Tag: Air Jordan 12

”Blueberry” Air Jordan 12 dropping this October

Brandon King

Jordan Brand apparently cannot be bothered to run the taxis back, but have no problem pushing out a new colorway of the Jordan 12. Already nicknamed “Blueberry” ( for reasons that escape me) , there are no images that have come to light, but it is known they will use a white, black and game royal color palette. Initial predictions assign an aesthetic of a white, leather , ribbed upper , with game royal mudguards on the lateral and medial sides. Black could be present at the inner along with…

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An initial look at the “Red Taxi” Air Jordan 12 Retro

Brandon King

It must be difficult being a fan of the “Taxi” Air Jordan 12. Since their most recent retail run in, periodically Jordan Brand engaged in a sadistic practice in which they release iterations of the 12 that, will be just visually similar to remind of the “Taxi” with just enough variances to differentiate themselves from the original colorway. Examples of this include the “Royalty” and the “Chinese New Year” colorway. The latest proverbial kick in the junk is the “Red Taxi” Air Jordan 12. An initial image of this upcoming…

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“Field Purple” Air Jordan 12 drops August 19

Brandon King

This upcoming Air Jordan 12 leans very heavily on a 2004 Gary Payton PE when the Glove balled for the Lakers. They sports tumbled black leather upper overlaid with field purple mudguards on the lateral and medial sides. Taxi and field purple branding on the rear heel adds to the Lakers-inspired look of this sneaker, Golden eyelets and “TWO3” embroidered in field purple on the tongue completes an upper that sits atop a purple and black midsole and a purple outsole with black herringbone traction sections. The “Field Purple” Air…

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Another look at the “Field Purple” Air Jordan 12

Brandon King

This summer will see the debut of the “Field Purple” Air Jordan 12. Sporting an aesthetic nearly identically lifted from a Gary Payton PE, it sports a black tumbled leather upper overlaid with field Purple at the lateral and medial sides. Field Purple also shows up on the branding on the tongue. Purple and gold split the branding on the rear heel, giving it a Lakers feel, with golden eyelets rounding out the upper. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a purple and black midsole and field purple rubber outsole with…

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An initial look at the “Field Purple” Air Jordan 12

Brandon King

The “Field Purple” Air Jordan is a “new” colourway in the sense that it has not come to retail but it leans very heavily on a Gary Payton PE of the 12 when The Glove ran with the Lakers back in 2003. Initial images have emerged of this upcoming Jordan 12 and what can be seen is a tumbled black leather upper overlaid with field purplr mudguards on the lateral and medial sides. Metallic Jumpman debossed eyelets can also be seen on an upper that sits atop a black and…

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White and Red Air Jordan XII rumoured to make return this holiday

Brandon King

It seems Jordan Brand may actually be heartening to the desires of their consumer base for a change. Rumours are swirling about that the white and red Air Jordan XII could make its long-awaited return this holiday season. At this early juncture there is neither confirmation nor images of the sneaker but what we should see is an iteration of the white/red that is a faithful recreation of its 1997 progenitor, including the correctly shaped mudguards. Updates will be provided as more information on the status of this potentially returning…

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Up close with the “Black” A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 12

Brandon King

Along with a previously covered white-based iteration, this black colourway is one of two Air Jordan 12s produced in collaboration with Jordan Brand and A Ma Maniére. It sports a black nubuck upper overlaid with burgandy crush mudguards on the lateral and medial sides. A Ma Maniére branding can be seen on the tongue, rear heel, first metallic eyelet as well as a AMM hangtag.Standard Air Jordan 12 branding can be seen on the rear heel and top-most eyelet. Underneath resides a black and burgandy crush midsole and a burgandy…

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“Brilliant Orange” Air Jordan 12 coming next year

Brandon King

This upcoming and women’s-specific colourway is said to be inspired by the WNBA and is planned to debut in the summer of 2023. At this early juncture there are no images available , but early predictive speculation assigns a potential aesthetic of a black upper with brilliant orange lateral and medial mudguards. Brilliant orange would also be present on the tongue branding and the midsole and outsole. As it currently stands, the “Brilliant Orange” Air Jordan 12 is set to being their retail maiden voyage July 23, 2023

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An initial look at the ‘White” A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 12

Brandon King

This collaborative Air Jordan 12, which will come in women’s sizing, will debut in a white-based as well as a black-based aesthetic. Each colourway will sport burgundy crush mudguards and other detailing. Other features will include waxed laces, co-branded insoles and A Ma Maniére hangtags. Both colouways of the A Ma Maniérex Air Jordan 12 will debut in 2023 at amamaniere.com and other select retail venues; they will carry a 225 USD sticker price. A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 12 Black/Black-Burgundy Crush DV6989-001 $225 2023 A Ma Maniére x…

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Take a look at these latest images of the “Black Taxi”

Brandon King

By releasing multiple sneakers that dance all around the colourway without actually doing so, Jordan Brand continues to give a one-finger salute and a kick in the junk to all fans of the “Taxi” Air Jordan 12, with the “Black Taxi” being the latent example of this blatant thumbing of the nose at their consumer. This upcoming Air Jordan 12 sports a black upper, overlaid with lizard print mudguards on the lateral and medial sides. Taxi shows up to provide some visual variety at the various branding points, breaking up…

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