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    Air Jordan 4 — 1989
    Jordan BrandRetro Card
    EST.1989
    Strength & Courage AJ4 L.S.3.1st Monogram patch308497-104-V2

    Strength & Courage AJ4

    "Strength & Courage"

    AJ4
    ModelAir Jordan 4
    Year1989
    DesignerTinker Hatfield
    Style308497-104-V2
    Colorway Palette
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    #8C8C8C
    #C41E3A

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    AJ4

    Strength & Courage AJ4

    AJ4 White Cement variant — 1989 OG / multiple retros

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    Specs & Heritage
    ModelAir Jordan 4
    Model No.308497-104-V2
    Release Year1989
    Style Code308497-104-V2
    DesignerTinker Hatfield
    Nickname"Strength & Courage"
    Shoe Palette
    Inspired By

    White Cement's iconic speckled grey cement texture enriched with 'Strength & Courage' memorial script and heart embroidery — the classic AJ4 cement pattern becomes a canvas for personal tribute. The grey speckle maintains authentic Tinker Hatfield design language while the added narrative elements transform it from a sneaker reference into a deeply personal statement piece.

    Strength & Courage AJ4 · CS

    Model & Print Details

    • • Sneaker-, fashion- or culture-inspired monogram model — direct tribute to a specific silhouette, colorway or moment
    • • 3″ × 3″ L.S.3.1st Monogram artwork
    • • Ultra-high-resolution DTG / DTF graphic print, intentionally designed to visually mimic real patch & embroidery textures
    • • Numbered limited edition · part of the Open Archive

    Texture & Material Mimicry

    Every print is meticulously designed to visually mimic the look, depth, and tactile feel of a real embroidered patch — simulated stitch direction, thread sheen, merrowed border, twill backing, and subtle fabric shadowing are all baked into the artwork. The result reads as a physical patch on the garment, achieved through ultra-high-resolution DTG / DTF rather than thread.

    Wash Durability

    • • Soft-hand finish — sits flush with the fabric, no peel or crack
    • • Color-locked pigments engineered for long-term wash resilience
    • • Wash inside-out, cold cycle, tumble dry low to maximize lifespan
    • • No ironing directly over the printed monogram

    Print vs. Future Physical Patches

    This release uses our DTG / DTF print process — chosen so the monogram artwork can render at a fidelity, color range, and detail level that traditional embroidery cannot match, while keeping the silhouette of every colorway in the ever-growing archive intact.

    Physical embroidered patches — woven, with merrowed borders and heat-press backing — are reserved for select future drops in small, numbered quantities tied to specific colorways and collections. They are a separate, limited future format, not a replacement for the print line.

    Provenance

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    Certificate ID

    LS31-STRE-8D46BB-092

    Mint Date

    2025.04.19

    Edition

    #092

    Network

    — pending —

    Each L.S.3.1ST piece will be paired with a tamper-proof NFC chip and on-chain certificate of authenticity. Provenance data above is illustrative only (placeholder edition #092).

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