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The Air Jordan 3 "Rust Pink" has a playful and feminine vibe that screams back-to-school sneakers for teenage girls. That's not a slight. It's called zeroing in on the intended audience and while there are true neutral colorways, there are some that just seem ideal for one type of sneakerhead. Let's talk sneakers.
Key Facts at a Glance
Model | Air Jordan 3 Retro WMNS |
Colorway | Sail/Rust Pink-White-Crimson |
Style code | CK9246-600 |
Original retail | $190 |
Released | May 28, 2021 |
Sizing | Women's exclusive |
Retro status | None announced |
Where Can You Buy the Air Jordan 3 "Rust Pink"?
Resale only. StockX, GOAT, Flight Club and eBay, in women's sizing.
This is the rare sold-out retro trading close to retail. Recent StockX sales have averaged around $204, roughly $14 over the $190 it launched at, with size-dependent pairs moving anywhere from $120 to near $300.
What Makes This Air Jordan 3 Retro Stand Out?
The elephant print gets recolored rather than replaced. Pink and grey run across the mudguard and lateral heel overlay, which is the single detail that separates it from every other pastel 3.
Rust Pink nubuck covers the upper with sail leather on the tongue, collar and middle eyelets. Crimson hits the eyelets, part of the midsole and the tongue Jumpman, while the heel Jumpman is embroidered in Rust Pink so it disappears into the panel.
A milky translucent outsole finishes it, and each pair shipped with a crimson hangtag and a second set of Rust Pink laces. Recoloring the print is a lighter touch than what Desert Elephant did to the same panels.
Why Does the Aleali May Connection Still Matter?
The palette is not original to this shoe. It traces to Aleali May's Air Jordan 6 from 2019, the pair most people still call Millennial Pink.
Jordan Brand taking a colorway an outside designer built and moving it onto a general release is worth noting. It happened two years later, on a different silhouette, without a collaborator credit.
Should You Buy the Air Jordan 3 "Rust Pink" 2021?
It sold out on SNKRS and at boutiques, and the resale market never punished buyers for missing it. That combination is unusual enough to make this an easy recommendation for anyone the colorway speaks to.
The build quality holds up under review scrutiny, and the women's AJ3 line has kept running since. BED has the "Fireside" 3 arriving October 3 on a style code one digit removed from this one.
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