Air Jordan 5 OG “Black Metallic” Reimagined 2025 !

[Magic33]

When the light hits it right, the OG created this fade effect. Retro don't do that. Plus the OG lateral clear mesh never yellowed either.

Were you high when you thought and posted this?

 

[AIR J XIII]

Would have been the perfect one to bring back the og 23 font for. But nope. Gotta happen with the black tongue FR

These are basically reimagined, at this point they’re not giving us three straight-up OG colorways in one year. I think the next regular release will have the 23.

 

[therealest1]

 

[urn0tlike]

 

[willy156]

the more i see them the more I like

 

[1978S]

Reimagined boots

 

[doublemesh96]

I don’t like the shape but maybe it can be fixed. I’ll get one pair

 

[RyGuy45]

It's crazy how JB is just obsessed with the giant toe bulk in all these releases. Many have said it's the molds, or it's "for new generation style" and so on.

But the OGs were just....not this. The toes especially were flat. It's the same thing release after release. You wear these you look like you are wearing steeltoe boots just like what they did to the 3s for decades (and so on).

I admit certain ones look better but it's ridiculous how many releases JB puts out of just this shoe alone where something always just seems off.

 

[Belair5]

Erect toe or not. These gonna go ham with some black jeans and a slayer shirt

 

[JMB10215]

They look slimmer

 

[2pacalypsenow]

It's crazy how JB is just obsessed with the giant toe bulk in all these releases. Many have said it's the molds, or it's "for new generation style" and so on.

But the OGs were just....not this. The toes especially were flat. It's the same thing release after release. You wear these you look like you are wearing steeltoe boots just like what they did to the 3s for decades (and so on).

I admit certain ones look better but it's ridiculous how many releases JB puts out of just this shoe alone where something always just seems off.

It could be the stiff interfacing beneath the fabric. It holds the shape over time but breaks in with more wear.

Or the 3m panels itself. I imagine these are green bean 5s with faux suede fused on top.

 

[72and10]

The 5 needs a major overhaul. No cute band tee’s can make these things anyless atrocious

 

[OldManJays]

That nappy suede attracts more dust than an attic. Hard pass . A shame cause I was really looking forward to these.

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

These will be had below retail.

 

[Davey Magoo]

Why are all the early look photos show white laces?

 

[trappedintime]

Why are all the early look photos show white laces?

Probably cause the shoe is coming with white laces. That would be my guess.

 

[urn0tlike]

Probably cause the shoe is coming with white laces. That would be my guess.

Cause black laces will really show how ashy the suede is

 

[skala]

 

[ill4eva]

 

[s dubl]

Glamour shots looking good enough to grab…. Real in hand pics will be the deciding factor. Still, only trying on Nike/snkrs, or somewhere with an easy/no hassle return policy JUST in case.

 

[Nujavez]

Looking close to the 2016s

 

[1978S]

This shape is embarrassing.

 

[q-ball2220]

Looking close to the 2016s

True indeed

 

[forest hills]

'20 Fire Reds got a better toebox than these. Not by much sure, but it's enough to notice. All they had to do was tweak the overall shape/tooling so that from the top of the collar down to the toe, it'll have that aerodynamic shape that naturally flattens out at the toebox/toe rand. If they'd actually gone the extra mile and cared enough to do that, then outside of the cruddy nubuck, these would have been at least an 8 of even 9/10. Shame to see JB barely try (again)

(Edit: I do still have the cardboard shoe inserts in my Fire Reds)

 

[MJO23DAN]

Bubble tongues....NOPE