2025 is a major year for Jordan Brand, as it celebrates the 40th Anniversary of MJ, which began the signature sneaker line that spawned the multi-billion dollar empire. With this, we’re expecting a ton of OG releases and retros of classics—the Air Jordan 11 included. In addition to the low-top Bred and women’s exclusive Igloo colorways, Jordan Brand will bring back the iconic Gamma Blue colorway as the holiday AJ 11 release.
When the Jordan 11 Gamma Blue first hit shelves in 2013, it received a mixed reception as many hoped for a retro of the Columbia (aka Legend Blue), which came a year later. Instead, this primarily black non-OG Air Jordan 11 was added to the release calendar. For its 2025 retro, the pair will join other recent AJ 11s with the higher-cut patent leather finish but still retain the features from the original 2013 pair.


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