2001 – Return of a Legend.
Air Jordan 11 “Columbia” (2001)Less than five years after their debut in the game and in stores, Jordan Brand brought back the “Columbias” in January of 2001. Perhaps overshadowed by the prior two drops of the shoe in the Concord colorway and the long awaited Space Jam release, the shoes were a seller at retail, but nothing that was too crazy.
Things had changed by the time the 2001 Columbia release happened. Jordan Brand was still early in its new run at retros, but I remember looking at the shoe and thinking that something was missing. It just wasn’t the same. Without the icy blue tinted sole, they just weren’t the same as they were back then. The blue that made the shoe what it was was just on the Jumpman on the heel and a little spot on the tongue label. That was it.
Air Jordan 11 “Columbia” OG (1996)
