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    Air Jordan 3 Retro OG — 2018
    Jordan BrandRetro Card
    EST.2018
    AJ3 Black Cement L.S.3.1st Monogram patch854262-001

    AJ3 Black Cement

    "Black Cement"

    AJ3
    ModelAir Jordan 3 Retro OG
    Year2018
    DesignerTinker Hatfield
    Style854262-001
    Colorway Palette
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    AJ3 Black Cement

    Air Jordan 3 Retro OG "Black Cement" (1988 / 2018)

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    Specs & Heritage
    ModelAir Jordan 3 Retro OG
    Model No.854262-001
    Release Year2018
    Style Code854262-001
    DesignerTinker Hatfield
    Nickname"Black Cement"
    Shoe Palette
    Inspired By

    The Air Jordan 3 that started it all — black tumbled leather upper with grey elephant print cement overlays, fire red Jumpman branding, and the iconic cement grey midsole wrap. This is the colorway Michael Jordan wore when he took flight from the free throw line at the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest, etching one of sport's most unforgettable images into history. Tinker Hatfield's revolutionary design — the first Jordan with visible Nike Air, elephant print texture, and the Jumpman logo — convinced MJ to stay with Nike when he was ready to leave for adidas. The "Black Cement" remains one of the most significant sneakers ever created, with its 2018 OG retro marking the shoe's 30th anniversary with the original 'Nike Air' branding on the heel for the first time since 1988.

    AJ3 Black Cement · CS

    Model & Print Details

    • • Sneaker-, fashion- or culture-inspired monogram model — direct tribute to a specific silhouette, colorway or moment
    • • 3″ × 3″ L.S.3.1st Monogram artwork
    • • Ultra-high-resolution DTG / DTF graphic print, intentionally designed to visually mimic real patch & embroidery textures
    • • Numbered limited edition · part of the Open Archive

    Texture & Material Mimicry

    Every print is meticulously designed to visually mimic the look, depth, and tactile feel of a real embroidered patch — simulated stitch direction, thread sheen, merrowed border, twill backing, and subtle fabric shadowing are all baked into the artwork. The result reads as a physical patch on the garment, achieved through ultra-high-resolution DTG / DTF rather than thread.

    Wash Durability

    • • Soft-hand finish — sits flush with the fabric, no peel or crack
    • • Color-locked pigments engineered for long-term wash resilience
    • • Wash inside-out, cold cycle, tumble dry low to maximize lifespan
    • • No ironing directly over the printed monogram

    Print vs. Future Physical Patches

    This release uses our DTG / DTF print process — chosen so the monogram artwork can render at a fidelity, color range, and detail level that traditional embroidery cannot match, while keeping the silhouette of every colorway in the ever-growing archive intact.

    Physical embroidered patches — woven, with merrowed borders and heat-press backing — are reserved for select future drops in small, numbered quantities tied to specific colorways and collections. They are a separate, limited future format, not a replacement for the print line.

    Provenance

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    Certificate ID

    LS31-AJ3--A8662E-007

    Mint Date

    2025.04.19

    Edition

    #007

    Network

    — pending —

    Each L.S.3.1ST piece will be paired with a tamper-proof NFC chip and on-chain certificate of authenticity. Provenance data above is illustrative only (placeholder edition #007).

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