Air Jordan 17 (XVII)

The Air Jordan XVII (17) was released in 2002. The Air Jordan XVII design was said to be inspired by three things; "the fine details from an Aston Martin, the smooth lines and flow of a jazz solo and the long Air Jordan history of innovations in style" (Jumpman23.com) Well, if the XVI's were equipped with a gaiter/shroud that was removable and that would cover almost more than half of the shoe, the XVII's were no worse. With a removable midfoot cover you were once again given the power to choose whether or not the laces should be visible! But the midfoot cover was not everything. This shoe came with a Jumpman embossed metal carrying case. So, this was not your average shoe box. OK, we had seen this when the Japan exclusive Air Jordan I's were released on January 1st 2001 but hey, now everyone could get one. But, believe it or not, it doesn't stop there. In the lid of the carrying case a CD-ROM could be found.