When news broke that the concord xi was slated to release back in 2006 I have to admit, I was gitty like a school girl. After I finally tried them on and held them in my hands, the gittyness turned to disappointment. To many of the newer collectors that shoe is their grail, to the guys around for the original release and the 2000 release not so much. The shoe didn’t feel wearable, it felt like it was made to display. The placement of the patent leather (which was very stiff now) and the overall length of the toe box (which was shortened, review the pics at the bottom) was awkward and caused the heal of the shoe to be sucked off the back of your foot (something that continues on the current retro XI’s.) I’m sure to some degree the guys over at JB actually had the consumer in mind when they did this (most likely to prevent creasing in the toe area) but if its going to sacrifice wearability (which should have been sought out before release) then don’t do it. Oh well, it didn’t matter the release was a sell out and those XI’s now sell for hundreds of dollars above retail. Check out the side by side comparison of the Concord Jordan XI and stay tuned for more posts like this. (All shoes pictured below are an 8.5 mens). Update: We included a side shot of the 2011 for your comparison. By now you know the madness surrounding this 2011 concord release so we won’t bore you with more details. Check out the side by sides below.
Nike Air Jordan XI Concord Original 1995
Nike Air Jordan XI Concord Retro 2000
Nike Air Jordan XI Concord DMP Re-Retro 2006
Nike Air Jordan XI Concord 2011 Re-Re-Retro
