today we're going to be unboxing four different variations of the high top cool gray 11. we'll
be taking a look at the 2001 original the 2010 retro the 2017 football cleat and the 2021 retro
i'm excited to break down all the styles cuts and materials of these sneakers and if you guys didn't
know by now my name is dj and this is the dna show so before we get started breaking down these shoes
and cracking these boxes open we gotta talk about history first so a lot of people remember michael
jordan playing for the chicago bulls from 1984 to 1998 but he had a short career with the washington
wizards as well which brought on a whole new set of colorways and then we saw the cool gray 11.
during this time we saw a bunch of different retros from the jordan 16 17s 18s and he was
rocking a bunch of cool stuff on court we even saw the true blue threes come back to life the
french blue sevens the cool gray nines and that opened the door for us seeing other shoes besides
red black and white colorways typically when it comes to original air jordan leopards from 95 96
we always think of columbia spreads and concords so some people consider this to be a og and others
call it a retro plus colorway that came out a long time ago i'll let you guys make your verdict down
below in the comment section but either way at the end of the day this sneaker is extremely fire a
little bit of yellowing but it's still clean so now that you guys know a little bit of history
about this sneaker i want to show you guys the 2021 version in depth and then we'll start with
all the breakdowns and comparisons between the shoes and the boxes and everything like that
so starting with this box right here you have your classic og style air jordan box when it
came to the og 11s way way back in the day yet we hadn't seen this on og cool grey because the og
came with the face box which i will talk about a little bit later in the video but either way this
box is decked out with the cool gray vibes you got that jordan right here with the small air and the
jordan jumpman logo here in center with the white you got your light gray lift off lid and then
you got your dark gray on the bottom the size tag reads air jordan 11 retro medium gray multi-color
multi-color now lifting opening the lid of the box you have your classic black plastic paper and then
you got the shoe oh you got the shoe okay first impressions of this sneaker i already saw the
promo sample before they came out so i already knew what they was gonna look like but either
way i'm still happy to have them in my collection so we're gonna run through this shoe really quick
so i can show you guys a couple details on the sneaker and then we'll get started with the
comparison looking out the outsole you have your translucent blue bottom with the gray pods and
the classic carbon fiber hit on the center of the foot flipping up to the midsole you have a white
midsole right here a dark gray patent leather and a nice suede upper with the lighter gray these
come equipped standard with a pair of white laces no additional laces no additional hang tags and
i'm telling you right now that is completely fine because the og must always stay oh gee honestly
though what color releases would you put in here besides these like if you think about it like
i couldn't even imagine another lacing here how do people lay swap this shoe going to the back of
the shoe we have seen different iterations when it comes to the jordan 11's recently over the
past couple years we saw the 45 we saw stitch we saw heat press we saw a bunch of different things
on here we have a heat press 23 classic like the og and then you have your jordan stitch logo here
with the jumpman on the side so after seeing those in hand looks in those detail shots let me know
what you guys think down below in the comment section now it's time to do the comparison so
we're gonna start with the og compared to the newest retro i'm gonna show you guys some polls
what everybody else thinks about the comparisons as well so if you haven't already make sure you
follow me on ig so you can participate in the polls and see all the results here on the channel
and as you can see right here 69 of the people like the newest retro and i completely understand
it a lot of people didn't have the opportunity to either purchase the older retro or they're falling
apart they're yellowing a lot of other factors so it makes sense why people like this new one
now let's compare these two shoes and break them down because this is probably the most relatable
comparison between all the sneakers starting with the outsoles as you can see there is a
clear difference when it comes to the translucent vibes you have your yellow tent here on the og
and your ice blue tent here on the newest retro and i have a couple things to mention about this
when it comes to the 2010 version which we'll talk about a little bit later in the video but
overall we're gonna assume that this pair is gonna look like this 20 years from now but who knows we
shall see also when you put the pods next to each other when it comes to the gray on these two shoes
they are actually slightly different i would say the lighter color gray would be on the og and
it's just a little bit darker here on the retro looking at the carbon fiber on both shoes they
actually do look pretty similar i would say the og is just a little bit darker midsoles nothing
really too much to talk about on those obviously this one's aging a little bit so it's going to
show a little bit of discoloration but besides that essentially the same so unfortunately this
is a size 10 and a half i had to borrow these from my friend for this review because i got rid of my
original pairs back in the day as you can see from the photos right here this was from back in 2010
when i used to have them and then i saw my pairs i would say probably about four years ago 2017
sometime around then i took the money and i used it to purchase some homes and now i'm on the hunt
to find another pair again but it is what it is because i got multiples of these and i'm still
a happy camper i'll try to show you guys scalable size photos but either way i'm telling you right
now it's just a little bit higher cut when it comes to the newer retro now when it comes to the
overall shape in the slant and the slope and the bulkiness of the toe whatever you want to call it
i would say yes the 2021 version it's slightly bulkier around the top of the toe and we
definitely saw that a lot when it came to the legend blue 11s and that was one of the main
