Air Jordan 11 Retro ‘Bred’ (2019)

Bred. AJ11. The Most Anticipated Sneaker Release. Every Time.

The Air Jordan 11 Retro 'Bred' (2019) is the release that stops the sneaker world every time it happens — the black and red colorway on Tinker Hatfield's most technically revolutionary Jordan silhouette, returning in 2019 with the premium construction and the obsessive accuracy that the Bred AJ11 has always demanded and that its legacy has always deserved. The Jordan 11 Bred is not just a sneaker. It is an event. From Michael Jordan wearing it during the 1995-96 season — the 72-win year, the year the Bulls were unstoppable — to every December release that has followed, the Bred AJ11 has carried more cultural weight, more anticipation, and more genuine significance than almost any other sneaker release in history.

Key Features

• Colorway: Black / Varsity Red / Black — the original Bred colorway in its most accurate 2019 retro execution — black patent leather mudguard, black mesh upper, varsity red Jumpman and outsole accents, and the carbon fiber midfoot plate that made the Jordan 11 the most technically advanced basketball shoe of its era
• Patent Leather Mudguard: Signature AJ11 black patent leather mudguard — the Jordan 11's most distinctive and most revolutionary design detail, the high-gloss patent leather wrapping that Tinker Hatfield borrowed from dress shoes and translated into the most visually dramatic element in basketball shoe design history — in the Bred's all-black execution, the patent leather's reflective depth is at its most powerful
• Carbon Fiber Midfoot Plate: Visible carbon fiber midfoot shank plate — the AJ11's structural innovation that provided torsional rigidity during the most explosive lateral movements, and the first visible use of carbon fiber in a Nike basketball shoe — a performance detail that became one of the most celebrated aesthetic elements in the Jordan 11's design
• Mesh Upper: Black mesh upper construction — the AJ11's original mesh material choice that made the Jordan 11 the lightest high-performance basketball shoe of its era while providing the breathability that allowed the carbon fiber and patent leather to do their performance work without thermal compromise
• Jumpman Logo: Varsity red Jumpman logo — the Jordan Brand's signature silhouette logo in a vivid red execution that is the Bred colorway's most essential color pop, the red that has made this black-and-red combination one of the most recognizable and most coveted color stories in sneaker history
• Lace Lock: AJ11 lace lock system — Tinker Hatfield's original functional lacing detail in a clean execution that keeps the Bred's black upper locked during the most demanding movements
• Cushioning: Full-length Air-Sole unit — the Jordan 11's original performance cushioning in its most authentic retro execution, delivering the responsive, impact-absorbing ride that made the AJ11 the performance choice of the greatest team in NBA history
• Outsole: Translucent red rubber outsole with herringbone traction — the AJ11's signature icy red outsole that completes the Bred's black-and-red color story from the ground up and that has become one of the most celebrated design details in the entire Jordan catalog

The Air Jordan 11 Retro 'Bred' 2019 is the sneaker that makes every other December release irrelevant by comparison — the black patent leather and varsity red combination on the most technically extraordinary Jordan silhouette ever made, back again in 2019 with the accuracy and the premium construction that the Bred's legacy demands. MJ wore these during the greatest season in NBA history. The carbon fiber is still there. The patent leather still reflects everything. The red outsole still hits. Some things do not need to change. They just need to come back. Bred. AJ11. December. Every year. Forever.