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One of 2015’s biggest releases is back for an encore, albeit surely for a limited time only.The Air Jordan 11 72-10 restock is going down at select retailers Adidas ZX Flux Damen nationwide today, bringing back to shelves that acclaimed mix of black tumbled leather, tonal glitter-tinged patent leather, and metallic red branding.It’s Valentine’s Nike Air Max 90 Damen VT Day tomorrow and love is in the air, but so too is a trifecta of dope Jordan drops; two of them All-Star-themed to coincide with Sunday night’s NBA midseason classic.The Air Jordan 1 High All Star and Jordan Horizon All Star both draw from All-Star host city Toronto, the former featuring passport-inspired details as a nod to the truly international city, while the latter rocks a crown jewel pattern that evokes Toronto’s royal roots.The Air Jordan 1 Low Chicago eschews Canadian inspiration, instead simply reimagining the iconic Air Jordan 1 High colorway as a lowtop — same white leather-based upper framed by red leather overlays, simply a few inches shorter.One of Nike Free 5.0 Heren the year’s most coveted releases — check back in December, I imagine it’ll still hold true — the black Air Jordan 10 OVO releases tomorrow, February 13. Finally!The Adidas ZX Flux Dames second colorway of the OVO AJ10, which sees Jordan Brand and Drake’s label, October’s Very Own, team up, the shoe sports a solid-black upper, split between a tumbled leather construction and stingray-style pebbled leather along the eyestay and mudguard. A subtle gold tint on the outsole adds to the established high-fashion feel, while OVO’s initials and owl logo appear on the outsoles and insoles, respectively.Thanks to the NBA All-Star Game, this week’s release roster will prove perhaps the best of any single week all year. (Check in for confirmation after Black Friday.) Yet this may just be the cream of the crop — the Air Jordan 4 Cement releases tomorrow, February Nike Air Max 90 Femme Noir 13.A faithful recreation of the original “Cement” IV, which helped launch the model back in 1989, the 2016 iteration rocks that famous white leather upper; those black-speckled grey accents; the vibrant red Jumpman. Even the heel sports original “NIKE AIR” branding, ensuring this is a true throwback.Remember the Air Jordan 5 Metallic, that prized retro+ colorway that returned as recently as last year? Well, it’s coming back again . . . sort of.The Air Jordan 5 Low Metallic Silver essentially recreates that colorway — silver tongue and forefoot-teeth, icy outsole — but takes a few inches off the collar and adds white speckles onto the aforementioned silver forefoot.The end result actually works quite well, provided you’re not too doggedly opposed to breaks from tradition. The white leather upper and silver accents already lent Adidas NMD themselves perfectly to spring and summer styling, and the lowtop doubles down on that point.A historic event three decades in the making, the Air Jordan 30 launches tomorrow in its premiere colorway.A gradient shift sees grey fade to white on the innovative knit-and-woven upper, offset by black on the AJ XXX’s distinctive tongue and strong, supportive asymmetrical collar. Orange in the tongue’s globe logo adds a pop of color, standing out from the established neutral palette, and the shoe’s game-changing FlightSpeed-equipped sole proudly announces the milestone, as “XXX” peeks out the forefoot outsole. Check out our original article for all the design insights and information on the shoe.Jordan Brand’s new store, 306 Yonge, finally opens its doors in Toronto this week, an occasion that of course merits a torrent of special shoes. Adidas ZX Flux Femme That includes must-have restocks like the Just Don x Air Jordan 2 and Air Jordan 11 72-10 as well as never-before seen shoes like this: the Air Jordan 30 Black.Yes, Jordan Brand has finally deigned to reveal a second Air Jordan 30 colorway, a stylish look that’s striking in its simplicity. Black or dark grey stretches over the knit upper, offset by a subtle crisscrossing pattern in lighter grey. Solid black accents offer a bit of depth and detail around the collar, sole and toe, and red branding imparts that classic Jordan appeal on the tongue.The Air Jordan 5 prepares its Dunk From Above, as the new colorway of the fly favorite lands February 20.Inspired by Michael Jordan’s preternatural gift for flight — like the rest of the “Dunk From Above” collection — the Air Jordan 5 Low Dunk From Above layers navy and gold accents onto a Nike Free 5.0 Femme white leather upper, a stunning style that, when paired with the special patches inside each tongue, calls to mind World War II fighter planes.With NBA All-Star Weekend just about underway, we’re still lacking one vital piece of the themed footwear puzzle. Well, we were, anyway. Behold! — the Jordan Horizon All Star.Gleefully embracing the “sport royalty” theme established on the Nike Basketball All-Star collection, the Jordan Horizon All Star features a woven upper covered in an ornate multicolored pattern, seemingly channeling all manner of crown jewels. Black leather trim frames the colorful set-up in subdued balance, and a black-and-navy sole unit — borrowed straight of the AJ13, of course — rounds out the look in style.If anyone has influence with Jordan Brand, it’s Carmelo Anthony, just about the company’s longest-tenured Nike Free Run 2 Dames spokesman short of Michael Jordan himself. So it should come as no surprise that, when it comes to the fledgling North American Soccer League team that Melo owns, the Puerto Rico Football Club, Jordan Brand pulled out all the stops for an exclusive collaboration.The Air Jordan 5 PRFC sports a stunning upper executed in the team’s official colors, as orange and white leather commingle in a bold bi-color style. Powder blue laces add a cool touch, and the tongues make the team-up official, boasting PRFC’s official crest.
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