Jordan 5 Retro Low

The customised branding effects and special design details added to this Jordan 5 Retro Low x Paris Saint-Germain identify it as a shoe designed with and inspired by the popular French football team. As a result, it has been nicknamed PSG, and the club’s circular logo appears on the bottom of the shoe behind the translucent piece of rubber under the forefoot, a Jumpman filling out its centre. Herringbone grip lines zigzag across this area, just as they do on the heel of the outsole, while smoother black sections cap the toe and reach beneath the middle of the foot, this last part hosting a debossed set of Jordan lettering.

Moving upwards, the midsole comes almost entirely in black polyurethane, and rectangular-shaped windows on each side of its heel reveal the comfortable Air cushioning held inside it. The only part of the midsole that deviates from the black colouration is the jagged shark teeth found on each flank. Both the single one on the medial side and the collection of them on the lateral side feature a pale purple known as Plum Eclipse and have black specks splashed dynamically across them.

Meanwhile, the upper comes in an altogether lighter tone of Pumice, whose gentle beige hue covers the leather overlays on the toe, quarter and heel, as well as the underlayer that stretches over the forefoot and around the edge of the collar. Translucent white mesh netting has been placed into each quarter panel and over the top of the shoe behind the Pumice laces, allowing plenty of aeration over the foot. A Bright Crimson toggle with a clear plastic housing then holds the laces in place at the top, while square eyelets appear in the moulded eyestay panels placed into each quarter to secure the laces as they move down towards the forefoot.

The top part of the tongue is black, which makes the Game Royal Jumpman embroidered into it stand out that much brighter. Inside, the shoe’s lining is made of a soft material in the same Pumice hue as the outer, while the insole comes in black. Another vividly coloured Jumpman has been printed onto the surface of this last feature, this time in Bright Crimson. Above this, distinctive French text has been sewn into the patch on the back of the tongue – the right foot reads “Ici C’est” and the left “Paris”.

Further branding effects denoting the Parisian football team have been placed across the outer, firstly with the Bright Crimson logo in the middle of the heel counter. It displays the same co-branded emblem as that seen on the outsole, but this one has the appearance of having been pressed into wax, for a one-of-a-kind look. Lastly, a tag emerges from the front of the heel counter on the lateral side, its colours those of the French flag. Embroidered into it in black thread is the word “paname” – a well-known nickname for the city of Paris and a fitting addition to this sophisticated low-top.