SOLE COLLECTOR: Sneakers

As the Air Jordan XV debuted in 1999 so did the long-lasting Jordan face box. It is an all black box with a grey top that features MJ’s face on it with lines going through it. This specific box was used for almost every single Air Jordan model over the next five years, and, at [...]

Here we see the debut of the new box specifically made for the Air Jordan XVII issued in 2002. It is a plain tan box that folds open revealing a unique briefcase. This briefcase is all silver, similar to the one of the Japan exclusive Air Jordan 1 Retro+ Neutral Grey/Metallic Silver in 2001. Included [...]

This is the final Air Jordan XVII to come in this particular box, and was issued in 2002. It comes in a red colored briefcase to match the color of this particular Air Jordan XVII, and is protected by an all tan box that folds open to reveal the case. Included in the briefcase was [...]

This is the box that was used more as a protective covering than anything. It was used for the original Air Jordan XVII in 2002. It is a plain tan box that folds open and encases the specific colored briefcase for the particular color. The black briefcase was included with the Black/Metallic Silver colorway. Included [...]

Here we have an exclusive original Air Jordan XVII Low for Mike Bibby. This player exclusive colorway was made to match Bibby's then team Sacramento Kings uniform. Since Bibby prefers to wear lows on the court rather than highs it's only right that he got the low Air Jordan XVII rather than the high.

As the Air Jordan XVII comes to its end we get a new look at it. Continuing on with the new "+" that debuted with the Air Jordan XVI, this incorporates a little different look that the original high top.

This was the second colorway originally released for the Air Jordan XVII Low. They released the same day the lightning colorway did but these were more widely available as they were a general release.

As the original Air Jordan XVII Low debuts in June of 2002 we get two colorways. This is the limited one of the two as it was only available at urban accounts and was also on Niketown.com. The lows retailed for $150 which is $50 less than the highs were.

This served as the third and final colorway released for the original Air Jordan XVII Low. They feature snakeskin along the upper of the shoe which is different from the previous two. They did retail for $150 like the others did as well and featured the inner sock that could be put up or down depending on preference.

After a few low top colorways were released we get one more new high top colorway for the Air Jordan XVII. This in a more traditional colorway to fans as it features red. These came in a red briefcase and were the last in the line.

As we get to the 2002 NBA All-Star game and Jordan's return to the game for a third time, the Air Jordan XVII debuts. This colorway was inspired by his new team the Washington Wizards.

This was the second colorway originally released for the Air Jordan XVII. These also came with both a box and a briefcase except this suitcase was black instead of the all silver one that the previous colorway came in. They too retailed for $200 and at that time was very high.