COUNTERKICKS EXCLUSIVE: Last week, we posted 23 detailed photos of a Prototype Air Jordan XX1 in all Italian Red Suede. Today, we bring you another Prototype Air Jordan XX1 model, this time in a Chicago Bulls colorway complete with a thick black suede body and varsity red accents adorning the shoe.
This “JORDAN ELEV8” development sample features some key differences from the Red Suede pair. Wrapping the midsole and around the heel is a white cracked-print strip of leather, replacing the black suede seen on the previously posted prototype. Another detail is the absence of any imprint in the rubber outsole running along the arch, where MJ’s rookie stats and sneaker technology markings have been seen. A final twist is the all-red plastic aglets capping the end of each shoe lace rather than the reflective silver coated plastic seen in the later production versions. Counter Kicks will be presenting more exclusive Air Jordan Prototypes and Samples in the coming days and weeks. Follow us on Twitter for instant updates on the latest sneaker info.
Want to see more? Continue reading to see 33 detailed photos of these Air Jordan XXI – Black Suede Bulls Prototypes.
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these look better than the XXIs that released
^^There’s definitely some details on these prototypes that they could have kept and streamlined for production. Interesting to see the development process anyways. Wish I could do this for every single model in the line to show how it progressed. I’m working on some ideas…
Waw man they look good..better than the original…still loving the way they put the Suede on the shoe..
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