Tag: Air Jordan 12

An initial look at the “Melo” Air Jordan 12

Brandon King

The Melo 12 started its life off as a Player Exclusive for then-Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony. A well-received retail version debuted in 2004 that lacked any Carmelo Anthony-specific details.  They returned in 2016 but in an inextricably confounding decision, Jordan Brand opted to make this iteration a kids-exclusive with gold top eyestays that were more aligned with Melo’s 2004 PE.  After 21 years in cold storage, they will return in 2025; initial images have emerged and they appear to be a fairly accurate rendition of its 2004 progenitor, featuring…

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French Blue” Air Jordan 12 coming summer 2025

Brandon King

Since its debut in 2004, the “French Blue” Air Jordan 12 quickly ascended to among the most well-received colorways of 12. They returned in 2016 to much fanfare and the “French Blues” are being primed for a return as part of a star-studded 2025 release lineup.  They should sport a white, ribbed tumbled leather upper overlaid with French Blue mudguards at the lateral and medial sides. Silver plastic tabs present on the aforementioned overlays read “JUMPMAN” on the lateral side. On the rear heel should read “JORDAN QUALITY INSPIRED BY…

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An initial look at the “SoleFly” Air Jordan 12

Brandon King

Owned by Michael Jordan’s brother-in-law, Carlos Prieto, Miami, FL-based boutique SoleFly is continuing its collaborative relationship with Jordan Brand with this upcoming Air Jordan 12.  An initial image of the “SoleFly” Air Jordan 12 has come to light.  This upcoming Jordan 12 sports a white ribbed leather upper with violet mudguards on both sides. An iridescent tab on the lateral side is stamped with “JUMPMAN” text.  Underneath resides a baroque brown ad with midsole and brown rubber outsole They are also expected to be housed in special packaging.  The SoleFly…

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“French Blue 2.0” Air Jordan 12 coming in 2025

Brandon King

title image via zsneakerheadz As could be gleaned from its moniker, his upcoming Air Jordan is a follow-up to the very well-received “French Blue” Air Jordan 12. Although at this early juncture, there are no images of this upcoming colorway, what is known is they will make use of a white, french blue, metallic silver, and varsity red color palette. Predictive speculation assigns an aesthetic that is consistent with the “French Blues” ( white leather ribbed upper, french blue mudguards, metallic silver top eyelets, french blue and white midsole, and…

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”Melo” Air Jordan 12 returning Summer 2025

Brandon King

title image via zsneakerheadz According to zsneakerheadz, the “Melo” Air Jordan 12 is in the works for a return in 2025.  Initially released in 2004, it derives its aesthetic from Carmelo Anthony, who then played for the Denver Nuggets. For some inextricable reason that continues to defy logic even two decades later, they were a women’s exclusive release. Thankfully Jordan Brand rectified this misstep with a men’s release on 15 May 2004.  They saw a release in 2016 but once again, lunacy unnecessarily entered the equation, with Jordan Brand pulling…

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An initial look at the “Wolf Grey” Air Jordan 12

Brandon King

The “Wolf Grey” is a new colorway of the Air Jordan 12 that Jordan Brand is gearing up to roll out this fall.   Initial images of this upcoming Jordan 12 have emerged and what we see is a sneaker that sports a black leather upper paired with wolf grey via the mudguards. Wolf grey also shows up on the “TWO 3” and Jumpman branding on the tongue, as well as the iconic logo’s second location on the rear pull tab. The aforementioned pull tab also reads “JORDAN QUALITY INSPIRED BY…

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“Game Royal” Air Jordan 12 coming December 18

Brandon King

The upcoming holiday season will see the debut of the “Game Royal” Air Jordan 12. At this juncture, there are no available images, however predictions assign an aesthetic of a 12 with color blocking following path of the classic “White/Red” colorway ( white upper, blue overlays, midsole and outsole) but with game royal tagging in for the varsity red.  The “TWO3” and Jumpman branding should be in their normal posts on the tongue , while on the rear heel will read “JORDAN QUALITY PRODUCTS INSPIRED BY THE GREATEST PLAYER EVER”…

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”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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