Uppdaterar ett gammalt inlägg.
En av anledningarna till varför jag tycker om den väldigt snygga Air Jordan 12 modellen är för att den är relativt ovanlig.
Om vi bortser från de låga modellerna.. Vilket jag gärna gör..
Och inte räknar ”alla” retrosläpp osv utan helt enkelt hur många Colorways Air Jordan 12 finns i, Så är det bara 18 olika modeller..
Och då har många av dem kommit nu i år bara.
Så det är väldigt få OG färger.
Nu gillar jag 12an allmänt, Även senare CWs och inte bara OGs.
Där är många utav dem 18 som jag skulle vilja ha.
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Detta inlägget är bara för att kunna länka till detta inlägget
Utan att klistra in en massa där direkt.
Quality inspired by the greatest player ever. Today we take a look at the lineage of the Air Jordan XII.
The Air Jordan XII was originally released from 1996-’97. Five colorways were released and they were the first Air Jordan to feature Zoom Air. They were retroed for the first time from 2003-’04. The first run of the Air Jordan 12 Retro also included the first-ever ‘online exclusive’ release for Jordan Brand, the ‘Nubuck’ colorway. They were only available to ‘Team Jordan’ members (registered members of Jumpman23.com/NikeStore.com) who were mailed, yes mailed (not e-mailed) a special URL to go to along with a date and time to purchase the shoe. Needless to say, the site wasn’t prepared for this and the amount of traffic caused nike.com to crash.
In a day before social media, it left everyone to voice their feelings on Forums (SC/ISS & NT) until Nike came out with a splash page addressing the technical difficulty which led to a delay in the release. So if you think a NDC site crash today is big, imagine how it was in 2003 when people still had dial-up modems. By the end of May 2004, ten Air Jordan 12 Retros were released. This included the original black/red colorway (with a leather upper) as well as a ‘French Blue’ edition which changed from its original sample due to MJ being fired by the Wizards after he finished his final season with them.
A women’s edition was also released, that was a UNC/Melo PE which later dropped in men’s sizes in limited fashion. Also, the Air Jordan 12 Retro come in low top, a first for the Air Jordan XII. After this run, the XII would have a brief hiatus until it would return in 2008 as a part of the final ‘Countdown’ Package. That also marked the first time the ‘Taxi’ colorway was retroed in its original form as its previous release in 2004 was in low top.
2009 marked the second run for the Air Jordan 12 Retro. Kicking things off was the re-release of the former online exclusive ‘Nubuck’ edition. Three more colorways would release after that, which included the ‘Rising Sun’ edition which was re-called due to its offensive insoles and released a couple months after their original scheduled date. The original black/red colorway returned, only this time with a nubuck upper, inspired by the ‘Flu Game,’ complete with unique details throughout the shoe in honor of MJ’s performance.
After that, we would have to wait three years for the third run of the Air Jordan 12 Retro, in 2012. This consisted of three releases, which included the return of the ‘Playoff’ edition and the ‘Obsidian’ in its original form, for the first time since 1997. In December of 2013, the Air Jordan 12 Retro made a brief appearance by releasing in two colorways. This included the return of the original ‘Taxi’ colorway, available for the first time as a GR since it’s original release as its previous releases came in the form of two low top retros and packaged in the Jordan 11/12 Collezione ‘Countdown’ Pack.
At this time, the Air Jordan 12 Retro is not scheduled to return. However, with 2015 being the 30th Anniversary of the Air Jordan, anything’s possible. So for now, let’s take a look at the history of the Air Jordan XII from its first release up to the most recent retro below.
Air Jordan XII ‘Taxi’
130690-101 White/Black-Taxi
1996
Air Jordan XII
130690-161 White/Varsity Red-Black
1997
Air Jordan XII
130690-411 Obsidian/White-French Blue
1997
Air Jordan XII
130690-061 Black/Varsity Red
1997
Air Jordan XII ‘Playoff’
136001-061 Black/Varsity Red-White-Metallic Silver
1997
Air Jordan 12 Retro
136001-063 Black/Varsity Red
10/25/2003
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘Nubuck’
136001-014 Black/White-University Blue
11/28/2003
Air Jordan 12 Retro
136001-102 White/Flint Grey-Metallic Silver
12/13/2003
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘French Blue’
136001-141 White/French Blue-Metallic Silver-Varsity Red
01/10/2004
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘Playoff’
136001-016 Black/White-Varsity Red
02/14/2004
Air Jordan 12 Retro Women’s ’UNC’
308243-142 White/University Blue-Metallic Silver
02/14/2004
Air Jordan 12 Retro Low
308317-441 Obsidian/University Blue-White
04/10/2004
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘Melo’
136001-142 White/University Blue-Metallic Silver
05/15/2004
Air Jordan 12 Retro Low ‘Taxi’
308317-101 White/Black-Taxi
05/22/2004
Air Jordan 12 Retro Low Women’s
308306-161 White/Real Pink-Metallic Silver
05/22/2004
Air Jordan 12 Retro Collezione ‘CDP’
130690-109 White/Black-Taxi
12/20/2008
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘Nubuck’
130690-018 Black/White-University Blue
05/30/2009
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘Rising Sun’
130690-161 White/Varsity Red-Black
11/21/2009
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘Flu Game’
130690-065 Black/Varsity Red
11/27/2009
Air Jordan 12 Retro
130690-110 White/Black-Varsity Red
12/19/2009
Air Jordan 12 Retro Low ‘Taxi’
308317-104 White/Black-Taxi
04/09/2011
Air Jordan 12 Retro Low
308317-001 Black/Varsity Red
05/28/2011
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘Playoff’
130690-001 Black/Varsity Red-White
04/21/2012
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘Bobcats’
130690-012 Cool Grey/White-Team Orange
05/19/2012
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘Obsidian’
130690-410 Obsidian/University Blue-White-French Blue
06/23/2012
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘Taxi’
130690-127 White/Black-Taxi
12/14/2013
Air Jordan 12 Retro ‘Gamma’
130690-027 Black/Gym Red-Gamma Blue
12/26/2013
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32. Air Jordan 12 Retro ”Flu Game”
