Air Jordan 5

As of Fall 2025, pricing for the retro is as follows:

• • Men’s $215
• • Women’s: $215
• • Big Kids: $160
• • Little Kids: $100
• • Toddler: $85
• • Crib: $65

When the sneaker first hit the shelves in 1990, it retailed for $125.

Designed by Tinker Hatfield, the architect behind many of the numbered Air Jordans and most iconic Nike products, the Air Jordan 5 takes inspiration from WWII fighter jets. That narrative notably inspires the AJ5’s timeless “sharktooth” midsole detailing.

Additional trademarks of the shoe are the puffy tongue design, reflective material often seen in that same spot, the synthetic netting on the quarter panel, and the lace-locks, spring-loaded plastic pieces that helps the wearer keep their kicks secure.

As with all Retro Jordans, Michael Jordan’s on-court excellence, celebrity, and genuinely ubiquitous cultural status have propelled his sneakers to become legendary. Tinker Hatfield’s hallowed design touch on the silhouette doesn’t hurt, either.

Ironically, much the same way that the Air Jordan 4 partially came to prominence by being on-feet for “The Shot,” the Air Jordan 5 cemented itself in many fans’ minds as His Airness poured 69 points on those same Cleveland Cavaliers a year later.

In case it needed any additional notoriety, the AJ5 would go on to become a staple of 90s streetwear. A commercial with Spike Lee’s Mars Blackmon character (titled “Is It The Shoes”) helped bring attention to the silhouette before it even hit stores. Once it did, there was no bigger media spotlight than becoming a signature of Will Smith and his character on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Jordan Brand would eventually pay homage to the actor with two “Bel-Air” colorways and a laceless version of the “Grape” in 2018.

The 35th anniversary of the Air Jordan 5 means that the model has been a spotlighted model throughout the year, but as of November, all the colorways queued up for the occasion are now in rear view with the exception of the Jordan 5 “Paris Saint Germain.”

Of many highlights to precede that futbol link-up, the “Tokyo,” “Grape,” “Fire Red,” and AWAKE NY colorways shine the brightest.

While not a 2025 release, the Air Jordan 5 “Wolf Grey” stands as the next up after the “PSG,” serving as one of the first Jordan releases for the new year.

Your best source to pick up a pair of Air Jordan 5s will vary widely for different colorways. More or less every Retro release will have some sort of launch via Nike’s SNKRS platform and often via boutique retail partners. Collaborative pairs typically launch via the collab partner’s site. Widely produced pairs (or “GRs”) will usually end up at big box retailers like:

• • Foot Locker
• • Finish Line
• • DICK’S