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The Jordan Spiz'ike boot stays underrated. Sure, it's a calculated attempt to dent that Timbo market, but then so was the ACG Goadome —and you won't catch us talking shit about that shoe. Mixing and matching Hatfield-design DNA is always bound to cause some considerable grumbles, but the 6 Rings model is one of the better models—the Concord version filled a relatively affordable gap when newer retros weren't forthcoming. But with an upcoming XI and XIIIs for days, what do you do with the blend of VI, VII, VIII, XI, XII, XIII and XIV looks you've created? You make a big-arse boot out of it.
Just like the Spiz'ike version, once you've started the waterproofing and roughneck material applications, you can start forgetting the OG inspirations talk and just appreciate the shoe for what it is—the antithesis of the new wave of old that's arrived in the shape of brown boots with J. Peterman style tales of Maine craftsmen stitching them by hand near rivers and suchlike. These make a pleasant change from all that—they're not fancy, a century old or steeped in anything more than court tradition but they're comfortable as hell and the leather on them—particularly on the chocolate versions—is outstanding.
Harking back to a pre-1998 time when Nike and Jordan shared plenty of design cues (even though no one's ever been able to tell us what the I.E. in the XI Low name stood for), seemingly trading them back and forth, this silhouette in these muddy shades ends up looking more ACG than ACG often does. It looks like some kind of Kibo or Rhyolite sibling and it feels equally well-built. The glossy lacing details, metal eyelets and lasered branding are well-handled...even the use of the elephant print as an outsole pattern works. The 6 Rings looks better without the unnecessary straps. Watershield lining works too, should you be unlucky enough to find yourself stomping through two inches of water.
