I guess I'll put this out there for the followers and lurkers of the thread....
Does anyone have an actual '88 OG pair of the Black Cement 3? Looking for a sz 10-10.5. If there's a 9.5 that's doable too.
Looking at one of Tinker's original sketches of the 3, you can see the detail he wanted in either Jade Grey or Cement on the elephant hide. The "corded edge" is definitely something that's missing on the 3s nowadays. The lower profile elephant print just looks so much better!
They should just have interchangeable heel tabs at this point if they are doing NA and Jumpman tabs. No sense in having two different (but same) pairs.
Those are from a Christie’s auction back in 2021
https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/original-air-takes-flight-evolution-influence-air-jordan-sneakers/complete-set-original-air-jordan-1-14-11/122683
I will still pass.
They've actually been using the same tongues way before 2016. Think mid 2000s era.
I'll bring in an example of the AJ 11. High patent leather cut was traditionally on the OG then went away when they retroed in the 2000s and a lower cut of patent leather was used. When JB...