The Air Jordan 11 are loved by many sneaker enthusiasts and are always a sell out. Michael Jordan was now back in the NBA, and the Air Jordan XI was his shoe for the 1995-1996 season. But before MJ wore the model, Tinker had to design them.

Tinker Hatfield thought that Nike should pull out all the stops and make a shoe out of materials that had never been used in a basketball shoe. At first, Tinker was thinking of using some high-end nylons, but good thing he changed his mind. Tinker wanted the AJ 11 to look like a convertible, with a shiny body, so that is why the Air Jordan XI had patent leather.