Jordan 3 Retro SE

Plush canvas and elegant creamy tones make this Jordan 3 Retro SE a highly desirable sneaker. It has been constructed upon a solid rubber base in three different colours, the primary one being Cement Grey. This classic AJ3 hue moves around the edges and across the midfoot before allowing space for a Sail-coloured section below the heel that extends a little into the medial edge. University Red Jordan lettering accents the underside of the heel, while a similarly coloured cone shape appears beneath the forefoot, its surface lined with concentric circular grip patterns for added traction. Above this rests a polyurethane midsole in two off-white hues – the lighter one covering the front half of the top layer and the whole of the bottom layer, the other, which is more beige in tone, coating the rear half of the upper layer alone. Visible Air can be found in the heel, the cushioning it reveals providing a comfortable bed for the foot to step onto.

Similar colours appear on the upper, whose main portion is filled out with a panel of soft Muslin canvas that stretches from forefoot to heel. Another piece of this material forms the mudguard, at each end of which there is a Cement Grey suede overlay. While the one on the toe makes a thin strip around the front of the foot, the rear one slopes up from the midsole at the flank, moving upwards towards the back of the foot before looping low around the heel to make way for the large panel located there. The same pale beige seen on the midsole returns here to act as a neutral background for the bright University Red Jumpman and Air branding that have been embossed into its centre. Just above this, several thick ridges fill in the curved upper part of the heel panel, providing the wearer with a convenient place to hold onto when putting the shoe on.

The shoe’s inner switches to a more velvety material on its Cement Grey walls, and the insole below it changes again to University Red. A light grey Jumpman contrasts against this vividly coloured surface and the back of the tongue above it, which is also University Red. Back on the outer, areas with fine perforations are revealed by the main overlay as it recedes away from the top of the collar and either side of the quarter. They exhibit the same off-white tone as the canvas around them, and the latter sections have beige half-circles of TPU rising from them, each with an eyelet to take hold of the laces at the top. Lower down, the laces pass through University Red ringlets located in the Muslin canvas as it curves back in towards the tongue, while the collar hosts a pair of Cement Grey TPU eyelets either side of its front edge to offer an additional lacing option. Finally, a University Red Jumpman logo has been boldly embroidered into the centre of the canvas tongue, delivering a concluding flourish of colour to this classy Air Jordan 3.