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Air Jordan 4 White Cement (2025): Where To Buy Now

I don't know about you, but the late 1980s and early 1990s fashion felt like the pinnacle of sneaker culture. Maybe it's because that was the foundation for the Jordan Brand takeover. The Air Jordan 4 'White Cement' sits in the nucleus of that takeover. The 2025 iteration did it justice upon release and is now almost as coveted as the original release that was immortalized in Spike Lee's iconic Do The Right Thing film. Let's talk sneakers.

Key Facts at a Glance

ItemDetails

Model

Air Jordan 4 'White Cement' (2025)

Original Release

1989

Most Recent Retro

May 24, 2025

Style Code

FV5029-100

Colorway

Summit White/Fire Red/Tech Grey/Black

Retail Price

$225 (men's), full-family sizing

Current Resale

$240-$280 on GOAT/StockX

Pop-Culture Anchor

Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing (1989)

Where Can You Buy The Air Jordan 4 'White Cement' (2025)?

The 2025 White Cement is a resale-only buy now. Pairs live on StockX, GOAT, Flight Club, and Stadium Goods, with men's sizing typically running $240-$280 - about $40-$50 over retail one year out.

Smaller sizes (5.5-6.5) climb significantly, sometimes hitting $700-$900 on GOAT. If you wear a common size, the resale tax is reasonable for a sneaker this culturally important.

What Makes This Retro Stand Out?

The 2025 release is widely regarded as the most OG-accurate White Cement 4 ever, with a slimmer toe box, better sidewall proportions, thicker leather, and proper black speckling on the Nike Air heel branding - a 1989 detail missing since the 1999 retro.

Compared to the 2016 release, the 2025 pair fixes shape complaints, uses denser cement speckling, and brings back the OG-style hang tag and packaging. This is the version collectors have wanted since the original.

Why Does It Still Matter?

The White Cement 4 is one of Tinker Hatfield's defining designs and one of the first Jordans to combine visible Air, plastic wings, and cement print into a single silhouette. It sits alongside Black Cement 3s, Bred 4s, and Concord 11s as a foundational colorway.

Then there's the Spike Lee factor. Do The Right Thing immortalized the 1989 White Cement when a character's brand-new pair gets scuffed mid-scene. That moment cemented the shoe's cultural status beyond basketball.

Should You Buy The Air Jordan 4 'White Cement' (2025)?

If you've never owned a White Cement 4, yes - this is the cleanest, most OG-faithful version Jordan Brand has produced. The $240-$280 resale window is fair for a sneaker this important to the lineage.

If you already own a 2016 pair, the upgrade case is real but situational. The 2025 build is noticeably better in materials and shape, but the 2016 still wears fine. For first-time buyers, this is the play.

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This story was originally published May 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM.

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