Jordan 3 Retro Black Cement

The Jordan 3 Retro Black Cement is the original 1988 colourway, black tumbled leather with grey elephant print and a red Jumpman accent. Buy it if you want the shoe that defines the model, in a size 12.

This is the pair Michael Jordan wore in the 1988 Dunk Contest and the first Jordan to carry the Jumpman logo. Tumbled leather upper, elephant print at the toe and heel, visible Air unit in the heel, polyurethane midsole. Tinker Hatfield's design has never needed updating.

Black Cement is the most recognisable Jordan 3 there is. It pairs with anything and it is the pair people mean when they say Jordan 3 without specifying. The grey elephant print against black is the whole reason the print became iconic.

If you are buying one Jordan 3 in your life, it is this one. Everything else in the model is a variation on this idea.

One pair, size 12. Deadstock, authenticated in hand at our Dallas location before listing. Jordan 3s run true to size.