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There is no better feeling that walking out your local spot with a new pair of Js — just as important as the kicks is the sneaker packaging it comes in. For most it's like a window into how ill your sneaker game is when someone walks into your closet — that Jordan box lets people know it's just different. We decided to break down the boxes that came with the kicks, a good tool in case you're trying to grab something off eBay and you're unsure if dude on the other end is keeping it a hunna. Hit the gallery to check out A History of Air Jordan Sneaker Boxes and let us know which piece of cardboard is your favorite.
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Jordan I - 1985
Air Jordan I
Year: 1985
If you were lucky enough to grab the "Royal" Jordan Is last weekend you saw the black and red OG box make a come back almost 30 years later — just as important as 'Nike Air' on the tongue.
Jordan II - 1987
Air Jordan II
Year: 1987
With the IIs, Nike switched it up giving Jordan his own unique box featuring the original "Wings" logo that was displayed by the ankle of the Jordan Is. Each box was stamped with a "Made in Italy" symbol to let you know every pair was made with the highest of quality.
Jordan III - 1988
Air Jordan III
Year: 1988
You already know the IIIs are the sneakers that kept Jordan with Nike. The Swoosh did a great job playing off the kicks strength with an all-cement draped sneaker box to accompany the greatest shoes of all time.
Jordan IV - 1989
Air Jordan IV
Year: 1989
The IVs dropped like crazy last year and if you picked up a pair this box should look familiar. The black box with red Jumpman branding with a big move by MJ's people to help further his own brand.
Jordan V - 1990
Air Jordan V
Year: 1990
The Jordan Vs were a huge change from the IVs but the box remained the same and getting your hands on one was everything back in '90 — like Mike.
Jordan VI - 1991
Air Jordan VI
Year: 1991
The VIs had the same black and red Jumpman top but the one-piece attached box featured a cement splattered base that would have been a better fit for the IIIs and IVs than VIs — ill nonetheless.
Jordan VII - 1992
Air Jordan VII
Year: 1992
The VII used the same box as the IIIs - VIs and was the last time the splatter-print box was issued by Nike.
Jordan VIII - 1993
Air Jordan VIII
Year: 1993
The Jordan VIIIs were another big change in the aesthetics in the signature line of the sneaker and the box got an updated makeover as well. The black and silver colorway was simple and clean and started a new trend for Jordan boxes for the next couple of years.
Jordan IX - 1994
Air Jordan IX
Year: 1994
Michael left the game after getting his third ring and Jordan Brand released his first sneaker without him in the league. The box for the IXs was an exact duplicate of the VIIIs. No need to really go crazy for a signature line most people thought would end right there.
Jordan X - 1995
Air Jordan X
Year: 1995
The X box shared the same design and the sneaker box used for the VIIIs and IXs with the “J o A r I d R a n” logo on the top and the same silver base to keep Jordan tenth shoe safe and secure.
Jordan XI - 1996
Air Jordan XI
Year: 1996
Yup, the same box again and the last of it's design. It was kind of crazy that this sneaker even released, at the time of it's design no one believes Michael Jordan would return to basketball except for designer, Tinker Hatfield.
Jordan XII - 1997
Air Jordan XII
Year: 1997
Jordan was back and Nike decided to flip a new box for the release of the Air Jordan XIIs and the return of the greatest. The box flipped the old black top boxes and used a red top and black base paying homage to the Bulls away colors.
Jordan XIII - 1998
Air Jordan XIII
Year: 1998
With Jordan Brand becoming official, the Jordan XIIIs were the first box to not feature the Nike Swoosh or Air logo on the box — just the Jumpman signifying Jordan's role as Mr. CEO.
Jordan XIV - 1999
Air Jordan XIV
Year: 1999
The XIVs used the same Jordan Brand box as the XIIIs and ended up being the last shoe rocked by MJ in a Bulls jersey — definitely worth holding onto if you still have one in good condition.
Jordan XV - 2000
Air Jordan XV
Year: 2000
These never hit Mike's feet but the box remained the same as the last two models and helped put an end to Jordan Brand as we remember it when Michael was in white, red, and black.
Jordan XVI - 2001
Air Jordan XVI
Year: 2001
The Jordan XVI was dope perfromance wise and the sneaker box looked like something honoring MJ's career with a display of Mike in his prime.
Jordan XVII - 2002
Air Jordan XVII
Year: 2002
Jordan was back to business, dropping his front office role with the Wizards to help the team out at the two-spot. The shoes came with a briefcase and interactive CD topping the $200 mark for the first time in Jordan's sneaker history.
Jordan XVIII - 2003
Air Jordan XVIII
Year: 2003
The XVIIIs had a clean display and came with a brush and towel to make sure you could keep your sick Js clean at all times.
Jordan XIX - 2004
Air Jordan XIX
Year: 2004
The XIX sneaker box is still one of Nike/Jordan Brand's most innovative ideas with a two-tone split case that literally parted when you opened it up to grab your kicks.
