The ballistic mesh upper of the sneaker was meant to make the Air Jordan XI lighter and more durable than the past sneakers.
Further changes came with the use of a carbon fiber spring plate in the clear out sole, giving the shoe better torque when
turning on the court. The highlight and arguably most well-known aspect of the shoe is the patent leather mudguard. Patent
leather was lightweight, when compared to genuine leather, and also tended not to stretch as much - a property to help
the foot within the bounds of the shoe bed during direction changes on the court. The patent leather gave the XI a "formal"
look. When this shoe released, some wore this model with business suits instead of dress shoes.
The sneakers were only samples in 1996 when Jordan decided to come back in the NBA. Hatfield and Nike discouraged
Michael Jordan playing in them, but when produced he wore them. Also noteworthy, Jordan violated league dress code by
wearing the shoes, as his teammates wore all black shoe. He was fined $5,000 for not following the Bulls colorway policy.
After the fining, Nike made him a pair of the shoes in a black/white/concord colorway for the series against Orlando. Jordan also wore this colorway in the movie Space Jam. A similar
black/white/royal blue colorway was released to the public at the end of 2000. The colorway was changed for the public release
because the concord purple had looked like royal blue on TV.
Jordan wore the Air Jordan XI model to help the Chicago Bulls claim the 1995–96 NBA Championship. The shoes
received more media exposure when Michael Jordan wore the Air Jordan XI model in the 1996 animated movie Space
Jam. These shoes were eventually released in 2000 and re-released in 2009 with the nickname Space Jams. The
concord purple was changed to royal blue for the released versions of the shoe.
The Air Jordan XI was originally released from 1995
This model was designed by Tinker Hatfield. When the shoe launched, Michael Jordan (retired from basketball by then) was
trying in minor baseball leagues. Hatfield designed the sneaker waiting for Jordan to comeback and hoping he would play
in them.
. It was retroed in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2006-2014.
Further changes came with the use of a carbon fiber spring plate in the clear out sole, giving the shoe better torque when
turning on the court. The highlight and arguably most well-known aspect of the shoe is the patent leather mudguard. Patent
leather was lightweight, when compared to genuine leather, and also tended not to stretch as much - a property to help
the foot within the bounds of the shoe bed during direction changes on the court. The patent leather gave the XI a "formal"
look. When this shoe released, some wore this model with business suits instead of dress shoes.
The sneakers were only samples in 1996 when Jordan decided to come back in the NBA. Hatfield and Nike discouraged
Michael Jordan playing in them, but when produced he wore them. Also noteworthy, Jordan violated league dress code by
wearing the shoes, as his teammates wore all black shoe. He was fined $5,000 for not following the Bulls colorway policy.
After the fining, Nike made him a pair of the shoes in a black/white/concord colorway for the series against Orlando. Jordan also wore this colorway in the movie Space Jam. A similar
black/white/royal blue colorway was released to the public at the end of 2000. The colorway was changed for the public release
because the concord purple had looked like royal blue on TV.
Jordan wore the Air Jordan XI model to help the Chicago Bulls claim the 1995–96 NBA Championship. The shoes
received more media exposure when Michael Jordan wore the Air Jordan XI model in the 1996 animated movie Space
Jam. These shoes were eventually released in 2000 and re-released in 2009 with the nickname Space Jams. The
concord purple was changed to royal blue for the released versions of the shoe.
The Air Jordan XI was originally released from 1995
This model was designed by Tinker Hatfield. When the shoe launched, Michael Jordan (retired from basketball by then) was
trying in minor baseball leagues. Hatfield designed the sneaker waiting for Jordan to comeback and hoping he would play
in them.
. It was retroed in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2006-2014.
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