Nike Air Jordan 3 Retro Fragment Design Friends & Family | US10

The Air Jordan 3 is credited with keeping Michael Jordan at Nike after the original Air Jordan designer Peter Moore left the company. Hatfield designed the shoe in close collaboration with Jordan, addressing the player’s request for a more lightweight modern shoe. The Air Jordan III, notably, is the first Air Jordan to feature ‘Visible Air’ in the form of an air pocket under the heel. Though just in the beginning of his career Hatfield would become one of the most influential sneaker designers of all time. One of the most notable features of the Air Jordan III is the iconic Air Jordan ‘Jumpman’ logo on the tongue.

Jordan Brand collaborated with Hiroshi Fujiwara's design label, Fragment Design, to create the Air Jordan 3 Retro SP. Alongside the sought after general release pair, a Friends & Family version of the pair surfaced, with many differences making them highly prized by collectors. 

With a familiar colour blocking, the pair comes in a white leather upper, with black leather panels and a blue midsole. The Fragment lightning bolt logo is embossed on the lateral heels. Like the released pair, the style code, season, and colour code are printed on the midsole.