reasons why i decided to sell that shoe because those just look like square toes jordan brand
has definitely been working on the shape and mold when it comes to the og style and og cuts
and i completely get it because this is more similar to the actual ogs from way back in the day
and because this was a 2001 retro these actually had a little bit different shape when it came to
them versus the og on the back of the tongue you have a patch right here stitched and it's a black
patch with white text and a gray jumpman now when you look at the tongue on the back of the 2021
retro it says the same thing but it's a different color it's a light gray with the dark gray jumpman
and no black hit on it at all so very similar yet different another thing that i liked about this as
well these came with the jumpman on the insole and these did as well we've seen the og style and the
og cut typically come with the nike air because that's when jordan brown was just through nike and
then they became their own entity and was able to use the jordan brand logo and got rid of the nike
air and then now in current time everybody wants to see the nike air back on the shoes
because that's how the og style was that's a whole nother little set of controversy but it is cool to
see that they kept that going another thing to mention when it comes to the jumpman logos on
the sneaker some jordan 11s had the jumpman facing in different directions but when it comes to the
replication from the og to the retro the jumpmans are facing in the same direction both on the right
and the left foot so that's something cool as well because we've seen different retros like the bred
11s and stuff like that and the jumpmans happened to be facing in different directions based on the
generation that they came out now when it comes to the 23 branding on the back end of the shoe as you
see the heat press right here that they've done it looks pretty solid it blends in really really well
and this kind of looks like it's sitting on top of the material compared to in the material so there
definitely could be a potential chance of the 23 rubbing off when you wear this shoe with pants and
we've seen that happen to a lot of people over the years so i wouldn't be surprised if it happened on
these so now let's talk about the boxes real quick when it comes to the og box we saw a lot of face
boxes back in the day and this is something that a lot of people love and i wish they brought back
but yeah at the same time i kind of don't wish they did because that's a nice little nostalgic
era besides the iconic hit with the silver face on the box we have a black exterior with a silver
jumpman here on the side of the box your classic black jordan size tag right here now lifting
open the box you got some white paper right here kind of yellowed from time but one of my favorite
things that we just don't get anymore the retro card this right here oh i don't know what it is
but this thing right here is very special so as you can see right here two different boxes
unique in their own ways let me know which box you guys like down below in the comment section
honestly the facebox it's just so hard to beat i still gotta rock with the og next up we have
the cool gray 11 from 2010 and the opening process of this is very very meticulous so let's go ahead
and get into it starting with the box you have your overall gray shroud right here with your 23
on the top and your jordan brand logo in right here that you see on the tongue and then on the
side of the box you have your metallic gray vibes right here representing the patent leather on the
shoe looking at the size tag on these it reads air jordan 11 retro medium gray white cool gray so now
what we need to do next is pull the tab open and pull the shroud off right here get rid of
that now you have your jordan 11 right here with the plastic material right here on the top very
similar to the dmp pack you remember the top of that and it had the photos of jordan shooting the
shot with the 60s and 11 stuff like that also on here with the small text it says tinker made them
shine mike made them fly you made them iconic so give yourself a golf clap in the comment section
so pulling off the plastic piece right here you got the shoe oh you got the shoe so now what i can
do when it comes to these two shoes is definitely show you a lot of differences when it comes to
the overall style cut and slightly colors on these two shoes simply because they came from different
generations and we have seen a lot of iterations when it comes to the jordan 11 in particular over
the past 10 years and this is kind of one of those shoes in that era when we saw the bread 11's and
the cool gray 11s and the space jams all having very similar yet slightly different molds on them
and they're kind of just trying to figure it out still so that's something to take note when it
comes to the cut of the patent leather on the back end of the shoe and the overall shape of the two
shoes these are both a size 13 so this is a great example of how far the shoe has come starting
with the outsole you have your same translucent vibe these are starting to yellow from over time
but as you can see around the gray pods it's just a little bit darker around this section
and we saw this on the concords and the space jams as well that came out 10 years ago so i'm
definitely interested in seeing what happens to this 2021 retro some years down the line now when
it comes to the carbon fiber on these two these are honestly very very different this one looks
like complete squares and the other one looks more like the og so now when it comes to the cut
of these two shoes on the patent leather on the back end of the shoe as you can see they are very
very different and when it comes to the cut of the patent leathers i've definitely seen a big debate
between a lot of people talking about they like the higher cut or they like the lower cut so i'm
interested to see what people think and this is what they say when it comes to the overall which
shoe people like the most so based on the results a lot of people like the 20 21 i think that's
simply because it's similar to the og they can get their hands on it and a lot of other factors i low
key like these more than i like the 2010 as well the shape and mold of the jordan 11s from this
time was definitely very interesting i can't say i didn't appreciate it but i do like that og cut
a lot more like we talked about earlier in the video the jet man's on the side of the shoe right
