“BEL AIR” ORIGINS & THE REAL JORDAN “BEL AIR PACK”

With the wave of crazy “Bel Air” sneaker colorways on various models of Jordans coming out soon, I wanted to give a bit more background of the sneaker color origins.  The Fresh Prince of Bel Air was a 90s sitcom featuring Will Smith as the “Fresh Prince”, he was always sporting the latest Jordan’s and most noteworthy was the Jordan 5s as seen below.

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So now we have the Bel Air Jordan 5 retroing soon, and this is what it looks like:

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Similar to the text of the logo, neon pink and green, which the new Jordan 5 draws inspirations from:

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Is it possible the custom Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Jordan 5s looked better that the pair releasing?

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Why is Jordan Brand making what looks like a “bel air pack” of sneakers, with no historical value to the show?

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IF ANYTHING, they should have included these Columbia XI while referencing a “Bel Air” sneaker, considering it was worn on the last episode of Fresh Prince.

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So my thought is, these Jordan 5s (Grapes, Metallic, Fire Red Silver Tongue) are really the “Bel Air Pack” since these are the ones he wore:

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Sources: Google, CollectiveKicks, Sneaker News