Jordan XI '72-10' Release Date: 12/12/15

True. I am curious as to how the outsole ages. The one thing I always loved about the Black/Reds is that they basically stay the same forever, minus the affects from wear and tear. I wonder if this sole yellows or what.
as long as the sole is opaque there will be some form of yellowing and I've asked numerous sources and all said no glow soles.


I think the lace tips idea is great and should be used for future 11 releases. The concept of the shoe with it being 72-10 should have been the all red Melo pair or something different. These are okay but I don't see them rising in the ranks for 11s or even Jordans for that matter. Once we move on after a year or two people will forget these quick. Unless that glow sole looks bonkers with these.
 
I have yet to see a patent leather XI that doesn't look good with a solid black backdrop. Those pics are sweet, but earlier on feet pics are still "meh..." and I really am not feeling the tumbled look on the patent leather. 

Expect me to nitpick the hell out of this shoe with my own opinions. It's not a terrible shoe, but for 220 and what this shoe represents, I expect more.
Still copping.

Fixed
 
maybe in the minority but im still not interested in these. its gonna take something crazy to get me back into 11 mids the way theyve been played out
 
"Clear" leather.... :rofl:

So will these have the plastic toe cap or the color changing toe cap????
 
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all this talk brought these to mind
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the hood cats loved these lmao
 
its not clear lol they just made the tumbled leather into patent leather which is why it looks different because we are used to flat leather under the clear layer that makes it patent leather
 
Has JB ever explained why they won't set the ankle Jumpman logo in the proper direction on the retros?
 
its not clear lol they just made the tumbled leather into patent leather which is why it looks different because we are used to flat leather under the clear layer that makes it patent leather
The only thing though, is that when tumbled leather is made into a type of patent leather, it still has its tumbled texture to it. On these however, it appears just as smooth as the usual patent leather on the XI's. It's almost as if the patent leather has a tumbled graphic printed in/on it. That's why me it does look like it's just the tumbled leather upper seen through a plastic/clear material in place of the usual patent leather.
 
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