Jordan XX - 2005
Air Jordan XX
Year: 2005
The box for the XXs shared similar design cues from the XIXs but updated it with a velcro strip that held the two sides together and the sneakers were placed in a premium mesh bag inside the case.
Jordan XXI - 2006
Air Jordan XXI
Year: 2006
If you grabbed a pair of these in '06 you might have ditched the box due to how tall and bulky the packaging was, even though the design was pretty ill.
Jordan Golden Pack - 2006
Air Jordan Golden Moments Pack
Year: 2006
One of the greatest sneaker packs of all-time, if you still have these in good condition you have a mortgage payment in your closet. The packaging was sick too, Jordan Brand laced the traditional Air Jordan box in gold and had anyone in the know going crazy for that golden ticket.
Jordan XXII - 2007
Air Jordan XXII
Year: 2007
The XXIIs weren't everyone's favorite Jordan silhouette but the Big Mac looking box was a hundred times slimmer than the last two JB crates and one of the most original concepts to date in terms of sneaker packaging.
Jordan XXIII - 2008
Air Jordan XXIII
Year: 2008
The last true Js in the roman numerical system showcased a simple yet effective sneaker box with the dominate black textured case and little branding to let you know whose kicks they belonged to.
Jordan Countdown Packs - 2008
Air Jordan Countdown Packs
Year: 2008
The Jordan Countdown Packs still remain as some of the coolest concepts Jordan Brand has done to date, getting people a shot at Jordan's greatest sneakers on the 23rd anniversary of his first shoe. The pack has two boxes, that when pieced together, showed a timeline of Mike's kicks along with a puzzle-piece photo of Mike donning the red and black 2-3.
Jordan 2009 - 2009
Air Jordan 2009
Year: 2009
The Jordan 2009 packaging looked more like geometry assignment that a sneaker box but the design was a huge success and had people just as intrigued about the case as the sneaker itself.
Jordan V Raging Bull Pack - 2009
Air Jordan V "Raging Bull" Pack
Year: 2009
The Raging Bull pack commemorated Mike's last sneaker before breaking out and winning six titles in eight years. The packaging signifies the wooden gates before MJ was let out to wreak havoc on the league and makes one of the game's most impressive runs with the Bulls.
Jordan I DMP Pack - 2009
Air Jordan I DMP Pack
Year: 2009
You already know, Mike lit up the Celtics and Bird compared Jordan to God. To honor MJ's crazy performance in his first season, the sneaker packaging was designed to replicate the parquet floors from the old Boston Garden where the magic happened.
Jordan VII DMP Pack - 2009
Air Jordan VII DMP Pack
Year: 2009
Hitting 60 in a game is almost impossible, even LeBron has yet to hit the mark. So in '09 Jordan Brand made up an Orlando colorway and threw in the actual VIIs that Jordan wore when he torched the Magic for 64. Like the DMP I box, the VIIs borrowed design cues from the floor where Jordan went nuts — the United Center, sweet home Chicago.
Jordan XI Retro - 2009
Air Jordan XI Retro
Year: 2009 - 2012
The Jordan XI retro packaging has been one of the highlights of the holidays the past few years with the plastic inserts and shoe trees to add a little flavor to one of the most coveted sneaker releases of all-time. In 2012, Jordan Brand cut some costs by ditching the slide out box for the traditional flap one but we hope in '13 they take it back to the two-piece combo.
Jordan 2010 - 2010
Air Jordan 2010
Year: 2010
Jordan went green for the 2010s and used the generic cardboard box for most Nike releases secured by an black perforated sleeve — it didn't seem like much but was a good change from the unusual shapes and fastenings of the past five years.
Jordan VI Pack - 2010
Air Jordan VI Infrared Pack
Year: 2010
The sneaker packs were the rage for a few years and the "Infrared" VI pack didn't disappoint with the plastic sealed kicks in the slide out drawers for Mike's home and away colorways from his first championship season.
Jordan 2011 - 2011
Air Jordan 2011
Year: 2011
The "Choose Your Flight" campaign was awesome and the packagaing that went along with the pick your sole Jordan sneaker, was equally as impressive.
Jordan 2012 - 2012
Air Jordan - 2012
Year: 2012
The 2012 picked right up where the 2011 left off and had your sneakers looking like you were really ready to take off for flight school.
Jordan Gold Medal Pack - 2012
Air Jordan Gold Medal Pack
Year: 2012
Nike and Jordan killed it last summer by dropping a slew of Olympic kicks to help celebrate 20 years since The Dream Team spanked the rest of the world. The Gold Medal Pack box was exactly what you'd have expected and again feature the slide out drawers to keep the pack complete.
Jordan XX8 - 2013
Air Jordan XX8
Year: 2013
The new XX8s started to some mixed reviews when they first surfaced but the more we saw the more impressed we were and Jordan Brand broke out a new design on the box as well — looking like you copped a new HP laptop rather than the latest from Michael and company.