Talk of firsts in shoe lines and you’ll soon find yourself talking of Air Jordan. And Jordan 5 was a master set of firsts.
For the first time in the history of Air Jordan, they had a clear outsole, one that stood out. For the first time in the history of Air Jordan, they had a reflective material on them. And for the first time, they had a molded ankle collar. A hat-trick of firsts already!
But, Air Jordan’s firsts weren’t born out of nowhere. They had a story behind them. These were designed by the same sneaker design genius, Tinker Hatfield, who designed the three releases before them. While designing them, he had an inspiration, a World War 2 Mustang fighter plane’s inspiration.
Hatfield tried to copy the plane’s design on the shoe sole by putting a starburst near the midsole, which brought colors (and of course, a new pattern) to the midsole. In this colorful veritable fighter jet was the pilot, Michael Jordan himself. And he knocked down quite a few enemy lines in them.
Chicago Bulls finished best in the season every year since Jordan had joined the team. Jordan hit his personal best by scoring 69 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers and 92 three-pointers (which was quite impressive given his record of 68 in all the previous seasons put together).
Moreover, Jordan walked out of the season with the best scoring title and an appearance in the All-Star Game. The price for this relic: $225.
Popular Colorways

Colorway: Original White / Black – Fire Red
Release Date: 02/01/1990
Price: $125

Colorway: Original Black / Black – Metallic Silver
Release Date: 02/01/1990
Price: $125

Colorway: Original Grapes White / Grape Ice – New Emerald
Release Date: 1990
Price: $125

Colorway: Original Fire Reds White / Red – Black 23
Release Date: 11/1990
Price: $125

Colorway: 2000 Retro White / Black – Fire Red
Release Date: 01/05/2000
Price: $115

Colorway: 2000 Retro Black / Black – Metallic Silver
Release Date: 03/15/2000
Price: $120

Colorway: 2000 Retro Laney High School White / Varsity Royal – Varsity Maize
Release Date: 05/10/2000
Price: $120

Colorway: Retro White / Metallic Silver – Black
Release Date: 07/01/2000
Price: $120

Colorway: Retro Black / University Blue – White
Release Date: 08/19/2006
Price: $145

Colorway: Retro Green Beans Silver-Green Bean-Flint Grey
Release Date: 09/23/2006
Price: $135

Colorway: Retro Womens White/Fire Red-Sunset-Dark Cinder
Release Date: 09/23/2006
Price: $135

Colorway: 2006 Retro Grapes White/Grape Ice-New Emerald
Release Date: 09/30/2006
Price: $145

Colorway: Retro White / Sport Royal / Stealth
Release Date: 10/21/2006
Price: $135

Colorway: Retro Womens Silver / Shy Pink – Stealth
Release Date: 10/21/2006
Price: $135

Colorway: Retro Undefeated Olive/Oiled Suede-Flight Satin
Release Date: 11/18/2006
Price: $145

Colorway: Retro Deep Burgundy / Flint Grey – White
Release Date: 12/16/2006
Price: $145

Colorway: Retro Womens Low White / University Blue – Team Red
Release Date: 12/20/2006
Price: $120

Colorway: Retro Laser White / Army Olive – Solar Orange – Bison
Release Date: 01/18/2007
Price: $175

Colorway: Retro Low Womens White / Black – Metallic Silver
Release Date: 01/20/2007
Price: $120

Colorway: 2006 Retro Fire Reds White / Fire Red – Black
Release Date: 12/16/2006
Price: $135

Colorway: 2007 Retro Black / Metallic Silver – Red 23
Release Date: 01/20/2007
Price: $135