Jordan 5 Retro SE

The nickname of this Jordan 5 Retro SE is Easter, which is a reflection of its springtime-inspired features and the fact that its release date lined up with the holiday season of 2022. Many of its colors are wonderful pastel hues, starting with those on the rubber outsole, which has a pale shade of teal known as Copa on its translucent sections and a gentle lilac hue on its opaque areas. The former, which glows in the dark, forms two herringbone grip segments around the heel and below the forefoot, while the latter covers the midfoot and caps the toe with textured rubber. Thick Jordan lettering is debossed into the central piece, whose pleasant lilac hue reaches upwards into the midsole, coating the toe and the two stacked layers that extend backwards down the flanks and around the heel. Dynamic white shark teeth with delicate blue specks decorate the lateral side just behind the forefoot, while a single tooth shows up on the medial one. Both sides, meanwhile, have a rectangular window to display the Air cushioning set into the heel to provide the wearer with high-quality underfoot padding.

More alluring tones can be found on the upper, whose collection of curvaceous overlays are made from luxurious nubuck in a color known as Regal Pink. These fine panels consist of the underlayer that swoops across the forefoot and wraps around the collar, and the overlays of the toe, quarter, and heel, each one connected to the other with dual lines of pink stitching. The lilac tone from the sole unit then returns on the latticework sections set into each quarter, allowing breathability along the sides of the foot. Molded eyelets in the same purple hue line the upper edges of the quarter panels and the front of the collar, making three in total on either side. Each one has four holes in it to provide varying lacing options for the light purple laces to be tied up through, while a further piece of mesh lies beneath them on the bottom half of the tongue. At the top, this feature switches to a silver-colored leather, its puffy surface embroidered with a lilac Jumpman. In front of this emblem, a lace toggle in the same tone but with a clear plastic surround has been attached to the laces to secure them in place.

The Regal Pink collar reaches upwards over the ankles, bulging out to offer added protection there, but rising higher on the medial side than the lateral one. Once it reaches the topline, the tone switches to lilac over the silky soft internal lining and the back of the tongue as well. A Regal Pink patch has been sewn into the latter feature, Air Jordan text written upside-down across it so that it can be read normally when the tongue is folded forwards. Below this, the insole is decorated with a colorful pattern of striations reminiscent of a painted Easter egg. It shifts from various shades of green closest to the heel, into yellow and white as it moves forwards and then through different blue tones towards the midfoot, and a lilac Jumpman has been printed across its center. Another one of these leaping logos can be found on the heel counter, where it has been embroidered carefully in Regal Pink thread, thus finishing off this charming sneaker with a final piece of intricate needlework.