The original Air Jordan 5 was released in February 1990,being designed again by Hatfield. Some elements were the same from the Air Jordan IV, but the distinctive feature of Air Jordan V are the reflective tongue and the clear rubber soles. The soles gave the shoe a new and unique look, but it will be yellowed over time when exposed to moisture. To combat this problem, collectors always stored the shoes in a cool, dry place with a desiccant at the soles, most commonly silica packs.
The Air Jordan V also featured a base top with lace locks, making strapping on the shoe easy. The Air jordan shoes model is considered to have the best structure and design to wear during basketball games and sold the most pairs of shoes from the Cheap jordans line.
The Air Jordan 5 was retroed in 2000 to great demand, including a new colorway featuring Michael Jordan's high school colors. In 2006 several re-retro V is had released. Along with the latter, a very limited laser design and the black/metallic/fire red colorways were released in early 2007.