The Air Jordan VII was released in late 1991 early 1992.Hatfield created a shoe with lots of similarities with the previous model. What was unique with the VII's was that they used some of the Nike Huarache technology to create a shoe that really stuck to your foot. The visible air sole, the Nike Air logo, and the yellowing soles all were gone.When Jordan went to the Olympics with the Dream Team, Nike released a special Olympic color combo of the VII's. This model also featured Jordan's Olympic jersey number, 9 which made it very special since all of the previous models that featured his jersey number had always been either stitched or printed with the number 23. Various retros of the Air Jordan VII were released in 2002, again in 2004, and again in different colors in 2006.
 

The Air Jordan VIII was released in 1992/93.The eighth model of the Air Jordan was one heavy shoe. Its base was clearly close to its predecessor but it had a lot more details, and some collectors came to call this the flower-power Air Jordan. This shoe was only made in three different color combinations. The shoes were produced in less quantity than the VI. The Air Jordan VIII is to be re-retroed again in the fall of 2007 in its aqua color. If there is a 9 on the back it is fake.
 

Originally released in November 1993, the IX was the first Jordan release after his retirement. It was also made as a baseball cleat that MJ used during his post-Bulls baseball days.The white/red/black version was worn by MJ for one scene in the 1995 movie Space Jam.Like the Air Jordan VIIs, and VIIIs, the IXs feature an inner sock sleeve and nubuck accents. The sole features different symbols and languages of different countries.The Air Jordan IX has been immortalized as the shoe chosen to adorn Jordan's feet for his statue outside of the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
 

What Michael wore when he returned in 1995 before switching to the XI's in the playoffs, the Xs included a full grain leather upper, with a solid rubber outsole. They also sported a quick lacing system with Michael Jordan's previous accomplishments on the outsole. There were multiple colorways released for different large cities across the United States. The original colorway, white/steel grey/black featured an extra piece of leather on the toe for more durability. MJ however did not like this so Nike removed it on future colorways.This was the one sneaker that Michael did not fully approve of, this is probably Tinker designed it and had it made while Michael was still playing baseball.
 

The Air Jordan XI is one of the most popular Air Jordans of all time and one of the most sought after sneakers of all time. These were the shoes Jordan wore during his first return to basketball during the 1995-1996 season. They revolutionized all basketball shoes with the use of a carbon-fiber shank; no one had ever seen so much technology in a basketball shoe prior to the XI. In fall of 2000, Nike had re-released the retro version of the Air Jordan XI (officially dubbed Air Jordan XI Retro) but had made them slightly different from the previous release.First, the retro's toe was far less likely to crease and was much stiffer. The patent leather was glossier and the arch on the shoe was more inclined and less flat. Many argue that the retro version is superior to the original. Additionally, the Retro had unique colors that were never released originally including the Space Jam version of the shoe which sold out in a matter of hours at most stores.