The Air Jordan XII was originally released in 1996. They feature traditional leather uppers, but also featured innovation from the previous shoe, the XI, with a carbon spring plate. The XII's are considered to be one of the most durable shoes of all time, and had many cool colorways, including the "flu games", one of the most iconic games of all time, where Jordan was sick and he wore this colorway. At that time, this shoe became a hot commodity, as not only Jordan wore this shoe, but a majority of the Bulls 1996-1997 team. This shoe was highly sought after, and the people wanted it, and the shoe was first retroed again in 2003. This shoe was and still is extremely expensive. leaving the group that can afford to own this shoe to the people with money, and the sneaker heads. This shoe changed the way society looked at Jordan, as this was what he wore when he won one of the most important games of his career, and he was sick during that. I RESPEK YOU JORDAN.