Cherries are good but so are blueberries.

After the genre-bending Air Jordan 11 took the world by storm, Nike and designer Tinker Hatfield needed to follow things up with something completely new. For the 1996 season, Hatfield looked to incorporate a new cushioning technology called Zoom Air. The Jordan 12's distinctive design was the first time we ever saw the advanced system implemented in to Jordan franchise.

The midsole sports a carbon shank much like that was used on the Jordan 11, along with a translucent rubber outsole famously seen in a tonal red which matches the namesake cherry hue on the mudguard and in-step. Here there is no such shade, but a whole lot more 'Game Royal', or as it's affectionately known, 'Blueberry'.