Five Air Jordan 5 Collaborations You Might've Forgotten About

Tinker Hatfield's Air Jordan 5 design from 1990 has long been cemented within the sneaker pantheon. On-the-court, it further solidified Michael Jordan as a threat in the same vein as a P-51 Mustang fighter plane. The reflective material on the tongue also captured rheumatoid the growing star power of "His Airness" in the lead up to his first NBA Championship and participation in Team USA's "Dream Team."

Away from the hardwood, the fifth Air Jordan model became a pop culture mainstay thanks to Will Smith's character on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Over the years, different iterations of the sneaker have commemorated its link to the popular sitcom, helping expand the design's legacy off-the-court.

Most recently, Angelo Baque's Awake NY x Air Jordan 5 collaboration has demonstrated the 35-year-old model's staying power. Developed by combining Hatfield's military inspiration and New York City's fashionable grittiness, the project by Baque and team will surely go down as one of the design's most important: The folks at Jordan Brand allowed for unprecedented modifications that serve as a huge win for independent creatives.

As anticipation builds for the release of Awake NY's AJ5 collection, House of Heat° decided to take a trip down memory lane to highlight five other collaborations on the silhouette you might've forgotten about. You can shop featured pairs via after-market platforms like StockX and GOAT right now, and cop Baque's collab early, too.