Originally dropped as an Asian-exclusive in 1996, the 'Ivory Snake' Nike Air Force 1 returns with a faithful reissue that won't require you to wire some money to a person you've never even met...

As with many rare and desirable AF1s, it's the region-locked rarity which helped cement the Ivory Snake release as a classic. Released at a time where clicking a few times on a screen wasn't an option for overseas sneakers, you needed to know someone who knew someone just to get a chance at even enquiring about a pair. It was these exclusive releases which people like Jay-Z, DJ Clark Kent and Fat Joe would bring back from their tours and snap necks—eventually laying the groundwork for what would become the modern lifestyle sneaker industry.