AIR JORDAN 3 BLACK CEMENT - NOVEMBER 23, 2024

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Maybe Jordan Brand is adjusting the toebox as a form of modernization, because let’s face it - Sneakercons are full of fat bastards. Ain’t no way they’re fitting into those 88 OGs without going half a size up.
It's kind of the opposite, the modern shoes have a smaller fit because they keep slimming them down to save money or whatever stupid reason.

I've sole swapped more than 10 pairs from 1999-2003, all of the Jordan 3-4-5-6 are more narrow nowadays.
 
Maybe Jordan Brand is adjusting the toebox as a form of modernization, because let’s face it - Sneakercons are full of fat bastards. Ain’t no way they’re fitting into those 88 OGs without going half a size up.
It’s definitely possible. Americans are significantly more overweight these days.
  • Percent of adults age 20 and older with obesity: 41.9% (2017-March 2020)
  • Percent of adults age 20 and older with overweight, including obesity: 73.6% (2017-2018
Children’s and adolescents

  • Percent of adolescents ages 12–19 years with obesity: 22.2% (2017-March 2020)
  • Percent of children ages 6–11 years with obesity: 20.7% (2017-March 2020)
  • Percent of children ages 2–5 years with obesity: 12.7% (2017-March 2020)
I biggest differences are the lifestyle lasts vs the performance lasts. When retros first came about, there was no such thing as a performance last. It didn’t exist so the retros from 94,95 were made from performance last actually made to play in vs. retro lifestyle last that are now just for casual wear.
It's kind of the opposite, the modern shoes have a smaller fit because they keep slimming them down to save money or whatever stupid reason.

I've sole swapped more than 10 pairs from 1999-2003, all of the Jordan 3-4-5-6 are more narrow nowadays.
Bro, no idea what your talking about because Im a 9.5 in most any new shoe today as well as my whole adult life and had to go down one complete size in the 19 infrareds to an 8.5 and wear a size 9 in most retros today. Had to sell my reimagined 4,s in 9.5 because they were too long and roomy with lots of heel slip.
 
They needed to give these the Air Tech Challenge II toe box/shape treatment. And softer materials could also help if the slant leaves less room in the toe box.

Some of these well done retros have more room b/c of less padding I think. WC3 were a quarter size larger than normal, and a few others folks have mentioned.
 
They needed to give these the Air Tech Challenge II toe box/shape treatment. And softer materials could also help if the slant leaves less room in the toe box.

Some of these well done retros have more room b/c of less padding I think. WC3 were a quarter size larger than normal, and a few others folks have mentioned.
Agreed on these. They need to include the 4,’s and 5’s as well. Kinda annoying to see Nike nailing the shapes on all their remastered running shoes like the AM 90, A180, AM1 86, Air huarache as well as the 24 air tech challenges II’s. I just don’t get why that doesn’t translate to Jordan 3’s, 4’s, and 5’s when those are way more celebrated and sell way more than all those models combined.
 
It’s definitely possible. Americans are significantly more overweight these days.
  • Percent of adults age 20 and older with obesity: 41.9% (2017-March 2020)
  • Percent of adults age 20 and older with overweight, including obesity: 73.6% (2017-2018
Children’s and adolescents

  • Percent of adolescents ages 12–19 years with obesity: 22.2% (2017-March 2020)
  • Percent of children ages 6–11 years with obesity: 20.7% (2017-March 2020)
  • Percent of children ages 2–5 years with obesity: 12.7% (2017-March 2020)
I biggest differences are the lifestyle lasts vs the performance lasts. When retros first came about, there was no such thing as a performance last. It didn’t exist so the retros from 94,95 were made from performance last actually made to play in vs. retro lifestyle last that are now just for casual wear.

Bro, no idea what your talking about because Im a 9.5 in most any new shoe today as well as my whole adult life and had to go down one complete size in the 19 infrareds to an 8.5 and wear a size 9 in most retros today. Had to sell my reimagined 4,s in 9.5 because they were too long and roomy with lots of heel slip.

Compare the soles and midsoles of retros from 1999-2003, they were wider.

Your Reimagineds are too big because Jordan Brand went back to the correct shape/form.
 
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