Nike’s Air Jordan brand have been delivering showstopping and iconic silhouettes for decades and have released a staggeringly huge range of colourways for each silhouette, creating a huge array of sneakers for fans to enjoy in any setting. But in the sneaker world dominated by sports and fashionwear, a less common combination with your Air Jordan sneakers is to wear them with a formal suit! So, we thought we’d break down a few of the prime pairs to wear alongside your sharpest suit, by colour for your convenience:
Black Suit: Air Jordan 1 “Shadow”
To start with a classic colourway on an iconic silhouette: the Air Jordan 1 “Shadow” combines bold blacks with a delicate grey across the toe, heel, and collar. The collar logo is embossed in black and, other than the classic white midsole, no other colours are present. These smart sneakers are great to pair with a black suit. For a balance that favours the grey over the black, check out the Shadow 2.0s!
Grey Suit: Air Jordan 5 Retro “Anthracite”
These Air Jordan 5s deliver a range of greys from a light almost-silver to a dark graphite shade. The silhouette has a slightly more fanciful approach with jagged lines around the outsole and Jordan’s jersey number 23 embossed on the side. Perfect for the added swank of a grey pinstripe suit!
Brown Suit: Air Jordan 1 Retro “Patina”
These black, brown and beige Air Jordan 1s will look incredible with a brown suit. The classic leather look invokes the idea of brown formal shoes. These sneakers feature neat and timeless colours combinations and clean lines that beg to be paired with a suit.
Blue Suit: Air Jordan 1 Mid “Varsity Purple”
Now we’re getting to our funkier entries on the list! For a blue suit we didn’t want to follow the formula so far and just choose a blue pair. Instead, we have these Air Jordan mids with a retro colourway featuring bright varsity purple around the heel and outsole. Textured black material covers the toe cap and swoosh, giving these sneakers an all-round smart-casual look that could be used with a blue or purple suit beautifully!
White Suit: Air Jordan 11 “Concord”
A crisp white suit can be perfect for formal events! But can be difficult to par shoes for. The Air Jordan 11 Concords delivery an all-white colourway with black accents around the collar, on the logo detailing. It also has a gloss black mid-section providing just the right amount of variety to this theme. These sneakers would pair brilliantly with a full white suit or any black-and-white combination!
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