Jordan 3 Retro OG

This Jordan 3 Retro OG carries a collection of dynamic features and eye-catching tonal contrasts, making it a highly desirable sneaker. Known as Black Cement for its compelling use of dark hues, it rests upon a rubber outsole with a white section below the heel, a Fire Red oval beneath the forefoot and Cement Grey tread patterns around the edges and across its centre. The toe is capped with hundreds of tiny embossed stars, while the oval section has concentric rings etched into it for added grip. Meanwhile, striking Fire Red Nike text resides in the centre of the outsole’s white area. White shading can also be found on most of the midsole, including around the rubber toe cap and along the polyurethane layer that extends around the heel, a clear window exhibiting the pocket of Air held within. However, the layer just above this is white on the front half and black on its back half, which encircles the heel.

Powerful black tones then fill out much of the upper, from the smooth leather mudguard to the tumbled leather of the main overlay, which reaches all the way from the toe to the heel panel. As it crosses the quarter, this textured piece of material cuts back and forth around the edge of the tongue to create a composite eyestay. Its bottom part has Fire Red eyelets set into black leather, while its top part features a layer of Cement Grey material filled with tiny perforations. A series of black TPU half circles form more eyelets here for the black laces to be threaded through. Even further up, in the front of the collar, is another pair of eyelets on each side of the tongue, these ones made from Cement Grey TPU. An additional band of the Cement Grey underlayer has been revealed around the collar where the leather overlay slopes downwards to the heel, its surface once again marked with ventilation holes.

Inside, the shoe’s padded lining is Cement Grey too, but its insole and the back of the tongue shine brightly in vibrant Fire Red. A black Nike Air logo has been printed onto the former, and a white patch adorns the latter, before more overt branding effects appear on the outer. The first of these is the large grey Nike Air text that has been embossed into the black heel panel just below a set of thick ridges that can be used to grip the shoe firmly when putting it on. Elsewhere, the front of the tongue has been decorated in Cement Grey tones, with perforations in its lower part and a Fire Red Jumpman standing out vividly at its peak. Lastly, distinctive elephant-print panels enwrap both the toe and heel, thus completing this Air Jordan 3 with a captivating detail.