so when it comes to the right foot the jumpmans are facing in the same direction but when it comes
to the left foot the jump man is facing in the opposite direction and this is a prime example
of how we were talking about how they switched to jumpmans in that era going to the jordan branding
on the tongues right here everything is pretty much identical when it comes to that lace is
very very similar as well but the overall shades of the grays and the materials of the two shoes
is definitely different as you can see right here side by side the patent leather is a lot darker on
the newer pair and the cool gray suede on the upper is also darker as well another thing to
notice when it comes to these remember we saw on the og the back of the tongue was black and then
it had the gray jump man these are actually black with a gold jump man on the 2010 retro now when it
comes to the quality of the 23 and the heat press and the overall look of these two shoes on the
back end i would actually say i think the 2010 looks a little bit cleaner a little bit sharper
than the 2021 version let me know what you think down below in the comment section also on the 2010
retro these have the jumpmans on the installs as well with the gray insoles and the gray sockliner
so nothing really different on that now let's take it to the cleats this box obviously is just an all
black box with a gold jumpman nothing too special about it definitely the weakest box out of all of
it but lifting open the box we got some gold all over print 23s on there ooh nice and then peeling
back the paper you got the cleat oh you got the cleat so now i know there are other cool gray
leavens like the low tops but i just wanted to do all the comparisons on the high tops
and this is a high top cool grade 11 football cleat and i'm a football player so i got to show
my love to the cleat fans too all right so when it comes to the outsoles obviously very different
not much to say right there and when it comes to the midsoles also different but one thing that i
do want to point out is the material switch up on this cool grey cleat and what we thought actually
might have came out when it comes to this retro because we all remember jayson tatum posted a
photo on the internet showing a jordan 11 with a mesh upper and it had a cool gray mesh upper
compared to the typical nubuck that we always see so we saw this and i was like wow i have the cleat
i know exactly what that would look like that would actually be kind of dope if we saw a cool
gray 11 with a mesh upper because we typically see the mesh upper on something like the bread or the
concord or something like that and this always has this cool gray with the suede so honestly it
would be kind of dope to see a cool gray 11 with a mesh upper let me know how y'all feel about that
down below now looking at the cut in the shades of the patent leather as you can see right here
definitely different this one's a lot lower and it has a different shape and mold when it comes
to the shoe because it's meant for performance so we got to understand that now when it comes
to the patch on the back side of the cleat you got your darker gray patch with the light gray jumpman
compared to your lighter gray patch with your darker gray jumpman on the newer retro so
obviously with these two comparisons they're going to be some similarities yet differences as well
i just wanted to give it a quick highlight because i love football cleats and typically when we do
these 11 videos i always throw a pair of cleats in there as well when it comes to the comparisons
on the classic history of the breads the concords and all those other videos and if you haven't seen
those videos from the past make sure you go check those out so overall that's a pretty quick look at
the different generations and the styles and cuts of materials qualities you name it the people's
opinions my opinions all those different things so when it comes to the og this is a case-by-case
scenario what is the quality like are they falling apart they probably are because they're so old
but there's a lot of different factors so i'm going to say these are ranging anywhere from
300 to 600 bucks depending on the yellowing and all those other things when it comes to the 2010
retro these are going to be hidden for somewhere just around 500 bucks as you can see right here
size 13 they taxing bruh good thing i still got my pairs now when it comes to the cl these were
hitting for around retail for a while but like everything else typically what happens you sit
on the shoe for a little bit the price starts to go up doesn't really matter for me because i'm
just collecting them but as you can see right here there's an offer for 150 bucks online and somebody
just sold a pair for 300 bucks so let's just say these are worth around 250. now on the 2021 retro
these are gonna be hidden for somewhere around mid 300s on this shoe and i think that's case by case
depending on the size but what i've been seeing online when it comes to online stockx type prices
are somewhere around there and then when you look at the local market maybe offer up or something
like that you're probably going to catch them for somewhere around 290 to 320 bucks somewhere
around there so when people ask me should i buy these shoes should i wait what should i do
i think if you want to save some money you should wait for a little bit let somebody wear them next
thing you know you might be able to cop them for 220 or 240 and get a used pair that's been worn
a couple times you know you might even be able to find a pair for 180 bucks so there's a lot
of different ways to look at it but if you plan on getting these for christmas yeah you might have to
drop that dollar because christmas is right around the corner and i know people need them but anyways
at the end of the day this is a quick look at all the different shoes compared side by side and
some beauty shots with them all lined up hopefully those were some good photos and videos to give you
guys a better understanding of the shoes and if not i can't help you i love doing breakdowns when
it comes to generations and different sneakers like this and the history and the nostalgia when
it comes to the ogs and how they've transformed over the years with the retros and everything like
that this doesn't happen too often from jordan brand but every single time we get a chance you
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different nba players that you saw wearing the cool gray 11s on court in a basketball game