How To Spot FAKE Air Jordan 5 in 2023 (All Colorways)

Rear View

Let's begin by taking a look at the rear view of the Air Jordan 5. Depending on the sneaker, it will either display the Jumpman logo or the "NIKE AIR" Swoosh logo.

Air Jordan 5 Retro Fire Red (Ex: 1)

Denoted by the red oval shape. On the stitching of the fake Air Jordan 5 Fire Red, you can see see the difference in how the stitch pattern differs from the authentic pair. On the fake pair, the stitching pattern has some clear indicators, you may see some holes in between stitching for fake pairs.

As denoted by the red arrow, the gaps between the sock liner and that curve material are taller for fake pairs compared with retail. On the authentic pair, gaps between that sock liner and curved material are closer.

Although some retail Jordan 5s have inconsistent stitching, we have to make distinctions between what is considered "inconsistent" and a "flaw" relative to retail pairs.

Now as for the Rear part for some Jordan 5's, you can see that Jump Man and not the Nike logo. It is important to determine the difference for both, so let's check this part for recently released Jordan 5's.

Denoted by the yellow curve, we can see that the cuts for the material are deeper when compared to fakes, they are more shallow.

Next to check is the Jump Man's feet. Denoted by a yellow circle, retail got more details. See how well the shape of the foot is, and lace embroidery is present. On the fake pair denoted in the red circle, the feet are deformed and laces are not present.

Side View

Not all Jordan 5 carries that 23 embroideries. Let's check both.

Let's compare and see the difference between this authentic Jordan 5 Toro Bravo and the replica.

A clear indicator to point out between the two are the midsoles.

Denoted by the red arrows, let's talk about that teeth-like structure. On the replica, you can see the angle formed beneath is curved compared with retail pairs, these are more defined and sharp.

Another indicator to point out for real vs fake Jordan 5's is the red paint covering those tips. Denoted with yellow arrows with the numbers 1,2,3,4. In retail see how the shape is well-formed and wavy comparing this with replicas, you can easily identify corners and inconsistencies when they painted those tips fake pairs. Replica tends not to focus on details so we can consider this as a clear indicator.

Denoted by the red and yellow curve, obviously, for replica or fake pairs, the toe box is just too bulky or thick. Compared with retail pairs, see how slim they are and well-shaped.

Denoted in the yellow circle, a big difference to note is the mesh thickness and the inner lining under that mesh material, one of the reasons why retail pairs are more durable is because of the materials used. Well, not all sneakers are of course.

Next to mention is how consistent the stitching pattern is for both real ad fake pairs. Denoted in a yellow line, gaps stitching is really neat and consistent for the authentic pair. Comparing it with the replica denoted with a red line, you can see how sloppy the stitching is, thus stitching holes are pronounced on fake pairs and inconsistent.

Toe Box

Air Jordan 5 Stealth

Let's talk about the toe box via aerial view.

Denoted by a red curved line for the replica, the main difference is that it is more pointy when compared side by side with the retail pair, see how wide and round it goes for Jordan 5 Stealth authentic pair.

Now to maximize our discussion on this area for real vs fake Jordan 5's, let's also check the stitching gaps above that toe box. Denoted by the yellow circle and yellow line, we are pointing out how those gaps differ from each other. Retail pairs are closer when it comes to stitching on that part, on fake pairs, they got it wrong on focusing the stitch to be more rounded than follow the authentic pattern.

Tongue Label

Air Jordan 5 Raging Bull (Ex: 1)

In this part, we need to check 2 parts. The inner label and front tongue logo.

For the tongue label on Legit vs Fake comparison, 2 points to check for Jordan 5 Raging Bull. It's pretty easy to distinguish the two. Denoted again in the red circle, the orientation of AIR JORDAN is upside down vs the authentic pair it is plain and straight up.

While they got the stitch pattern looking good for the replica, we can see some differences with this label. Denoted in yellow arrow see how close that AIR JORDAN text is to the material. Unlike fake pairs, they have more spacing before that end stitching.

Air Jordan 5 Racer Blue (Ex: 2)

Denoted by the red and yellow oval shape, we now compare the real and fake tongue logo. Notice how deep the grooves are much deeper for the authentic vs replica there's a big difference when comparing the two. Next to point out is the spacing between that Jump Man's head and arms. Denoted in the yellow arrow, we can see that there's more space when compared with the fake pair. On the other hand for fake pairs, see how close the spacing between the head and that raised arm is.

Sole

Air Jordan 5 Racer Blue

Let's dive deeper into the outer soles for the Jordan 5 Racer Blue.

Denoted by the yellow circle, pointing out how transparent the Jump Man should look for retail vs replica looking more blurry. If you could zoom in, see how thick that arrow form rubber pattern is for a replica, compared to retail pairs they are thinner.

Insoles

Air Jordan 5 Orange Blaze / Shattered Backboard

Insole lines are present for both real and fake insoles. However, the difference is that the fabric line pattern for retail is horizontal (denoted by yellow lines). Denoted by red lines, fake insoles fabric line pattern goes diagonal.

Digging deeper to see the comparison with the insole print is how defined it is for the retail compared with fake pair insole. Denoted in a yellow circle, focus your attention on Jump Man's feet, which are shaped properly. Comparing it with the fake insoles print, Jump Man's feet are not as defined as the authentic.

Footbed / Insole Stitching

Air Jordan 5 Racer Blue

Common details that are not being addressed for replica are the footbed and the stitching. This is Dype being more in-depth when it comes to details.

Denoted by an oval yellow shape, see the black color thread used for retail vs replica using white threads. Checking the stitch pattern we can see how consistent it is for the authentic pair. Oftentimes copied by replica manufacturers, still, it's not the same. See how long those threads are for fake pairs.

Also to add the shape and width of that footbed is different. Denoted by a yellow arrow, see how slim the footbed for Jordan 5 racer blue is compared to the replica. The replica pairs footbed is wider when compared to retail.

Box Label

It is important to show 2 different box labels the old and the new box label, so worry not, we got you covered here.

Let's go straight with the most recently released Jordan 5 box label. Denoted by the red circle, we can see how sloppy the printing is for the fake Jordan 5 label. Compared to the authentic label, the font used is not as bold as replica labels. We always need to check the orientation and how bold or thin those country sizes and numbers are. Also just to add how dark the QR codes are for the replica labels.

We all know how hard it is to determine if the font used is bolder or slimmer, to help you more, here's another retail and fake box label for you to check.

Denoted with a yellow oval shape, check how thin those fonts are when compared with the replica denoted in a red oval shape. See how dark and bold those letters and numbers are.

Checking the spacing is again important to determine the authenticity of your pair. One of the things to check is the spacings, that's if you have a half-size label of course. Denoted in yellow arrow see how close 8 and 5 are with each other. The replica is more spaced when you try to compare the two labels.