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- Upper
- Nubuck
- Gender
- Unisex
- Released
- 2023
Air Jordan 4 Retro PS Thunder 2023
Air Jordan 4 Retro PS Thunder 2023
- Upper
- Nubuck
- Gender
- Unisex
- Released
- 2023
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Designed by Tinker Hatfield and released on 13 May 2023 as part of the Air Jordan 4 line. This release has a nubuck upper in Black/Tour Yellow. Thunder is one of the Air Jordan 4's defining non-team colourways, a black upper with a high-voltage yellow running through the accents, and it has become a name people use as shorthand for a whole mood on this model. The 4 itself belongs to the run where Tinker Hatfield turned the line into a design series with its own language, following the Air Jordan 3, which introduced the elephant print and moved the Jumpman onto the tongue. Style code BQ7669 017 marks this as the PS pre school size, which means a young wearer gets one of the most structurally distinctive shoes in the archive at their own scale.
Black and yellow is bold enough to carry an outfit on its own. Try black joggers with a cuff sitting above the collar and a plain grey hoodie, so the yellow accents are the only colour. For warmer weather, khaki shorts with a black tee works well and keeps the shoe as the focus. The 4 has more midfoot structure than a Jordan 1, so lace it evenly and avoid overtightening through the support panels, which can dig on a small foot. Check toe clearance regularly, as pre school sizes are outgrown fast. Brush the yellow trim dry, wipe the black panels with a damp cloth, and never machine wash.
The Air Jordan 4 is one of the most collected models in a line that created sneaker collecting as a mass activity, and Travis Scott's Cactus Jack collaborations cover the Air Jordan 1, 4 and 6, which pushed this silhouette further into music culture. The wider story runs through basketball meeting hip hop: Nike's Spike Lee directed advertising, with Lee playing Mars Blackmon opposite Jordan, and rappers including 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Ice Cube and Jay-Z referencing Jordan and his sneakers. Kids sizes of headline colourways now sit inside the same resale market, valued at roughly 2 billion dollars, as the adult pairs.
The 4 is a layered build with support panels flanking the lacing, so the laces thread through hardware rather than sitting flat on the upper, and Nike Air cushioning, present in the line since the Air Jordan 2, sits underneath. Thunder puts black across the body with the yellow concentrated in trim, eyelets and sole detailing, which is why the shoe reads black at distance and electric up close. Pre school sizing means a shorter, wider last and a softer build than the adult version. Style code BQ7669 017 confirms it. Black hides playground dirt well, but the yellow accents dull with grime and need brushing rather than scrubbing.
- Upper
- Nubuck
- Gender
- Unisex
- Released
- 2023
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