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| 👟 Sneaker Release Info | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Jordan Brand |
| Model | Air Jordan 3 |
| Colorway | Velvet Brown/Light British Tan-Rust Pink-Pearl White |
| Style Code | CK9246-200 |
| Release Date | October 30, 2026 |
| Retail Price | $205 |
| Available At | Nike.com, SNKRS App, StockX, GOAT |
Sweater weather finally has its shoe. The Air Jordan 3 Retro “Fireside” hit Nike and SNKRS on October 30, and this women’s exclusive is one of the coziest looking pairs Jordan Brand has put out all fall. Velvet Brown leather covers most of the upper, kind of like a hot chocolate in shoe form.
The color story is where this pair earns its name. A rustic Fireside palette mixes Velvet Brown with Pearl White Jumpman branding, and the Rust Pink laces give the whole thing a little pop without getting cute. Light British Tan shows up around the midfoot and heel details to keep the layers interesting.
Premium leather is the big selling point here, and it looks the part. The elephant print overlays, a Jordan 3 signature, get dyed in that deep brown instead of the usual grey, which changes the whole personality of the shoe. It reads autumn boot at a glance but it is still unmistakably an AJ3.
Inside you get a soft lining meant for the cold months, and the tooling is the classic Air unit setup that has kept this silhouette relevant for nearly four decades. At $205 it costs a bit more than a standard retro, but the materials justify the bump in a way plenty of recent releases have not.
I have a soft spot for brown sneakers anyway. They work with denim, they work with sweats, and they hide wear better than anything white. The Fireside is basically the winter rotation in one purchase.
The style code is CK9246-200 if you are hunting it down. Women’s sizing means the usual conversion math for anyone above a women’s 9.5 or so, and resale was hovering near retail on StockX right after release, so there is no urgency tax if you think about it for a week.
Between this and the Forest Green 14, Jordan Brand is ending October strong. The Fireside 3 is the one I would actually wear every single day of November.
