Air Jordan 12 (XII)

The Air Jordan XII (12) was released in 1996/1997. In the 96/97 season Jordan saw himself being bounced off the MVP throne by Karl Malone, who won the honor with the slimmest margin one can think off. Jordan got his revenge in the finals though, and led the Bulls past Malone’s Utah Jazz and also picked up the Finals MVP honors for the fifth time (out of five tries!).

Sun sets in Japan
This shoe was again something totally new when it came to design. The way the ribbed leather seemed to go all the way to down to the ground due to the match in color with the midsoles, really made people turn their heads. This unique design was partly inspired by the flag of the Japanese Army & Navy in which the red circle is surrounded by a “sunset”.

The Air Jordan 12 (XII)’s were also one of the most durable AJ’s to date. It seemed almost nothing could break these shoes down. One major disadvantage was that they pretty easily got dirty and was hard to clean. Especially the ones with white midsoles/soles.

Jordan Brand
In September 1997 Nike decided to launch a new sub-brand of Nike called Jordan Brand. This made the Air Jordan XII one of the first products that were a part of the Jordan Brand collection.

Probably due to this fact, the Air Jordan 12 XII was the first Air Jordan that did not have a Swoosh or a Nike logo anywhere on the shoe. Not even on the insole.

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Air Jordan 1 (I)	Air Jordan 2 (II)	Air Jordan 3 (III)	Air Jordan 4 (IV)

Air Jordan 5 (V)	Air Jordan 6 (VI)	Air Jordan 7 (VII)	Air Jordan 8 (VIII)

Air Jordan 9 (IX)	Air Jordan 10 (X)	Air Jordan 11 (XI)	Air Jordan 12 (XII)

Air Jordan 13 (XIII)	Air Jordan 14 (XIV)	Air Jordan 15 (XV)	Air Jordan 16 (XVI)

Air Jordan 17 (XVII)	Air Jordan 18 (XVIII)	Air Jordan 19 (XIX)	Air Jordan 20 (XX)

Air Jordan 21 (XXI)	Air Jordan 22 (XXII)	Air Jordan 23 (XX3)	Air Jordan Dub Zeros

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