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The Sneaker Built for the Walk Between the Valet and the Lift Line

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The Air Jordan 1 Element Low GTX is heading back into rotation for winter, this time in a new colorway. The GTX in the name marks Nike's waterproof-membrane build, the detail that turns a basketball silhouette into something a person can actually wear across slush and wet pavement without regret. That's the quiet appeal in a town where the walk from car to restaurant to gondola rarely stays dry, and where a shoe that looks sharp and keeps its wearer's feet dry earns its keep twice over. The return keeps a familiar low-top in circulation for another cold season, dressed differently but built the same way underneath.

With reporting from Footwear News.

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