yea they were never gum. i was in 8th grade when OGs dropped but kept my same size feet since then and for sure i remmeber they were never gum as i wore them all through high school LOL. it just turned gum/dark/yellow badddd
just those pics of jordan make them look darker, or dare we say he had some PE with darker soles lol
its been a long time since ive seen pics of the OGs as shown above with the soles barely yellowed. they are so clean. perfect summer shoe imo. during the 90s with the baggy wear. pants always covered up the red liner so didnt really stick out unless you did the ONE PANT LEG UP, or BOTH PANT LEG UP, or pants with rubber bands on ankles LOL!! some of you old folks may know what im talking about
but now with joggers and pants tight, if they brought this back in true og form, it will be a clean shoe for sure.