We know the boys over at JB love to play Ol' Saint Nic during the holiday season and murder our wallets, case in point last year's Spacejam frenzy and XI/XII CDP the year earlier. This year will be no different with the 25th Anniversary upon us...JB has already confirmed releases of two AJ XI retros during the holiday season of 2010 with the re release of the Concords and Cool Greys during the months of November and December. Many Jordanheads were excited to hear the release of these other coveted XI's making the Columbias the only outstanding AJ XI (not including lows) to not be retored within these last three years. Most fans are gonna be strapped for cash with all these releases but JB has decided to bless us (or kill us financially) with the recent announcement of the rumoured release of two AJ XIII colourways to hit stores during the same months.
We got word of this rumour a while back from some credible sources back in the Tdot and now we can be more confident that these bad boys will prob drop with other sites like nicekicks and kicksonfire also stating the same thing. If you're like me, you can understand the excitement of seeing some AJ XIII's come back into the market. XIII's haven't been retroed in a long time with the exception of the CDP. This year we will see the potential return of the Flints (French Blue) and the White / Black – True Red – Pearl Grey colourways. The Flints, which are a fan favourite have been retroed since its original release back in '98 but the White / Black – True Red – Pearl Grey colourway has not seen a retro release ever. Very similar to that of the AJ XII Varsity Red's which dropped last year, these will see the first true retro of this classic shoe. If you want to know how they're gonna look, check out some pics of Bibby on the court this season rocking this colourway.
The Air Jordan XIII, features a design inspired by the panther which was a nickname given to MJ by his close friends in the league. The upper features details on the panels where the Flints see a blue clothlike material interlaced with 3M while the White / Black – True Red – Pearl Grey feature an all white leather upper on the panels. The accents on the upper and heal tab area of the Flints feature a grey suede like material whereas the White / Black – True Red – Pearl Grey feature a red suede upper. The defining factor of the XIII is the hologram on the ankle area of the upper which is meant to resemble the panther's eye. This hologram features the Jumpman logo in front the infamous 23.
I'm excited bout the release and hopefully you are too! Will YOU be coppin?
Image via NiceKicks
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