes.
Fakes usually have very thin text on the bottom side of the size tag, where it says the country where the shoes were manufactured.
Most authentic Air Jordan 1 Low pairs are made in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. All size tags look the same, regardless of where the shoes were manufactured.
Lastly, looking at the bottom of the size tag, we have the last line of text with the link that leads to Nike’s website:
See what the authentic Nike URL looks like the letters are thicker and have less space in between each other.
Here are some relevant legit check guides for you: Air Jordan 1 Mid, Air Jordan 1 High
First, we are going to check out the Air Jordan 1 Low pairs which have their logo placed on the lower side of the patch, and then, the ones with the logo placed on the upper side.
In the fake vs real Air Jordan 1 Low image above:
Let’s also have a look at another comparison of the real vs fake Jordan 1 Low with the logo placed on the lower side.
For this comparison, we are going to have a look at the real vs fake Air Jordan 1 Low Paris sneakers for reference.
In the fake vs real Air Jordan 1 Low Paris image above, we have pointed out how:
For reference to this comparison, we have used the Air Jordan 1 Low Chicago real vs fake sneakers.
In the fake vs real Air Jordan 1 Low Chicago image above:
By that, we mean that the fake Chicago AJ1 Low pair has its stitching angled too much, less dense, too thick and long when compared to the authentic shoes. The real stitching is less angled, denser, thinner and shorter than the stitching on the fake shoes.
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With this being said for the rear details on the fake vs real Air Jordan 1 Low sneakers, let’s move on to the third step of the guide on how to spot fake AJ1 Low sneakers.
Going to the third method on how to authenticate Air Jordan 1 Low sneaker, we are going to have a look at the real vs fake Air Jordan 1 Low for the Nike Swoosh logo on the side.
Let’s look at a comparison that applies to all colourways of the Air Jordan 1 Low.
We’re doing this because some other pairs have bigger Swoosh logos — we’ll look at them right after this comparison.
In the fake vs real Air Jordan 1 Low image above:
Authentic Jordan 1 Low pairs have the same stitching weight and density all over the Swoosh logo.
Now, let’s also have a look at how the Nike Swoosh logo on the Chicago Air Jordan 1 Low is supposed to look.
In the fake vs real Air Jordan 1 Low Chicago image above:
On the other hand, the Nike Swoosh logo on the authentic shoes is thinner and less bulky than the one on the fake shoes.
In the Air Jordan 1 Low real vs fake image above:
On the other hand, the Jumpman met on the authentic shoes’ tongue is always supposed to have the same stitching weight, without having any extra threads or different stitching weights.
In the fake vs real Air Jordan 1 Low image above, we have pointed out two main flaws:
There are situations, where you may be unable to go through each detailed step, explained above when you need to authenticate your AJ1 Lows.
That is why we have compiled this quick 60-second solution to authenticating your Jordan 1 Low.
If you need help with the authentication of your Air Jordan 1 Low, we’ve got you covered.
All you have to do is send us good-quality pictures of your Low AJ1s and we will get back to you with the results within 24 to 48 hours. The results will also come with a report on why we believe your sneakers are fake or authentic.
That brings us to the end of our fake vs real Air Jordan 1 Low legit check guide. We will continue to update this article as better and newer comparisons are put out.
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