Does the Air Jordan 7 'White Infrared' Do It's Predecessor Justice? Review and On Feet!
The Air Jordan 7 'White Infrared' releases on June 30th for $200 in the United States, and it borrows an OG colorway from the Air Jordan 6 from 1991. This shoe features an all white leather base layer with hints of the famous infrared color. Check out my in depth review including colorway, materials, quality, size and comfort. On feet footage included!
Colorway (4/5):
The white infrared colorway is as synonymous with Nike and Jordan Brand’s DNA as any other colorway, and I do prefer the ‘White Infrared’ over the ‘Black Infrared’ that came out at the same time when the Jordan 6 was released. The outsole is perhaps my favorite part of the shoe, the combination of black, infrared and the icy translucent outsole is absolutely gorgeous.
Materials (3/5):
This shoe comes with an all leather upper sole and the leather while nice and soft, the tumbled leather texture is overdone. It makes the shoe look artificial and only the overlays are spared from the overdone tumbled texture. I prefer when the grain of the leather looks more natural or at least more subtle like you see in general Jordan 13s.
The neoprene material used inside the shoe is the same as what you see on the Air Huaraches, and I love the use of neoprene. It wraps around my feet so comfortably and there’s a soft and bounciness to it that I appreciate.
The Jordan 7 ‘White Infrared’ has a full length encapsulated Nike Air unit so the cushioning is very decent, and probably one of the more well cushioned sneakers from Jordan 1 to 14.
Something I have to point out is the use of shoe trees (see video) in Jordan 7s. I love them and really prefer it over the usual paper that’s stuffed inside a shoe. Much cleaner and much easier to handle.
Size and Comfort (4/5):
I’m a size 9.5 true to size, however due to my wide feet I always go up half a size in Jordan 7s. The neoprene inside the shoe makes this a snug fitting shoe, but the main reason why I go up half a size is because since this is a narrower and slender silhouette, the spillover from a bird’s eye view is aesthetically very displeasing. My fat wide feet just looks gross in Jordan 7s when I go true to size and it’s the same issue I have with the Jordan 6. Apart from my personal shallowness, the Jordan 7 fits well and is one of the most comfortable ‘golden era’ Jordans.
One thing to note is the ankle collar area isn’t padded, it’s just leather so I’d definitely recommend wearing higher ankle socks to prevent the leather bothering your skin.
Versatility (4/5):
The Jordan 7 does look very much like a basketball and athletic shoe, lacking the casual crossover appeal that you see on the Jordan 1, 3 and 4. However, it is a very sleek design and in combination with the very simple and iconic colorway, this is a very easy to wear sneaker.
Storytelling (1/5):
There’s no story to tell her, it’s just an OG colorway from it’s predecessor and dumping it on this shoe.
Laces and Box:
No extra laces, very standard Jordan box. This shoe really does keep it simple.