Air Jordan 3 Retro 'White Cement ’88' (2013) – The Original AJ3 Colorway That Introduced the World to Tinker Hatfield’s Masterpiece

Air Jordan 3 Retro 'White Cement ’88' (2013)

The one that started everything. The Air Jordan 3 Retro 'White Cement ’88' is the original colorway — the white, cement grey, and fire red combination that Tinker Hatfield put on the AJ3 in 1988 when he rebuilt Jordan’s signature shoe from scratch, introduced the visible Air unit, coined the Jumpman logo, and convinced MJ to stay with Nike for everything that followed. The 2013 retro brings back the original White Cement in a premium build that honors the shoe’s foundational place in sneaker history.

Product Highlights

• Colorway: White, cement grey, and fire red — the original 1988 AJ3 colorway that introduced the world to Tinker Hatfield’s redesigned silhouette and set the template for every Jordan that followed
• OG ’88 Colorway: The White Cement is the AJ3’s founding colorway — the combination that was on the shoe when the visible Air unit debuted, when the Jumpman logo was first introduced, and when MJ committed to Nike for the long run
• Upper Materials: Premium white tumbled leather with cement grey elephant print overlays — the original AJ3 material combination that set the standard for Jordan construction
• Elephant Print: Cement grey elephant print overlays on the toe and heel — Hatfield’s defining AJ3 detail in its original white and cement execution, the combination that made the elephant print famous
• Iconic Design Details: Fire red lace jewel, woven Jumpman on the tongue, mid-foot support strap — every original White Cement detail preserved in the 2013 retro build
• Visible Air Unit: Clear Air-Sole heel unit — the revolutionary detail that debuted on this exact colorway in 1988 and changed Jordan footwear permanently

Who It’s For

The White Cement ’88 AJ3 is for the collector who traces everything back to the source — who understands that without this colorway, on this shoe, in 1988, the Jordan Brand story unfolds completely differently. The True Blue and Black Cement came after. This one came first.

White. Cement. The original. Limited pairs — the colorway that made the AJ3 everything it became.