In 2007, just months after the release of Graduation, Kanye West’s mother, biggest inspiration and biggest fan, Donda West, passed away.
The untimely death would spark both a personal low point and creative explosion for Kanye who shortly after made 808Air jordan 1 low sky and dug deeper into his pursuits in fashion. Created as an homage during the same era the Nike Air Yeezy 1 would’ve been produced is the unreleased Air Jordan 6 Donda West.
Unearthed by @NikeAirJordanVI, the celebratory sneakers hail from 2008. A size 12 promo pair points to being produced for Kanye himself.
While these obviously never released, Ye’s ties to the Air Jordan 6 run deep.
Over the course of his career, from his College Dropout Air Jordan white 11 'Ace of Spades' Custom1 LAB4 Black.
![Kanye West in the Air Jordan 6](https://www.nicekicks.com/files/2013/12/kanye-west-air-jordan-6-2007-5.jpg)
Tucker attacking the rim in the Beach Just Don x Air Jordan Shoes 2.
So, playing to Kanye’s personal tastes in Jordans and paying homage to his late mother, this unreleased 6 PE features a white leather upper with red accents, graphic print and the lyrics to Kanye’s “Roses” song on the insole.
Very rare, Don C is the only person who had ever been spotted with this shoe until now.
See this unreleased PE for Kanye in all its glory below.