Jordan 3 Retro

This powerful Jordan 3 Retro design is a classic rendering of the third edition in the legendary Michael Jordan signature line, its lush green accents earning it the nickname Pine Green. The shoe is mounted upon a sturdy rubber base with the titular green tone on the cone-shaped section of circular tread lines below the forefoot. Cement Grey coats the more linear grip structures on the outsole’s star-covered toe and textured edges, while the centre of the heel and the medial side switch to white. Capitalised Pine Green Jordan lettering has been embossed into this segment, making the familiar piece of branding stand out clearly against the white rubber around it.

Above this, the polyurethane midsole has two distinct layers – the lower one pristine white and the upper a lustrous Pine Green down the lateral flank and around the heel, with a final stretch of white on its front medial section. The piece that caps the toe is white with a band of stitching sunken into it, and the shoe’s bouncy Air cushioning can be viewed through a clear window in the heel. Moving upwards again, the heel and toe of the upper are wrapped in elephant print overlays whose raised markings are Cement Grey and whose creases are a much darker shade of grey that accentuates the captivating graphic.

The rest of the upper, meanwhile, is made from a suave black nubuck that forms both the mudguard and the main panel that encompasses the top of the foot. A pale grey layer emerges around the top of the tongue, its surface lined with tiny perforations and black TPU eyelets reaching out of it to accommodate the black laces. Below this, the nubuck panel cuts inwards to meet the edge of the tongue along its bottom half, Pine Green ringlets acting as the eyelets for this section. The tongue itself also features a gentle grey tone on both its perforated lower part and its smooth upper part. An embroidered Pine Green Jumpman adorns this last section, a golden yellow outline giving it a distinctive appearance.

The collar has a band of Pine Green material looping around its topline, once again with small ventilation holes lining it, and more green accents can be found inside the shoe on the insole and the back of the tongue, the former hosting a white Jumpman, the latter a white patch. The internal walls are coated in a light grey fabric that lies softly against the ankle, and another splash of Pine Green highlights the front of the collar in the form of additional eyelets. At the back of the foot is a large moulded heel panel in black. Thick ridges fill its top section, providing the wearer with something to grip onto when putting the shoe on, and its lower segment incorporates a final set of branding – a Cement Grey Jumpman and Air text, both thickly embossed for a strong finish to this refined Air Jordan 3.