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It's interesting to see the reactions to the Jordan line in the UK. It seems that chapter V seems to be the preferred model, alongside parts III and IV, with a gradual tail off in interest from parts VI to VIII. Stateside, the XI creates a level of desire that's pretty much unmatched by any other shoe - people lose their minds over it. It's a masterpiece, but it just doesn't have that mass appeal in a place where basketball isn't as widely played and a certain conservatism is prevalent. The XIII is, in our eyes,the last great Jordan before the XXIII gradually won us over. Obviously that's open to heated debate.
Even the XII's innovative sunset design never gelled with us like the shoes that bookended it. The joy of shoes like the XIII is that they were deeply challenging in the direction Tinker took them - how did we go from a conventional hi-top in controversial colours to a shoe themed on a panther, down to the "whisker" holes in that ballistic nylon collar and paw-like outsole? Because there was a determination to be different with each installment and the line evolved at a rapid rate. Part of the next wave of design—dropping at a time when Zoom rewrote design and Alpha was set to be unleashed - predators and goat alike (as referenced on the massively underrated Terra Goatek) existed in a certain harmony during Nike's late '90s rollout.
Denzil made this model look very good indeed in the Nike-heavy 'He Got Game' but despite the comfort and lightweight feel, it's not as passive a wear as the line's early days output - it was deliberately weird and all the better for it. That peculiar feline look means it hasn't aged a day since it dropped in late 1997, whether you like them or not. Out and out oddity is the key to timelessness. When we first saw this colourway in early 1998 it seemed like the safe bet in the range, mixing Flint Grey with navy and Carolina Blue, both of which got a slight name change for the March 2005 retro. The reissue's frequent glue leak elicited some grumbles—as did the quality of leather.
This time around, the tumbled leather feels superior, but as with a few recent retros, there's a key alteration that we're assuming was a method of appeasing collectors distressed to see their treasure roll around again before they'd had time to break out the last issue. These Flints lack the hugely effective Scotchlite blast under the mesh. That mesh might feel a little better than before, but just don't expect that dazzle when the headlights shine. Despite that major omission, it's nice to see these back, with more makeups set for coming months. This is the part where we should probably make a reference to the superstition that surrounds this model number, but we've exhausted that elsewhere. These are on sale in the Crooked store right now—those who love them will probably lose their mind and those who were baffled by the unorthodox looks all those years ago will stay scowling. Polarising footwear is the best kind of footwear.
