Official Air Jordan 13 Retro Thread

[raptorsundefeated]

It looks good to me, but wanted to get a second look to see if these are legit

 

[Magic33]

Air Jordan 13 “Blue Grey”
Color: White/Yellow Ochre-Blue Grey-Black
Style Code: 414571-170
Release Date: February 10, 2024
Price: $200

I don't understand the white outsole. Not bad though.

 

[PremioBinSoleFlyUnion]

 

[alsa2009]

AIR JORDAN 13 RETRO "BLUE GREY"

Air Jordan 13 RetroShoeTRUE TO FORM.The Air Jordan 13 Retro brings back the memorable game shoe that Michael Jordan wore during the '97-98 season, all the way to his 6th championship title. All the classic details are there like the quilted overlay, iconic sculpted midsole and holographic...

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[KourtKleaner]

Wish they'd release these already. Smh

 

[c flyness]

 

[therealest1]

Good timing to post this one since it's now officially the NBA All-Star Weekend beginning today. I already had the hat for a few years. Nice to finally get this jersey to match with these shoes that I got a year ago.

I admit I got the idea for the shoes and jersey from seeing him wear them in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game.

 

[therealest1]

Expect the Chutney XIII Mid to look like this, according to this one.

 

[Arthur Shelby]

Air Jordan 13 “Dune Red”
Color: Dune Red/Dune Red-Terra Blush-White
Style Code: DJ5982-601
Release Date: June 29, 2024
Price: $210

 

[slaughterx]

Poor mans BINs

 

[urbanmiracle]

Air Jordan 13 “Dune Red”
Color: Dune Red/Dune Red-Terra Blush-White
Style Code: DJ5982-601
Release Date: June 29, 2024
Price: $210

These come in men’s sizing?

 

[Patchenhz]

 

[kingsin]

Expect the Chutney XIII Mid to look like this, according to this one.

This color blocking with 3m mesh is money to me, so I'm in... Wish they would do over the olives and release them like this

 

[engineer]

They need to put the 13s in the vault until they can fix this.

 

[Public Enemy]

I know this has shown up here before but

 

[q-ball2220]

They look very similar to the pair that released 4-5 years ago. I got that retro from a Nike Outlet for $99 lol

 

[Public Enemy]

They look very similar to the pair that released 4-5 years ago. I got that retro from a Nike Outlet for $99 lol

Yeah I had that pair too. The Atmosphere Grey 13s. I'm absolutely shocked looking at resale sites for those right now. Insane prices those have sold for in the past year. People must be crazy.

 

[thegamemodo9]

Back in June 98....twin and I were 12 going on 13 and had to beg our parents for these. By the time we finally convinced them, there was only one 10.5 or 11 left in the city...my brother got them and I got some Pro Strongs (which we both still have). I have the 2017 retro (came out my bday weekend no less), but it wasn't the same as the OG. Took me all this time to find an original pair for a reasonable price ($285 for those wondering)...which I don't even intend to wear. It's just the nostalgia of finally owning it that makes me happy.

A reglue would be necessary obviously if I do, but the hologram on the left shoe is already cracking too. I don't mind the money spent to just stare at em. That OG red has never been matched just right

 

[JRepp23]

Back in June 98....twin and I were 12 going on 13 and had to beg our parents for these. By the time we finally convinced them, there was only one 10.5 or 11 left in the city...my brother got them and I got some Pro Strongs (which we both still have). I have the 2017 retro (came out my bday weekend no less), but it wasn't the same as the OG. Took me all this time to find an original pair for a reasonable price ($285 for those wondering)...which I don't even intend to wear. It's just the nostalgia of finally owning it that makes me happy.

A reglue would be necessary obviously if I do, but the hologram on the left shoe is already cracking too. I don't mind the money spent to just stare at em. That OG red has never been matched just right

Awesome read. Congrats.

 

[staffsgtdignam]

They need to put the 13s in the vault until they can fix this.

Jordan Brand takes pride in butchering their own classic models.. they know you’ll buy these regardless.

 

[rainking]

They need to put the 13s in the vault until they can fix this.

Jordan Brand takes pride in butchering their own classic models.. they know you’ll buy these regardless.

I still believe this is a years-long holdover result of the days when everyone and their mother moaned nonstop about creasing.

 

[staffsgtdignam]

I still believe this is a years-long holdover result of the days when everyone and their mother moaned nonstop about creasing.

Did the OGs and early retro 13s crease that bad in the toebox?

 

[rainking]

Did the OGs and early retro 13s crease that bad in the toebox?

Yes, relatively speaking. They were actual soft leather. Back in the aughts, there was an era on here and elsewhere where people b'tched incessantly about shoes creasing. And then we started getting retros with these super stiff toe boxes. Reminds me of all the talk about crumbled midsoles (remember, this was in the early and mid 2000s, where a lot of OG pairs weren't yet THAT super old) and people moaning they couldn't wear their OGs anymore. And then Nike started using closed-cell midsoles to make them last a lot longer but at the expense of comfort. These types of things are, now that I look back on it, probably when we can say retro Jordans became lifestyle shoes and not shoes you really wanted to play in. Not all of them, obviously, but a lot of them.

 

[staffsgtdignam]

Yes, relatively speaking. They were actual soft leather. Back in the aughts, there was an era on here and elsewhere where people b'tched incessantly about shoes creasing. And then we started getting retros with these super stiff toe boxes. Reminds me of all the talk about crumbled midsoles (remember, this was in the early and mid 2000s, where a lot of OG pairs weren't yet THAT super old) and people moaning they couldn't wear their OGs anymore. And then Nike started using closed-cell midsoles to make them last a lot longer but at the expense of comfort. These types of things are, now that I look back on it, probably when we can say retro Jordans became lifestyle shoes and not shoes you really wanted to play in. Not all of them, obviously, but a lot of them.

Didn't they start shrinking cushioning though? I guess they figured out lifestyle shoes could stand to be less comfortable.

Pretty stupid that they remade the AJ 1s as Zoom CMFTs instead of just improving the OG and 85s models internally to simply make them more comfortable to begin with. They added full length air to AJ2 retros so it's not like they've never done this before either.

 

[rainking]

Didn't they start shrinking cushioning though? I guess they figured out lifestyle shoes could stand to be less comfortable.

Pretty stupid that they remade the AJ 1s as Zoom CMFTs instead of just improving the OG and 85s models internally to simply make them more comfortable to begin with. They added full length air to AJ2 retros so it's not like they've never done this before either.

Seems like they definitely screwed with the Air bags and even removed some of them from certain shoes, but if we're talking about, say, IIIs and IVs, so many of those retros have rock-hard midsoles compared to the OG spec. Lately they seem to have begun using a softer version, though. The midsoles on my Desert Elephant IIIs are surprisingly soft, and the same goes for my reimagined black/red IVs.