We here at Nikeblog.com loved the Air Jordan 5 Black Grape, that new colorway that launched back in 2013. What’s not to like? It was essentially the classic Grape AJ5, simply swapping in black for white, and everyone knows (well, we do, anyway) that black shoes > white shoes.
If you want to nitpick, I guess there could have been one improvement: A sleek, buttery leather construction would have been cool; even better than the suede set-up, perhaps.
Well, speculate no longer, as an all-leather sample of the shoe surfaced that does indeed execute that leather-for-suede swap, but otherwise remains status quo. This one isn’t likely to ever hit retail, but do you wish it had?
Photos via Oregon Sole.