Kicking things off was the re-release of the former online exclusive ‘Nubuck’ edition. That also marked the first time the ‘Taxi’ colorway was retroed in its original form as its previous release in 2004 was in low top.Ģ009 marked the second run for the Air Jordan 12 Retro. After this run, the XII would have a brief hiatus until it would return in 2008 as a part of the final ‘Countdown’ Package. Also, the Air Jordan 12 Retro come in low top, a first for the Air Jordan XII. This included the original black/red colorway (with a leather upper) as well as a ‘French Blue’ edition which changed from its original sample due to MJ being fired by the Wizards after he finished his final season with them.Ī women’s edition was also released, that was a UNC/ Melo PE which later dropped in men’s sizes in limited fashion. By the end of May 2004, ten Air Jordan 12 Retros were released. So if you think a NDC site crash today is big, imagine how it was in 2003 when people still had dial-up modems. In a day before social media, it left everyone to voice their feelings on Forums ( SC/ISS & NT) until Nike came out with a splash page addressing the technical difficulty which led to a delay in the release. Needless to say, the site wasn’t prepared for this and the amount of traffic caused to crash.
They were only available to ‘Team Jordan’ members (registered members of /) who were mailed, yes mailed (not e-mailed) a special URL to go to along with a date and time to purchase the shoe.
The first run of the Air Jordan 12 Retro also included the first-ever ‘online exclusive’ release for Jordan Brand, the ‘Nubuck’ colorway. They were retroed for the first time from 2003-’04.
Five colorways were released and they were the first Air Jordan to feature Zoom Air. The Air Jordan XII was originally released from 1996-’97.
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