2014 – A Legend Reborn.
Jordan Brand started a drought for fans of the Air Jordan 11 after the December 2001 release of the Playoffs. Gone in a flash, the Defining Moments Pack brought back the Air Jordan 11, but with gold accents replacing the original Concord touches. It wasn’t until December of 2008 that in the year long Countdown Pack run did Jordan fans get reunited with an OG colored Jordan 11 – again, the Black/Varsity Red 11s packaged with Taxi 12s for $310 in the midst of the financial world collapsing.
The following year, Jordan Brand started what has now become an annual epic run of December Air Jordan 11 retro releases. 2009 brought the Space Jams for the first time in 9 years. 2010 gave us the Cool Greys for again, the first time in just over 9 years. 2011 saw the bring back of the Concords, and 2012 we got the Playoffs (now known as “Breds”). Was 2013 going to be the year of the Columbias? Were they next? It only made sense as they were the ONLY original Air Jordan 11 that had not returned. Welp, to the disappointment of many OG heads, we got Gamma’d in 2013.
All was quiet on the Jordan Brand front regarding the next December Jordan 11 release until photos leaked at the end of April to message boards of samples of the shoes. At last, they were coming.
Air Jordan 11 “Legend Blue” – First image leaked to web in April of 2014Much to the delight of many, the shoes were not only coming back, but coming back in original form with the icy blue tinted outsoles. But this time a new name – the Air Jordan 11 “Legend Blue”.
