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Levi’s and Jordan Brand Reveal Denim Air Jordan 3 Pack Feb. 21

Levi’s and Jordan Brand pushed denim onto the AJ3 with an indigo rigid denim and a black denim option with elephant print, timed for mid‑February with wide releases around Feb. 21.

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Levi’s and Jordan Brand Reveal Denim Air Jordan 3 Pack Feb. 21
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“Pairing the signature Air Jordan style with classic Levi’s® premium denim, together we are reimagining our roots by carefully balancing the DNA and heritage of both brands with this latest collection expansion.” That line from Levi Strauss & Co. frames the latest denim collaboration as more than a marketing crossover; it reads like a manifesto for material play across Jordan silhouettes, and it arrives first in the form of a Levi’s x Air Jordan 3 pack timed for mid‑February 2026, with wide releases around Feb 21.

“Jordan Brand and Levi’s launched a denim‑forward Air Jordan 3 pack timed for mid‑February 2026 (wide releases around Feb 21). The pack includes multiple denim treatments (indigo rigid denim, black denim with elephant print accents, and other denim-leather hybrids) plus matching apparel in L”, that truncated Original Report line is the clearest product brief available for the AJ3 drop. It names the pack’s three signatures explicitly: an indigo rigid denim variant, a black denim version that integrates elephant print accents, and a set of denim-leather hybrids, while also noting matching apparel alongside the footwear.

Read on the shoe and the language, and the choices point to texture as the terrain. Indigo rigid denim implies a raw, structural hand and a compact visual weight; black denim accented with the Jordan 3’s elephant print retools a familiar motif in a matte, textile key. The phrase “denim-leather hybrids” suggests mixed panels rather than a full textile upper, a treatment that will affect both fit and patina over time. No retail price, SKUs, or full distribution details for the AJ3 pack are provided in the available brief.

Levi’s corporate copy broadens the picture with a separate June drop: “Levi’s® And Jordan Brand Collaborate Again For June Release.” That initiative explicitly includes new Air Jordan IV colorways and a Levi’s® x Jordan Reversible Trucker Jacket, and the release notes that the Trucker Jacket and Air Jordan IV will be offered in black and white denim. The Levi’s® “Two Horse” patch has been remixed to include the Jumpman logo and appears on each pair’s tongue and hangtag, with finishing touches that include gum outsole details, gold stitching, matching-color laces and the classic Levi’s® Red Tab. The limited-edition AJ IVs in that release are priced at $225 for sizes 7–16 and $200 for sizes 3.5Y–7Y, with the 3.5Y–7Y sizing described as appropriate for women and kids.

Parallel to the Levi’s-branded AJ4 program, WWD reports a distinct denim Air Jordan 4 Retro Denim “Iced Carmine” slated for April 23, 2026. That pair will arrive in women’s and kid’s sizes, retail at $220, and carry style codes IB6716-600 and HV0823-607. Early imagery notes describe a Pearl Pink/Iced Carmine/Coconut Milk/Muslin palette, a full light pink denim upper with Coconut Milk mesh netting and shoelace detailing, translucent TPU support wings and heel tab, a pre-yellowed Muslin midsole and a translucent rubber outsole, and distribution via Nike’s SNKRS app and select Jordan Brand retailers globally.

The denim throughline is not new: WWD traces Jordan Brand’s denim experiment back to a 2018 Levi’s three-sneaker collaboration and to the in-house Worn Blue Tex AJ4 from August 2025. What’s notable now is cadence and coverage, mid‑February AJ3 releases (wide on Feb 21), an April 23 AJ4 women’s/kids Iced Carmine drop, and a separate June Levi’s AJ4 and reversible Trucker Jacket rollout, all staking denim as a defining material in Jordan Brand’s 2026 calendar. Missing from the AJ3 brief are retail price, SKUs and full apparel specs (the text preserves the fragment “plus matching apparel in L”), so expect follow-ups for those commercial details as the denim pack lands.

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