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“Red Cement” Air Jordan 3: A closer look

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Brandon King

The “Red Cement” Air Jordan 3 is releasing in February 2020, and there are now new images of this shoe. To quickly sum these up visually, they are a red version of the classic black and cement Air Jordan 3, with a red tumbled leather upper and elephant print overlays at the toe and wrapping the lower heel. Perforated grey leather is present at the tongue and also underlays the red at the midfoot laces and at the collar. A red Jumpman is found on the aforementioned tongue with “”NIKE…

“Barely Grape” Air Jordan 3: A First Look

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Brandon King

This grade school colorway of the Air Jordan 3 arrives just after the calendar turns over to 2020. It sports a white leather upper with pink and purple clad elephant print overlaid at the toe and heel. Fire pink underlays the white leather at the midfoot eyelets and the collar with hyper crimson showing up at the other eyelets. This upper sits atop a white midsole with barely grape wrapping the heel and a fire pink outsole with sections of white and barely grape and hyper crimson “JORDAN” branding completing…

“Gorge Green” Air Jordan 3 planned for Spring 2020

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Brandon King

This “Gorge Green” Air Jordan 3 is a new look for the iconic silhouette in line for release during 2020’as spring/summer season. It will make use of a black, white and gorge green color palette. While no images are currently available but there are speculative predictions that this sneaker will feature black suede, instead of leather at the upper with black elephant print and gorge green accents. The “Gorge Green” Air Jordan SE is expected to drop at some point during the spring/summer of 2020 and will be available at…

A First Look at the 2020 Air Jordan 3 SE

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Brandon King

With this year’s NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, and considering the importance of those coordinates to Jordan Brand, the prevailing thought was that they would look to make a splash. The “Chicago” Air Jordan 1 dropping is garnering a lot of attention, but this Air Jordan 3 is also in the mix as well. It sports a red leather upper overlaid by elephant print at the toe and wrapping the heel with the polarizing “ Nike Air” branding on the heel. The upper sits atop a white midsole with black…

“UNC” Air Jordan 3 to release during NCAA Tournament

July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 Brandon King

Jordan Brand will be releasing a UNC inspired Air Jordan 3 during next year’s NCAA Tournament in March. It makes use of a white, valor blue and tech grey color palette. At this point in time, no images of the sneaker have leaked but it is predicted that it will look similar to the UNC PE Air Jordan 3 but will sport a Jumpman on the tongue, rather then the TarHeels’ logo. The “UNC” Air Jordan 3 is scheduled for a March 7, 2020 release at nike.com and select retail…

A UNC Air Jordan 3 coming in 2020?

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Brandon King

There could be a UNC inspired Air Jordan 3 on the horizon for next spring. Zsneakerheadz dropped hints earlier today that this could be a reality. At this point, there are no images of the shoe yet but the predictive speculation is that it will carry a similar aesthetic to the UNC PE shown below. As we march closer to the potential release of this shoe, and images avail themselves, check back at sneakershoptalk.com for updates.

“All Star” Air Jordan 3 coming in 2020

May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 Brandon King

The 2020 NBA All-Star game will be in Chicago, where it has not been since 1988. Considering the importance of the location to Jordan Brand, it stands to reason they should really focus on some homerun releases that weekend. One of the shoes for that weekend, unsurprisingly, is the Air Jordan 3. The sneaker will make use of a Varsity Red, Cement Grey and Black color palette. While there are not images of the All-Star 3, the image below is a photoshop prediction of what could be expected comes via…

Another colorway of the Tinker Air Jordan 3 coming in August

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Brandon King

There is a new colorway of the Tinker Air Jordan III on the horizon. According to the great @zsneakerheadz, the coming sneaker makes use of a Black, Cement Grey and Metallic Gold color palette. Right now there are not any images of this sneaker, however below is a photoshop rendition of the expected aesthetic. Air Jordan Retro 3 TH SPBlack/Cement Grey-Metallic GoldCK4348-007$200August 15, 2019

“Tinker” Air Jordan 3 to come in White/University Red

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Brandon King

The “Tinker” Air Jordan 3, the first sketch from legendary designer Tinker Hatfield of MJ’s third signature shoe, will be back in 2019. One of the planned colorways is this outfitted in a white, university red and neutral grey color palette. At this time, there are no images of the shoe , however a look similar to the “Katrina” Air Jordan 3 sporting a white leather upper with the classic elephant print overlays and university red for the accenting. Like all the other “Tinker” III’s, these will feature “Nike Air”…

The Air Jordan 3 as a boot!?!

December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 Brandon King

Jordan Brand is taking the classic Air Jordan 3 in a new direction- as a boot. The shoe will reportedly be called the Air Jordan 3 EXP. Rather than its traditional leather-based upper, the shoe now features a military-esque nylon and it is extended into an ultra high boot in a similar fashion to that of the SF-AF1. Material differences aside, the shoe does retain some of its its traditional design elements in terms of the overlays on the lower part of the upper and the midsole and outsole are…